Whatcom Intergenerational High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 30, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Location
Hybrid meeting
The in-person location is WIHS Campus, 1 Bellis Fair Pkwy Suite 104, Bellingham, WA 98229
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Directors Present
J. Johnson (remote), M. Hudson (remote), P. Freeland (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Juarez Cordova, D. Smiles, N. Mughal-Barrows
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Walker
Non Voting Members Present
D. Walker
Guests Present
B. Luu (remote), Halma Abubakar (remote), J. Fochtman (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance & Welcome
C.
Land Acknowledgement
D.
Mission & Vision
Read by Patrick Freeland
E.
Approve Minutes
Postponed due to lack of quorum.
F.
Consent Agenda
Postponed due to lack of quorum.
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comments online or at the school
III. School Updates
A.
Teacher share out
Dawn share that no teachers are attending due to the school wide camping trip.
B.
Enrollment Update
Julia shared enrollment update presentation, including demographics of students, most beneficial advertising techniques, and next steps.
C.
Attendance Overview
Dawn presented updates on enrollment as shown in the school updates document.
Attendance averaged 83% for the past month
IV. Cultural Engagement Committee Update
A.
CEC May Update
- Link to Apr CEC Meeting Notes
- Have CEC reach out to local tribes to see if we can get approval for our school to be located on traditional indigenous lands.
- music, art, self expression, and reconnecting with ourselves.
- Monday, June 17th 6-9 at the HS, open space to continue the conversation
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- Reach out to Ashley and Shirley
- Lummi Peacemaking style circle
- Consider community calendar for local events that can be shared and sent out. Open to all students, staff, families, and community
- Downtown Sounds event- connect to music and arts- maybe Lindsay Paine would be a good contact?
V. Governance
A.
Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and Notice of Perceived Problems (NPP)
Dawn shared updates on the CAP and NPP, including update on the Commission potentially putting the school on probation. WIHS and the Board will find out more once the Commission memo is received on June 7th, and Jonathan meets with the Commission on June 10th. WIHS and the board will consider having students/staff/board/families share out in public comment at the commission meeting.
B.
Board Chair Vote
Postponed due to lack of quorum
C.
Board Professional Development: Strategic Planning Discussion
Postponed due to lack of quorum
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Meeting officially adjourned at 6:13pm due to lack of quorum. Board will meet again in the next couple weeks to approve items requiring votes.
Meeting continued to share basic information.
Read by Miles Hudson