Packet ready

Pullman Community Montessori

Board Meeting--Working Session

Board Work Session

Date and Time

Thursday May 2, 2024 at 5:15 PM PDT

Location

PCM Board of Trustees regular and working board meetings are held in the Gladish Community and Cultural Center room 115.  To increase accessibility we offer a virtual option for attendance. If you have difficulty accessing the remote meeting link please call 509-336-5909.  

 

Regularly scheduled board meetings are recorded.  The recording can be found at this link within 5 business days following the regular board meeting: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvDWzfFwzxEutv7ZnwexPXpZZO71ALWEZ

 

All board meetings are open to the public. 

 

​Public comment is reserved for regular board meetings. Public comment is a standing agenda item at each regular monthly meeting. Items will be addressed by the board according to the Meeting Agenda posted 48 hours prior to each meeting. If you would like to make public comment please attend one of the regularly scheduled board meetings.

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:15 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Beverley Wolff 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Robin McDonald 1 m
II. Board Updates and Action Items 5:17 PM
 

The Board of Trustees will give updates and discuss future action items, such as formation of 'ad hoc' committees.

  
  A. Board Updates Vote Robin McDonald 20 m
   

Board Members will give updates on:

  • Governance vs Management
  • Response to the Commission's Notice to Revoke
  • Response to Commissions Notice of Perceived Problem Updates - hiring of an additional IA to bring us into compliance with charter term of each class having a guide and IA, Student Advisory Council formed and meeting regularly.
  • Third party Investigation
  • Board Dashboard - review enrollment, restraints, elopement and attendance data
  • Review of weekly meeting between Interim Head of School and Board Chair report 
  
     
     
     
     
  B. Action Items Discuss Robin McDonald 20 m
   

The board will discuss and plan for the following action items:

  • Academic Performance Framework
  • Formation of Needed committees to work on planning for rest of this academic year and future year - budget, policy review, website, school organizational needs (e.g. classroom arrangements, calendar)
  • Rotation of board members to attend SCC meetings
  • Chamber luncheon
  • Scheduling joint board/SCC town hall to review in more detail proposed changes to educational model
  
     
     
  C. Q and A for board members FYI Robin McDonald 15 m
   

This time has been set aside for board members to ask questions and share information as a way to help new board members get up to speed on board business.

  
III. Closing Items 6:12 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Robin McDonald 1 m