Whatcom Intergenerational High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
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Thursday October 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM
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Directors Present
A. Juarez Cordova (remote), C. Espina (remote), G. Goulet (remote), J. Johnson (remote), M. Hudson (remote), N. Mughal-Barrows (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Montes
Guests Present
B. Luu (remote), C. Baron (remote), E. Zamora (remote), J. Stoppani (remote), M. Torron-Gomez (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Land Acknowledgement
C.
Mission & Vision
M. Hudson read the WIHS mission and vision.
D.
Record Attendance
- Jess Saven Barton, CSC
- Scott Canfield, CSC consultant
- Mitch Price, WA Charters Association
E.
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 $55,592.51 are also approved.
General Fund
Accounts Payable
Total electronic payments totaling $74,618.96 and
Check numbers 204, 207 totaling $4,233.38
Non-AP Cash Disbursements
Total electronic payments totaling $3,527.58 and
Check number N/A totaling $0.00
Payroll
Total electronic payments totaling $55,592.51 and
Payroll check number N/A totaling $0
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comment.
III. Academic Excellence & School Updates
A.
WIHS Partnership with Whiteswan Environmental
- G. Goulet gave a report on a recent meeting to discuss steps to make an MOU/partnership agreement. Attendees included
- Shirley Williams, WIHS Co-Founder and Whiteswan Environmental Executive Director;
- Gemara Gifford, a WE consultant;
- A. Juarez Cordova, WIHS Board Member;
- D. Walker, WIHS Director of Education and Learning;
- E. Zamora, WIHS Director of Operations;
- C. Kolk, WIHS teacher
- Next steps: We will continue meeting with Whiteswan Environmental and WIHS about our partnership
- Discussion on possibly creating an ad hoc board committee to support strengthening our partnership.
B.
School Updates
E. Zamora and J. Stoppani shared the School Update.
- Three new students who started in October; four pending enrollees who will start Quarter 2
- Target enrollment for this year is 80 students for funding, ideal number is 120. Next year, target enrollment is 100-120.
- Attendance updates shared
- 9th-grade recruitment efforts include text blasts and social media, tours, shadowing a student, outreach to high school counselors and homeschool programs, school clubs and events
- Action item: Request to have an enrollment dashboard for next school year so the board can monitor enrollment numbers. J. Stoppani will work on developing this for the board soon.
- Update on school clubs (art club, leadership club) and school events (dance, after-school events)
- J. Stoppani is exploring partnerships with WWU Woodring College of Education for after-school tutors
- Update on partnership work, including Whiteswan Environmental on planetarium project, Innovation Grant with WA Charters to hire a part-time Lummi language/culture teacher, review of WIHS curriculum through a lens of equity, voice, and Indigenous principles of learning
- Reported the current student demographics by race and gender identity
C.
Staffing
Action item: D. Walker will send the board the job description for the school nurse and mental health counselor positions to distribute to our networks.
D.
Charter School Commission Update
- E. Zamora reported on the current attendance process and the goal of documenting accurate attendance in Skyward and updated rosters
E.
Teacher share out
M. Torron-Gomez shared some of her recent experiences with students and about the Hispanic Heritage Celebration held on Monday, Oct 23rd.
IV. Finance/Fundraising
A.
Financial Status Update
C. Baron gave an overview of the September 2023 finance dashboard.
B.
Fundraising
C. Espina and E. Zamora gave an update on the Silent Auction event scheduled for November 17th.
Board members are encouraged to send out donor and sponsorship letters to their networks.
The next Silent Auction fundraising committee is scheduled for November 2nd for any board members who would like to attend.
V. Governance
A.
Board and Commission Roles
J. de Barros is unable to attend today's meeting, and this presentation is postponed for a later board meeting.
B.
Leadership Evaluation
As agreed in the SY 23-24 DEL contract, the 6-month DEL Evaluation will occur in March of 2024.
C.
Board capacity
- J. Montes resigned from the board due to limited capacity.
- C. Espina met with a prospective board member who is considering applying.
VI. Anti-Racism and Transformative Justice Work
A.
Announcements: Local anti-racist and transformative justice opportunities
N. Mughal-Barrows shared about recent local events lead by a newly organized group, Whatcom Families for Justice.
VII. Other Business
A.
Announcements
Board members were reminded to complete the board assessment on BoT before early November.
C. Espina shared the links to resources for Board Member PD and mandatory training.
VIII. Board Goals
A.
Board Debrief and Evaluation
(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
M. Hudson read the land acknowledgment.