I.
Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Minutes for OPA Board of Directors Meeting on February 10, 2022
D.
Opportunity for Public Input
E.
Consent Calendar
Ratify votes from 02/10/2022 MeetingApproved minutes from 01/12/2022 meeting. Authorized the RFP process. Requested charter amendment for continued distance learning program
F.
Employee of the Month: January
Employees voted upon for Leading by Example.
Winners:
Jenny Westbroek, JH Secretary
Stephanie Wright, Academic Director
II.
Executive Session
A.
Enter Closed Session
To protect the privacy of an individual.
B.
Exit Closed Session
C.
Student Discipline
Opportunity to vote on student issue discussed in closed session.
D.
Construction Proposals
Opportunity to vote on the proposals relating to a new building which were reviewed in the closed session.
III.
Finance
A.
Financial Review
B.
AVID Annual Agreement
We implement AVID Secondary at the Junior High in addition to AVID Excel for our English Learners. We wish to continue the AVID program.
The professional development requirement for AVID Excel is a 2 year agreement, this is year 2.
C.
Student Photography and Yearbook Provider for FY23
D.
Spanish Assessment
We would like to start assessing the Spanish acquisition of our students.
We propose starting with a verbal assessment in grades 3 through 9 to give us a baseline.
We will be using the ACTFL/AAPPL language assessment at $10/student.
Total expected cost: $7,300
E.
Panorama
Panorama is a database that allows all student data to be viewed in one place.
Panorama is the only provider of this service and has an agreement with USBE.
Annual cost: $31,350
Proposed purchase of 1 year partnership of student surveys and student success.
F.
Red Apple Agreement Extension
Proposal to extend the Red Apple agreement to include construction support services.
Jeff Biesinger from Red Apple will work with the OPA Board and Ogden Preparatory Academy to coordinate the construction of a new building.
IV.
Administrative Report
A.
Administrative Board Report
B.
Special Education Annual Report
C.
FY23 School Calendar
Proposal to approve the present calendar and the instructional days of 180 and hours of 1062.9
D.
FY23 School Land Trust Plan
E.
OPA Salary Schedules
The OPA Administration carefully reviewed the salary schedules of each neighboring district, Ogden, Weber, and Davis.
After deliberation, with an intent to attract and keep highly qualified effective staff members, the OPA Administration proposes the approval of new salary schedules to be effective for the FY23 school year.
V.
Policies
A.
FY23 Fee Schedule
B.
OPA Benefit Handbook
C.
Policy Updates
Policies 1.04 Board member responsibilities and 1.03 were combined into 1.03 Board Job Descriptions. Recommend archival of 1.04 and the approval of changes to 1.03. New policy: 3.12.POL Budget and Title I Policy Review: 6.09.POL Grievance Policy (STAFF)Recommend approval of changes. Archive: Information was duplicated in other policies2.03.POL Records Management Policy. 8.04.POL Family Education Rights and Privacy Policy
VI.
Other Business
A.
Required Trainings
Annual Trainings for Board Members:
State Auditor Trainings - only once per term. (Completed: Tyler, Sara, Molly)
USBE Internal Audit Trainings (completed: Stefanie)
E-Rate: We have applied for E-Rate funding for the networking of the new building. Once the proposal window closes, we have to vote within a day.
Schedule a meeting March 18. Electronic.ERate Vote Technology purchases Vote
VII.
Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
