Whatcom Intergenerational High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Directors Present
C. Espina (remote), D. Walker (remote), L. Robinson (remote), N. Mughal-Barrows (remote), T. Pyscher (remote)
Directors Absent
J. McGill, K. Lieberman
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Reuther (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
C. Reuther (remote)
Guests Present
A. Johnson (remote), B. Hipple (remote), C. Geis-Poage (remote), C. Kolk (remote), D. Krenz (remote), K. Micheletti (remote), M. Raeder (remote), R. Rodriguez (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Land Acknowledgement
C.
Mission and Vision
L. Robinson read the WIHS mission and vision.
D.
Record Attendance
Additional guests: Diana Marker, Rekha Bhatt, Natalie Hester (WA Charters)
E.
Public Comment
No public comments.
F.
Approve Minutes/New Board Members
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. McGill |
Absent
|
| K. Lieberman |
Absent
|
| T. Pyscher |
Aye
|
| D. Walker |
Abstain
|
| L. Robinson |
Aye
|
| C. Espina |
Aye
|
| N. Mughal-Barrows |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Robinson |
Aye
|
| K. Lieberman |
Absent
|
| J. McGill |
Absent
|
| T. Pyscher |
Aye
|
| D. Walker |
Abstain
|
| N. Mughal-Barrows |
Abstain
|
| C. Espina |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| N. Mughal-Barrows |
Aye
|
| L. Robinson |
Aye
|
| J. McGill |
Absent
|
| C. Espina |
Aye
|
| D. Walker |
Aye
|
| T. Pyscher |
Abstain
|
| K. Lieberman |
Absent
|
II. New Business
A.
Faculty Union Discussion
- Faculty plan to unionize under AFT
III. Anti-Racism and Transformative Justice Work
A.
Equity Plan and part of strategic planning
To discuss at the Board's Strategic Planning meeting next week.
B.
Anti-Racism and Transformative Justice Work
We will plan to begin our auto-ethnography work on a Saturday in April/May during our Board Strategic Planning meeting.
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Report
- Attendance has remained relatively steady
- 49 students currently enrolled
- April Board Meeting Action Item: R. Rodriguez will report disaggregated data about attendance numbers
- OSPI WA Integrated Systems of Monitoring (WISM) audit took place this past week, full report will be available on May
B.
Schedule Change Amendment & Washington State Charter Commission
approve the new instructional hours outlined in the school's New School Application and codifying Performance framework: Goals around PhBL and Intergenerational learning.
V. Finance/Fundraising
A.
Fundraising Committee Updates
B.
February Reports
Approves payments totaling $106, 892.86
Financial and Fiscal Policies Updates -- Mar 2022
Action item: Board members will review the financial policy updates before the April Board meeting
WIHS Board members will call our donor contacts, send thank you card, invite to tour May 17 @ 1:30pm or June 3 @ 10:30.
Thank you donor cards are in print.
Grant writer was recent hired for a 6 month contract.
VI. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Update
- Governance and Management Training will be scheduled in May 2022.
- The Board Governance calendar was approved.
- Transportation handbook overview: the attorney is still working on this.
- OPMA Guidance discussion--tabled
VII. CEO Succession Planning
A.
CEO Succession Planning Process
Succession Plan was presented and discussed. We will discuss this next week at our March 31st meeting to do a SWOT analysis for the succession plan.
T. Pyscher read the WIHS land acknowledgement.