Whatcom Intergenerational High School

Minutes

School Specific Goals and Board Member Applications

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Date and Time

Friday August 4, 2023 at 6:00 PM

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Topic: WIHS School Specific Goals and Board Member Applications
Time: Aug 4, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Directors Present

A. Juarez Cordova (remote), C. Espina (remote), G. Goulet (remote), N. Mughal-Barrows (remote)

Directors Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

G. Goulet called a meeting of the board of directors of Whatcom Intergenerational High School to order on Friday Aug 4, 2023 at 6:06 PM.
C. Espina made a motion to adopt the agenda.
N. Mughal-Barrows seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Record Attendance

II. Board Member Application(s) Discussion and Vote

A.

Board Member Application(s) Discussion and Vote

We have not received any new board member applications as of today. We have meetings scheduled with prospective board members next week. 

III. Letter of Inquiry items

A.

School Specific Goals

D. Walker's draft organizational School-Specific Goals were reviewed and discussed.

 

The Board recommends the following goals organizational school-specific goals for 2023-2024:

 

3. As per our Charter, WIHS will uplift and formally partner with (i.e., compensate) local Lummi and Nooksack partners to teach and preserve Indigenous language, and Indigenize components of at least two units per course. 

 

Ideas for how to incorporate and blend the learning may include:

  • Indigenous ways of knowing and/or structures for how the course is taught
  • Course project or activity
  • Materials used to teach the unit reflect Indigenous voice, history, resources, and knowledge
  • Place-based language acquisition

4. WIHS will respond to all CSC LOIs, CAP requests promptly and thoroughly by sending the board the replies at least two business days ahead of the deadlines. This includes administrative correct data gathering and reporting on student attendance, transcripts, instructional minutes, teachers' clock hours etc. 

 

5. WIHS will respond to all community and other inquiries, questions, comments and concerns within two business days of receipt. 

B.

Other LOI items

D. Walker has requested support from WA Charters and CSC to respond to the other academic LOI items.

 

We will follow-up with D. Walker to ensure that the LOI items are addressed before the deadline of August 7th by 5:00 pm.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Espina