Governing Board
Meeting Information
All meetings are at 5:00 pm in room 302 on the second Monday of the month, unless otherwise noted. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
Governing Board Agendas
April 12 2026
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from March 23, 2026
- Vote to approve March 2026 expenditures
- Approve Revised Budget
- Approve the signing of the Charter Surrender Agreement by the charter entity to be sent to the charter board.
- Other Business
Dated this eighth day of April 2026
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
Anne Marshall
March 23 2026
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from March 02, 2026
- Enrollment Update
- Other Business
Dated this nineteenth day of March 2026
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
Anne Marshall
March 2 2026
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from February 09, 2026
- Vote to approve February 2026 expenditures
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Staffing Recommendations for 2026-2027 school year
- Vote to approve Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
- Other Business
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
Anne Marshall
February 9, 2026
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from January 12, 2026
- Vote to approve January 2026 expenditures
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Vote to move March meeting to March 2, 2026
- Disciplinary Hearing
- Other Business
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
Anne Marshall
January 12, 2026
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from December 8, 2025
- Vote to approve December 2025 expenditures
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Other Business
Dated this eighth day of January 2026
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
Anne Marshall
December 8, 2025
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from November 10, 2025
- Vote to approve November 2025 expenditures
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Other Business
Dated this third day of December 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Anne Marshall
November 10, 2025
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from October 13, 2025
- Vote to approve October 2025 expenditures
- Approve 2026-2027 School Calendar
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Other Business
Dated this fourth day of November 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Anne Marshall
October 13, 2025
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from September 8, 2025
- Vote to approve September 2025 expenditures
- Re-vote of Jason Roach’s election to the board
- Vote to accept resignation of Amy Schilling and Stephen Batchelder
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Other Business
Dated this eighth day of October 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Anne Marshall
Anne Marshall, President
September 8, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from August 11, 2025
- Vote to approve minutes from September 2, 2025
- Vote to approve August 2025 expenditures
- Vote to accept findings of the FY25 State Audit
- Vote to accept the AFR
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Other Business
Dated this fifth day of September 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
By Anne Marshall, President
September 2, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GOVERNING BOARD
Pursuant to A.R.S. S 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board and to the general public that the James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 5:00 PM at the school, 5815 S. McClintock, Tempe, AZ 85283, Room 309. The public is welcome to enter beginning at 4:55pm.
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Executive session to discuss disciplinary hearings.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of August 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
By Anne Marshall, President
August 11, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from July 14, 2025
- Vote to approve July 2025 expenditures
- Vote approve new policies
- Asset Management
- Conflict of Interest
- FERPA Policy
- Military Recruitment Opt Out Form
- Procurement Policy
- Suspension and Debarment Policy
- Time and Effort Policy
- Travel Policy
- User Policy for Accounting Software
- Enrollment Update
- Marketing Update
- Other Business
Dated this fifth day of August 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Anne Marshall
July 14, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from June 9, 2025
- Vote to approve June 2025 expenditures
- Approve Adopted Budget for FY26
- Approve changes to 2025-2026 Employee Handbook
- Enrollment Update
- Other Business
- Principal Evaluations
Dated this third day of July 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Anne Marshall
Anne Marshall, President
June 12, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from May 12, 2025
- Vote to approve May 2025 expenditures
- Review proposed budget for FY2026
- Principal Evaluations
- Enrollment Update
- Other Business
Dated this fifth day of June 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Anne Marshall
Anne Marshal, President
May 12, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from May 5, 2025
- Vote to approve April 2025 expenditures
- Approve new member to the board, Jason Roach
- Elect new president to the Governing Board
- Approve 990
- Approve revised budget
- Enrollment Update
- Other Business
Dated this sixth day of May 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Debra Caves
Debra Caves, Vice-President
May 6, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Approve April 14, 2025 meeting minutes
- Executive Session regarding discipline hearing.
Dated this second day of May 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Debra Caves
Debra Caves, Vice-President
April 28, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Executive Session regarding discipline hearing.
