Whatcom Intergenerational High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 26, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location
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Time: Oct 26, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Directors Present
C. Espina, J. McGill, K. Lieberman (remote), N. Mughal-Barrows
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Walker
Non Voting Members Present
D. Walker
Guests Present
B. Luu (remote), C. Baron (remote), D. Krenz (remote), M. Raeder (remote), R. Rodriguez
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Land Acknowledgement
C.
WIHS Mission & Vision
D.
Record Attendance
Other guests present:
- Jessica de Barros, WA Charter Commission
- Mitch Price, WA Charters Association
E.
Approve Minutes
F.
Public Comment
Maia Reader, WIHS Art Teacher, wanted to honor and recognize the union contract which the Board will be discussing during the closed session.
Dawn Krenz, WIHS Social Studies teacher, wanted to voice her support for the union contract.
II. Governance
A.
WA Commission Letter of Inquiry
- Two consultants have been hired through December 1st to assist the WIHS Board in responding the WA Commission Letter of Inquiry. The Commission granted an extension for our LOI deliverables through December 1st.
B.
Board Recruitment
- Jason has a contact who may be interested in serving on the Board.
- Nasreen and Christine met with a community member who might be interested in joining the Board.
- Nasreen has a few contacts who also may be interested in joining/observing the Board.
Action item: Board members to complete the skills assessment available on Board on Track by November board meeting.
C.
End-of-Year board meeting
Our end-of-year hybrid board meeting will be Wednesday, November 30th from 6:00-8:00 pm.
D.
Update on Hiring Process & Timeline
Erin O'Brien hired as SPED teacher.
Phalon Evergreen was hired as office manager/registrar.
The SPED paraeducator position is open.
Operations Manager position is open.
E.
Visitor & Volunteer Policy Review
Action item: Dawn will make some tweaks to the visitor policy as discussed and the Board will vote on revised visitor policy at the next board meeting.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Recruitment & Academic Report
Attendance, recruitment, retention
- Current total number of students: 73 students
- 8-10 students are in Running Start
- Chronic absenteeism is a concern--can we have access to language interpreters?
- Numbers of ninth graders have decreased
- Two new students enrolled
Phenomenon Based Learning
- Field trip to Stommish Grounds with one of our allies, a Lummi elder
IV. Anti-Racism and Transformative Justice Work
A.
Anti-racism and Transformative Justice Work
- Board survey questions drafted by Bely Luu and sent to Nasreen. It is a survey on mission alignment, belonging, expressing voice. Bely recommends that the Board complete the Board on Track assessment plus the second survey. Action item: Nasreen will send out the survey to board members.
- Whatcom Racial Equity Commission (REC) passed a few weeks ago at the Whatcom County Council. The purpose of REC is to create a community of belonging, especially BIPOC community members who have been under-represented. The Commission will examine Whatcom County's processes, access to Commission, etc. Applications to the REC will open next year. WIHS might be able to have a student representative sit on the Commission.
- Action item: Jason will follow-up on Teen Court
- ASB Club: Kristina Michele Martens is on campus every other Wednesday in the morning. An ally will host a debate before election day.
V. Finance/Fundraising
A.
September 2022 Financials
Payments have been audited and certified by the Auditing Officer as required by RCW 42.24.080, and
those expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090. Those payments have
been recorded on a listing which has been made available to the board.
Finance dashboard was presented.
We will secure a contract with a grant contractor.
VI. Other Business
A.
Health & Safety Policy Updates
- Mask optional policy started Oct 24th.
- WIHS Guidelines follows CDC, DOH, and Lummi Tribal Health guidelines for COVID-19 in Whatcom Co. on a bi-weekly basis.
- Family and students were surveyed on their mask preference. The majority wanted to move to optional masks.
B.
Upcoming events
Friday, October 28th, 2:15-5:30pm
- Halloween costume karaoke party
Wednesday, Nov 2nd
- ASB speeches in the morning
- Dia de los Muertos celebration 11:00 am -12:00 pm
Saturday, Nov 19th, leave WIHS at 6:00 am to be at Highline Community College at 8:00 am
- Men of color are invited to attend the Rashad Norris event for Black and Brown Youth Summit for high school and college students men of color
VII. Closed Session
A.
Closed session
Closed session at 7:50 pm
Discuss collective bargaining matters in closed session per RCW 42.30.140 4(a) & (b)
Closed session ended 8:07 pm
VIII. Board Goals
A.
Board Debrief and Evaluation
At the conclusion of each meeting, the board will evaluate its success against its norms.
Norms
(Y) or (N) Board members should understand the Mission and Vision of the school
(Y) or (N) Board Agenda should be sent out 24hours to the board.
(Y) or (N) Responding to emails in a 24hr time span
(Y) or (N) All board members should RSVP to meetings through Board on Track
J. McGill read the WIHS mission and vision.