Board Meeting Minutes

August 20, 2026, 5:30-6:30 PM

Minutes Draft

Whatcom Intergenerational High School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday August 20, 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

Directors who left before the meeting adjourned

S. Jara Arroyos

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Hackney

Non Voting Members Present

C. Hackney

Guests Present

A. Anderson (remote)

I. Opening Items

A. Call the Meeting to Order

A. Juarez Cordova called a meeting of the board of directors of Whatcom Intergenerational High School to order on Thursday Aug 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM.

B. Record Attendance & Welcome

C. Land Acknowledgement

D. Mission & Vision

E. Approve Minutes June

S. Clark made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 06-22-26.

S. Jara Arroyos seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

F. Approve Minutes July

G. Consent Agenda

S. Jara Arroyos made a motion to approve the consent agenda.

S. Clark seconded the motion.

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 $56,244.22 are also approved.

Accounts Payable

Total electronic payments totaling $90,775.03
Accounts Payable check number N/A totaling $0.00

Non-AP Cash Disbursements
Total electronic payments totaling $6,327.58
Non-Accounts Payable check #N/A totaling $0.00

Payroll

Total electronic payments totaling $56,244.22 and
Payroll check number N/A totaling $0

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment

A. Public Comment

S. Jara Arroyos left at 5:42 PM.

III. Financial Review

A. Financial Review

Dashboard - unfavorable variance with the creation of Ops Manager role (had not existed prior to 25-26), but all else on track

Financial position - overall favorable financial health

Budget status report - we're short but in the way we expected

IV. WIHS Leadership Update

A. Academics

Preparing for the new school year

cleaning and reorganizing space - created brand new classroom spaces
new locks on all classrooms and restrooms
HVAC repaired
This is in direct response to staff ask about their needs

Culture

Union bargaining - all is going well
Master calendar and event logistics - better abour workflows and reduce stress/double booking

Enrollment

new ads - market to students themselves not just families as a whole
making us more visible in the community - more mall walkers are coming in
getting radio ads - in the past has gotten a good amount of traction
doing better about living up into the intergenerational aspect and more involved with the community

Academics

standard-Based grading
implementing curriculum - in the second term
new 0.5 para
summer PD starting next week with teachers
MTSS establishing stron tier 1 interventions
Continuing work with SBAC and MAP testing

Attendance

72% weekly attendance currently
36.4% of 90% of students attended school in 24-25 school year

B. Operations

Enrollment

looking at a 103 enrollment - 26 applications in the works
given where we are we are taking everyone but if this upward trend continues we will be moving into the lottery system to get the right class size
open house 8/22
once school starts open house every first Wednesday of the month
Busses will have our ads on them - bought for by Mariposa
social media is having high return

Operations

tech inventory and everything is accounted and marked properly now
strengthen deledao to keep students focused on school needs
assuring all systems are working i.e. cameras, locks, HVAC - may need to upgrade lock at the door from parking lot
vacant nurse and cook/custodian

V. Governance

A. Compliance Update

100% on time submission so far