Dated this twenty-fifth day of April 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Debra Caves
Debra Caves, Vice-President
April 14, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from March 3, 2025
- Vote to approve March 2025 expenditures
- Approve Teacher and Administration Contracts for 2025-2026
- Board Member Update
- Enrollment Update
- Other Business
Dated this eleventh day of April 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Debra Caves
Debra Caves, Vice-President
March 3, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from February 19, 2025
- Vote to approve February 2025 expenditures
- Enrollment Update
- Facilities/Plumbing Issues
- Principal Evaluations
- Teacher Contracts
- Other Business
Dated this twenty-seventh day of February 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
February 19, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from January 13, 2025
- Vote to approve January 2025 expenditures
- Vote to move March 2025 meeting
- Enrollment Update
- Approve Calendar for 2025-2026 school year
- Discipline Issue
- Other Business
Dated this sixth day of February 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
January 13, 2025
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from December 9, 2024
- Vote to approve December 2024 expenditures
- Charter Board Monitoring Results
- Enrollment Update
- Financial Update
- Principal Evaluations
Dated this ninth day of January 2025
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
December 9, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from November 4, 2024
- Vote to approve November, 2024 expenditures
- Enrollment Update
- Financial Update
- Building Improvement Updates
- Building Lease Update
- Coaching Contract and Handbook
- Principal Evaluations
- Additional Business
Dated this first day of December 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
November 4, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from October 14, 2024 and October 29 meetings
- Vote to approve October, 2024 expenditures
- Presentation by Jaime Martinez
- Building Improvement Updates
- Building Lease
- Additional Business
Dated this thirtieth day of October 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
October 28, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote on Student Discipline
- Vote in to Executive Session
Dated this the twenty-third day of October 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
October 14, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from September 9, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve September, 2024 expenditures
- Vote to approve contract with Schola for school marketing needs
- Additional Business
Dated this the eleventh day of October 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
September 9, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve appointment to the board of Jonathan Thomas
- Vote to approve minutes from August 12, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve August, 2024 expenditures
- Vote to approve AFR
- Enrollment update
Dated this the fifth day of September 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
August 12, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from July 8, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve July, 2024 expenditures
- Financial Update
- Enrollment update
- Vote to approve new AC Unit for 100 Building
- Vote to approve “The Balancing Act” marketing expenditure
- Vote to accept the audit for FY24
Dated this the seventh day of August 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
July 8, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from June 10, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve June, 2024 expenditures
- Financial Update
- Enrollment update
- Approve and sign any remaining contracts for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve Budget for FY25
- Approve SPED handbook for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve extra curricular handbook for 2024-2025 school year
Dated this the first day of July 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
June 10, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from May 13, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve May, 2024 expenditures
- Financial Update
- Enrollment update
- Update on staffing
- Approve and sign administration contracts for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve teaching contracts for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve Proposed Budget for FY25
- Approve family handbook for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve dress code for 2024-2025 school year
Dated this the fifth day of June 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
May 13, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from April 8, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve April, 2024 expenditures
- Enrollment update
- Financial update
- Update on staffing
- Approve and sign administration contracts for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve teaching contracts for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve new SPED manual
Dated this the eighth day of May 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
April 8, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from March 4, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve March, 2024 expenditures
- Enrollment update
- Financial update
- Approve revised budget for 2024
- Review 990
- Review and make adjustment for the new reserve balance policy that has to be approved for the AFR for FY25
- Update on staffing
- Approve and sign teacher contracts for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve administration contracts for 2024-2025 school year
Dated this the third day of April 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
March 4, 2024
AGENDA
- Public Comment
- Vote to approve minutes from February 20, 2024 meeting
- Vote to approve February 2024 expenditures
- Enrollment update
- Financial update
- Update on staffing
- Approve salary schedule for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve contracts for 2024-2025 school year
- Approve Employee Handbook for the 2024-2025 school year
Dated this the twenty-eighth day of February 2024
James Madison Preparatory School, Inc. Governing Board
BY
Stephen C. Batchelder
Stephen C. Batchelder, President
Governing Board Members
President: Anne Marshall
Vice-President: Debra Caves
Secretary: Jonathan Thomas
Treasurer: Jason Roach
Employee Representative: Dr. Matthew Quigley
Parent Representative: Stefanie Levine
Notice of Public Meeting
Public meeting notices for all James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board meetings will be posted on here and on the front gate of 5815 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ, 85283, one business day prior to the meeting. The James Madison Preparatory School Governing Board meets on the second Monday of every month at 5:00 pm in room 302. These meetings are open to the public. The members of the board are listed above. Parents are invited to contact the parent representatives on the board if they have a concern or issue they would like the board to address.
Notice of Information Request
Parents/Guardians may at any time request to view the resume information for instructional staff. This information is held in the office as part of the Public Binder including all governing board notices and minutes.
For a public records request please contact
Jessica Robinson
5815 S. McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283
jrobinson@madisonprep.org
(480)345-2306 x 219
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