Ogden Preparatory Academy
Minutes
OPA Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Location
1487 Lincoln Avenue
Ogden UT 84404
Early Childhood Center Board Room
The Mission of the Ogden Preparatory Academy Charter School is to provide a challenging curriculum where academic excellence, character development, and individual growth are nurtured in a safe and happy environment that involves the active participation of students, teachers, parents and community members.
Directors Present
B. Lucas (remote), S. Mejeur (remote), S. Zwygart (remote)
Directors Absent
B. Gerena, P. Valiente
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Deem, K. Kennington, S. Lopez
Non Voting Members Present
D. Deem, K. Kennington, S. Lopez
Guests Present
A. McPhee, Jerri Johnson, S. Adams, S. Wright, T. Young
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Opportunity for Public Input
E.
Ratify February Board Meeting and March 17 Board Meeting Votes
II. Finance
A.
Financial Review
Presented by Spencer Adams.
- Discussed the Ratios
- Of note: the discussed the thermostats included in summary, and not the detail.
- Should end the year right where we want it.
No questions discussed.
- We do have money already pulled from Class wallet.
B.
State Auditor and Internal Audit Finance Training for New Board Members
Will discuss next time.
C.
Fraud Risk Assessment
Fill out and declare that we are on track with our fraud risk and doing what we say we are doing.
No questions discussed about this.
D.
Chromebook Purchase
Comparison sheet has 3 bids. The recommendation is to go with Bluum. It is the cheapest option, and does what we want to them to do.
E.
Summer Painting
F.
Lexia Renewal
G.
Exterior Camera Project
Looking at the bids for the exterior lighting upgrades we are looking to make. There is money for this Safety upgrade.
III. Executive Session
A.
Enter a closed session
Tabled for next month.
Will give more time to look through all the information.
Tabled for next month.
Will give more time to look through all the information.
B.
Vote to Exit Closed Session
C.
Vote on Executive Director Evaluation
IV. Administrative Business
A.
Administrative Board Report
- Early Childhood
- Elementary
- Junior High
- Teaching & Learning
- Family Engagement
- Operations
- Data
B.
FY26 Fee Schedule
Made a fix - After School Program wasn't included on the fee schedule. We won't be approving, but will be sending it out again.
C.
FY26 Calendar
Majority of feedback from parents and staff wanted to make sure that Spring Break aligns with Ogden and Weber district.
Note: Staff PD days at the start of the day are going to shift, but it won't impact the students.
D.
Local Health Trend Report
Trends, as well as our strategies of how to support students with these priorities and goals.
These were taken from SEL student survey data, as well as
V. Policy Updates
A.
Policy Updates
1. Updates for Data Governance
2. Wording changes for the Early Childhood fees.
VI. Other Business
A.
Discussion
No other business.
No public input.