Whatcom Intergenerational High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Juarez Cordova (remote), S. Clark (remote), S. Jara Arroyos (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Hudson, N. Mughal-Barrows
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Hackney (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
C. Hackney (remote)
Guests Present
A. Anderson (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance & Welcome
C.
Land Acknowledgement
D.
Mission & Vision
Adan read the mission and vision:
WIHS Mission: WIHS envisions learning designed with students and supported by elders generating deep inquiry skills, thoughtful interactions, and critical consciousness, ensuring every young person can contribute to a more just and sustainable world.
Vision: WIHS will ensure that Whatcom County high school students-regardless of their life circumstances-develop the competencies and agency for success in college, career, and life.
E.
Approve Minutes
F.
Consent Agenda
The following payments as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursements claims certified, as required by RCW 42.24.090, are approved for payment. In addition, payroll payments in the amount of $67,615.60 are also approved.
General Fund
Accounts Payable
Total electronic payments totaling $40,337.40.
Accounts Payable check number N/A totaling $0.00
Non-AP Cash Disbursements
Total electronic payments totaling $13,124.22
Non-Accounts Payable check #N/A totaling $0.00
Payroll
Total electronic payments totaling $71,665.14 and
Payroll check number N/A totaling $0
6a - AP Register May 2026_corrected.pdf
6b - Non-AP Cash Disbursements May 2026_corrected.pdf
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comment.
Special needs: If you require translation services, or if you have special needs because of a disability that makes it difficult for you to participate in the meeting or if you require assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the WIHS Board at WIHSBoard@intergenerational.school at least 24 hours prior to the board meeting. WIHS will attempt to accommodate your need.
III. Financial Review
A.
Financial Review
Amy Anderson reviewed the following:
A. Financial Review
3b - Detailed BvA May 2026_corrected.pdf
2 - Balance Sheet May 2026_corrected.pdf
1 - Finance Dashboard May 2026_corrected.pdf
3a - Budget Status Report May 2026_corrected.pdf
B.Draft of the 2026 - 2027 Budget
WIHS_26-27 Draft Budget Summary_260514.pdf
Whatcom Intergenerational Draft Budget Pres_260615.pdf
B.
Draft of the 2026 - 2027 Budget
The Board discussed the current fiscal breakdown and upcoming fiscal years to prepare for a vote in July.
IV. School Updates
A.
Bank Account
The Board discussed the adding and removing of names that need to be listed on the bank account.
V. WIHS Leadership Update
A.
Academics
Culture:
- Camp trip
- Lake Padden
- PHBL Showcase
- Pride Luncheon
- Graduation
Academics:
- MAP Data was shared
- Data Reflections (scheduling, attendance, scope and sequence, grading, incomplete learning, and curriculum)
Attendance:
- Chimere is collaborating with a peer in Spokane charter school that has been able to get strong results in their attendance.
B.
Operations
Amy Anderson provided an overview of progress toward goals for
- Enrollment
- Operations
- Staffing
VI. Executive Session
A.
Chimere Hackney's Evaluation
Adan, Sheri, and Sergio went into executive session for 20mins.
B.
Chimere Hackney's Evaluation
Board will vote on Chimere's Evaluation in July.
VII. Governance
A.
School Board Meeting 26 - 27
Board reviewed the WIHS School Board Calendar 26 - 27.
B.
Compliance Update
Adan walked us through upcoming compliance.
C.
Upcoming Items
Adan walked us through:
Annual School Calendar
07/01/26
Amy
Finalized Board & Administrative Staff Training
07/01/26
Adan
Growth Summaries
07/01/26
Chimere
3rd Quarter Board Meeting Agendas, Board Packets, & Minutes
07/15/26
Adan
Complaint Process Feedback Summary
07/15/26
Amy
3rd Quarter Financial Report July 15, 2026
07/15/26
Katie Silberstein
School-Specific Goals Results
07/15/26
Chimere and Adan
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Announcements
No announcements
Adan read the land acknowledgement:
Whatcom Intergenerational High School acknowledges that we are occupying without permission the ancestral homelands of the Lummi (Lhaq’temish), the Nooksack (Nuxwsa'7aq), the Stillaguamish, the Nuwhaha, and the Coast Salish peoples, who have lived on and cultivated these lands and waterways since time immemorial.
We also want to recognize especially the fact that our occupation has not come by peaceful means, but rather the forced removal of these peoples through the enactment of documents such as the Treaty of Point Elliot in 1855, which the United States has broken without penalty, and the Dawe’s Act of 1887. During our occupation, we hope to uplift the teachings these nations have shared with us, and to honor the histories they have had to endure because of us.
As we co-exist in this era, in which we all are facing climate crises, social inequality and injustice, and states threats against treaty rights, we ask you to join us in a moment of reflection on:
Whatcom Intergenerational High School uses this acknowledgement here as a recognition of our responsibility to continue our learning of treaty histories, contemporary Indigenous experiences, and how we can better align ourselves as an institution of education with the truth. We offer our thanks and utmost respect to these nations, on whose lands we are located.