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Board of Directors

Monte Poll

Monte Poll

President

Monte Poll

Monte has repeatedly demonstrated leadership skills during his service. For example, he headed the committee for the expansion of the school adding junior high grades and doubling the school size from 500 to 1000 students. His leadership role included obtaining financing, building design, construction, strategic hiring of employees and implementation of the school’s mission and vision.

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Maggie Arave

Maggie Arave

Vice President

Maggie Arave

Maggie is excited to be joining the board this year. She has been part of NDPA since the school opened; she has been a member of the POET board and has also been a class captain. She loves the school for the amazing teachers, assistants and administration.

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Rita Brock

Rita Brock

Secretary

Rita Brock

Rita is honored to serve on the NDPA Board and continues to contribute her expertise to support students and families. She brings a wealth of experience in education, having earned a Spanish Teaching degree with an ESL minor from Weber State University, followed by a Master of Education and Leadership from Southern Utah University. Rita began her career with the Ogden School District and recently retired after two decades of dedicated service as an Educator Specialist at the Utah State Office of Education. Her passion for education and commitment to student success continue to inspire her work.

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Clint Heiner

Clint Heiner

Financial Coordinator

Clint Heiner

Clint Heiner is excited to be on the NDPA Board of Directors. He loves the Spanish language and culture and looks forward to the opportunity to continue to help the school to be able to provide exceptional educational learning opportunities.

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Dale Pfister

Dale Pfister

Board Member

Dale Pfister

Dale is so grateful to serve on the NDPA board. He has pledged to work hard with the other members of the board to support this great school and prepare our awesome students for a competitive and ever changing world.

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Board Constitution

  • We will Govern, not Manage. We will set the direction and goals for the school, but we will not micromanage the day to day administration of the school.
  • We will speak with "One Voice". We will recognize that our authority is only valid as a group and not as individuals. We will not use our position on the Board to promote our own personal agendas.
  • We will make the Spanish language a key element of our school.
  • We will make decisions that will keep NDPA financially stable.
  • We will review our Charter before making any dramatic changes to school policy.

Board Meetings

All North Davis Preparatory Academy (NDPA) Board of Directors Meetings are open to the public. NDPA follows the Utah Open Meetings Act. Meetings agendas are posted at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance and include the time and location on the Utah Public Notice Website. You will need to search for our School under North Davis Preparatory Academy. If you are interested in receiving an automatic e-mail or RSS feed whenever the NDPA Board of Directors will be having a public meeting, you may do so on the Utah Public Notice Website.

Meeting minutes, audio recordings and meeting materials are also made available to the public on the Utah Public Notice Website or by request. To request a written copy of board meeting minutes or an audio recording of an open meeting, please email your request to rrobinson@northdavisprep.org.

Financial Oversight

The Governing Board oversees the financial health of North Davis Preparatory Academy. All budgets are approved by the Governing Board and published on the Utah Office of the State Auditor.

In accordance with Utah Code Ann. Section 53G-7-309, the governing board receives a budget report each month. This budget report includes the following information: (i) the amounts of all budget appropriations; (ii) the disbursements from the appropriations as of the date of the report; and (iii) the percentage of the disbursements as of the date of the report. The report is also available for public review. To receive a copy of a budget report(s), click here.

The Board Audit Committee is comprised of the President and Financial Coordinator.

Stakeholders of North Davis Preparatory Academy may report financial concerns regarding fraud, waste, abuse, or non-compliance directly to the School in accordance with the School’s grievance policies. Alternatively, stakeholders may report such financial concerns to the Utah State Board of Education through their Public Education Hotline at (801) 538-7813. Full contact information for the Public Education Hotline can be found here.