PROVIDENCE HALL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES
DATE 7/9/2026
Location: Providence Hall Elementary School Board Room Address: 4795 W Patriot Ridge Dr., Herriman, UT 84096
Retreat
Started 4:40:00 PM
Roll Call
Lorena Iorg Board Chair present
Kim Crandall Board Vice Chair excused
Liz Starley Board Secretary present
Rich Wilson Board Treasurer late arrival Arrived at 4:48
Angie Fugate PTO Liaison present
Stacy Hurst Board Member present
Gary Arndt Board Member present
Mindy Fotheringham Board Member present
Katie Eckman-Jelitto Board Member late arrival Arrived at 4:59
Recognition - NA
Opening Remarks
Welcome by Lorena Iorg
- Review of past year's accomplishments and tasks - New meeting structure, new board member responsibilities, improvement projects, dress code, Online program.
- Discussed Spirit wear for Board members that are personalized
Purpose of the Board Retreat
Review of Agenda and Desired Outcomes
Discussion Only Items
1. School Culture & Organizational Focus
Review organizational strengths and opportunities
- SWOT discussion led by Gary (Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
- Strengths - Big opportunities/small school, adult/child ratio, Leadership team, Financial Health, community, class offerings
- Weaknesses - Teacher/student retention, social media, lack of sport facilities, school rankings, marketing, academics, HS enrollment, lack of gifted and talented program.
- Opportunities - Social media/marketing, creating pride, online program, Academic offering, Ability to grow, Preschool, APEX Grant, Identity
- Threat - Community misperception, competition with other charters/schools, charter school declining enrollment, funding, staff/faculty changes, irrelevency
- One Things/Wish List - Performing arts center built/funded, Teacher pay increase, Building PH brand, start preschool, Become an academic beacon, student opportunities.
Staff and community feedback - Not discussed
Vision for continued improvement - Not discussed
2. Long-Term Planning - Discussion led by Nate Marshall
Providence Hall Strategic plan 2026-2029
- 10 year Forecast and capital plan
- Grant writing and fundraising needs and opportunities
Enrollment projections - How do we enhance enrollement? Projections shared in spreadsheet
Community growth - Not discussed
Future programming and facility needs
- Discussion around performing art center. Need for marketing professional.
- JH field renovation opportunity. Track potential. Would this help with recruitment.
3. Compensation & Organizational Excellence (Section moved under #4, school identity and branding)
Employee recruitment and retention - Started discussion at 9:18PM - Teacher retention is a challenge. Not as many growth opportunities for teachers due to lack of upward
movement.
Community Engagement
Organizational developmentBREAK 6:25 - 6:41 for dinner Motion by Liz Starley, Seconded by Lorena Iorg, roll call vote
4. School Identity & Branding
Organizational identity - Who is Providence Hall and what type of charter school are we?
- Whole child education, leadership style, focused on values. (LEAD Values) Foundation at Elem, Discovery at JH, Applying knowledge and preparing for life at HS
LEAD values - By product of k-12 educational pathway
Instructional model - Continuation from Elem to HS. More teacher training to align values across all three campuses. Teacher training/evaluation.
School differentiation - Think, communicate, act - LEAD Values - Academic focus - Portrait of a graduate
5. Marketing & Communications
Marketing priorities - Academic performance/excellence, school profiles, website improvement
Community messaging - Discussed the need for a person or team to help with community outreach.
Student recruitment - Getting the message out through marketing. PA building. Academic performance outreach.
6. Measuring Success
Board performance metrics - PH Strategic plan, quarterly updates on numbers. Utilizing existing data to give a better snapshot year over year.
Organizational key performance indicators -
Reporting expectations
BREAK (Break wasn't taken)
7. Long-Term Financial Planning
Five-year financial outlook - PH Comprehensive strategic plan - Continue to talk about where we are on projects, especially the PA Center.
- Capital planning -
- Golf tournament, fundraiser gala, Katie Jelitto will start researching ideas for the gala and the board will talk about it in a future work session.
- Financial sustainability - Identifying a strategy around a "rainy day" fund. Can be discussed further in Audit Committee. Investment opportunities. Beverly's outlook.
8. Strategic Priorities for 2026–2027
Board strategic priorities -
- Agenda preparation/work session involvement.
- Increase our school footprint in the community
Goal setting - Will talk with admin in August meeting
Timeline development
9. Board Governance
Governance versus operations -
Committee structure -
Board member expectations
- Increased attendance of board members at events and desire for invites from schools. How best to manage? Need to communicate interest to admin teams.
- Recognition of board members in attendance at events with outside distinguished guests.
Succession planning - Refresh board positions annually during the retreat
- Katie J nominated Gary as vice chair and Stacy seconded the motion. Will add the vote to the agenda for the August meeting.
10. Executive Director Support
Evaluation process
Board communication
Leadership support
Routine Business Items - None
Action Items (Require Vote) - None
Discussion Only Items - None
Stacy Hurst motioned to adjourn the meeting.
Lorena Iorg seconded.
Roll Call Vote.
Meeting ended at 9:38
Minutes approved at 8/19/2026 Board Meeting
