Background
MONUMENT ACADEMY BOARD: MA is governed by a five-member Board elected by the parents of MA students and staff. The Board members volunteer their time and serve without compensation. The Board bears ultimate responsibility for oversight of the school.
THE ADMINISTRATION: MA’s day-to-day operations are managed by a staff of professional administrators who report to the Board through the school’s Executive Director.
SCOPE OF BOARD DECISIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS: The Board is focused on governance issues and matters related to the school’s mission, strategy, and leadership. Under the leadership of the school’s Executive Director, the administration is focused on the operation and administration of the school. Matters should be brought to the attention of the Board with this allocation of decision-making and responsibilities in mind.
PUBLIC MEETINGS: Generally, all meetings of the Board are open to the public, where everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. By Colorado statute, board meetings are held in public for the community of parents, students, staff, and other interested parties to observe the proceedings, discussions, and decisions.
PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS: Board meetings generally allow the Board to conduct official business and hear from the Executive Director, Principals, and other staff representatives on selected topics. Colorado law prohibits the Board from discussing public business other than during public meetings or executive sessions. Board Policy 1520 allows for a comment period at each regularly scheduled Board meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS: While the law requires that most Board meetings be open to the public, the Board may meet in a private, “executive” session to consider the following types of matters: (i) purchase or sale of real estate; (ii) conferences with an attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice; (iii) matters required to be kept confidential by federal or state laws or regulations; (iv) specialized details of security arrangements or investigations; (v) determination of positions relative to contract negotiations; (vi) personnel matters; (vii) consideration of documents protected by the Open Records Act; and (viii) discussion of most individual student matters. Some executive sessions will involve only the Board, while others may include senior administration representatives and other individuals involved in the matter to be discussed. Generally, the Board will adjourn to executive session following the regular public session. By law, the Board cannot take action while in Executive Session and will reconvene to an open meeting in order to take such action.
Board Members and Committees
Lindsay Clinton
Vice President
Craig Carle
Board Director
Karen Hoida
Board Director
Matthew Ross
Board Director
The MA Board conducts much of its work through authorized committees of which are assigned a Board member as the committee liaison. Currently, the Board has authorized the following committees:
- Curriculum Committee East- Lindsay Clinton
- Curriculum Committee West – Matthew Ross
- Finance Committee – Craig Carle and Ryan Graham
- Governance Committee -Karen Hoida and Jilinda Dygert
- School Accountability & Advisory, West Campus – Matthew Ross
- School Accountability & Advisory, East Campus – Jilinda Dygert
- Building and Facilities – Ryan Graham and Karen Hoida
- Resource Development Committee – Lindsay Clinton and Craig Carle
For information concerning Board Committees and their responsibilities click: Board Committees Information
How to Contact the Board
Questions and Comments for the Monument Academy Board of Directors may be e-mailed to:
Email
Board Meetings & Minutes
The Monument Academy Board of Directors holds regular monthly board meetings at the school. MA Board Meeting agendas are posted below 24 hours in advance of our meetings.
All School Board Meeting agendas, minutes, proclamations, resolutions can be found on the Monument Academy School Board Site
Board Meeting Details
- School Board meetings will be held on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30pm in the East Campus Gym.
- Board Meeting Calendar
- Meetings are held in-person or to view online
- If you would like to make a public comment, you must attend in-person. A sign-up sheet will be available until the meeting is called to order.
Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes of Board meetings are posted after formal approval by the Board, usually within 48 hours of that approval. Minutes of one month’s meeting are reviewed and approved at the next scheduled meeting. This will mean minutes of a Board meeting in one month will be approved the following month.
Board Meeting Highlights
A summary of the meeting’s business items, discussions, public comments, and actions taken by the Board are posted as highlights usually within three business days after the meeting. Board meeting highlights are sent out on Parentsquare through the School Board Group.
Board Policies
Monument Academy, under its charter with District 38, may use any or all of the published policies of the District unless it chooses to create its own specific policies. The policies which have been approved by the Board and are currently active
Strategic Plan & Historical Growth
The School Board approves a stragtegic plan to guide the direction of Monument Academy. The current strategic plan is linked below.
Public Action Plan
State Board of Education Waivers
In 2017, the Colorado legislature enacted a new law known as HB-1375. This new law is primarily known for its provisions that will alter how school districts share local mill levy override revenues with charter schools. However, there are requirements applicable to charter schools within the law which deal with waivers granted by the Colorado State Board of Education.
New Requirements Under HB-1375
Starting July 1, 2017: Each charter school must post on its website, in a location and format that can be easily accessed and downloaded for free by the public, a list of the statutes for which the school has received a waiver from the State Board of Education. For each waiver that is not an automatic waiver, the school must also post a copy of the Rational and Replacement Plan (RRP).
Monument Academy Waiver List
Open Records Request
Please submit any CORA requests to cora@monumentacademy.net
