Governance
The Board will comprise from five to nine members, and will always include a majority of parents. The Board will be elected by the parents/guardians of the students attending Caprock Academy, and will operate according to the by-laws laid out by the schools operating committee.
Currently the Board has seven members – 4 parent members and 3 community at large members. We currently have one opening for a parent member. For those interested in serving, here is the Board of Directors Application. The Board Bylaws are also available for download.
The Board has several different types of meetings they can call in order to achieve the business needed for the school.
The first is a business meeting which is held monthly on the second Tuesday of every month. During these meetings, there is a public comment session, reports by committees and Headmaster, presentations of information, voting on issues, policy making, correspondence and other items deemed necessary by the Board.
Special meetings can be called when deemed necessary to present and vote on information or policies that cannot wait until the next regularly scheduled Board business meeting.
Board workshops can be called so the Board can work on and discuss issues or policies in a public session. No voting will take place during this type of meeting.
An executive session is called when the Board convenes to talk about issues that need to be privately discussed such as personnel. It requires announcement of topic for discussion, citation to authorizing law, and a two-thirds vote of the members present.
The Colorado Sunshine Law generally requires that any state or local governmental body that meets to discuss public business or to take formal action do so in meetings that are open to the public. Under the law (§ 24-6-402, C.R.S.), “meeting” refers to any kind of gathering convened to discuss public business, whether in person, by telephone, electronically, or by other means of communication. Electronic mail messages can be considered “meetings” under the statute. The statute does not apply to chance meetings or social occasions where public business is not the central purpose of the meeting.
The meeting notices are posted with at least 24 hours’ notice on the front door of the school building and on the school website.
One can find the Board packet which includes agenda, minutes, monthly financials and other handouts posted on the website in a pdf format or can look at the printed copy kept in the school office for public perusal. According to state law, financial transparency is required and all financial documents required by law for public perusal will be posted on the school’s website. Please follow the side bar links to all posted documents.
For those interested in serving, here is the Board of Directors Application. The Board Bylaws are also available for download.
