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Pullman Community Montessori

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Board Meeting--Working Session

Board Work Session

Date and Time

Thursday May 2, 2024 at 5:15 PM

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.

Trustees Present

A. MacPhee (remote), C. Albano, E. Ramos, M. Bosley, R. McDonald, S. Bixby

Trustees Absent

B. Wolff

Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened

M. Bosley

Guests Present

D. Porter

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. McDonald called a meeting to order on Thursday May 2, 2024 at 5:41 PM.

II. Board Updates and Action Items

A.

Board Updates

The PCM Board of Trustees gave updates on the following:

 

  • 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
M. Bosley arrived at 5:46 PM.

B.

Action Items

The board discussed and planned 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

Board members asked questions and shared information as a way to help new board members get up to speed on board business.

 

 

III. 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 6:18 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. McDonald
Documents used during the meeting
  • PCM Revocation Response_4.19.2024 (1).pdf
  • Weekly HOS Review WE 041924.pdf
  • Weekly HOS Review WE 042624.pdf
  • PCM Board Dashboard 05-01-2024.xlsx
  • PullmanCommunityMontessori_APF_2022-23_Draft.pdf
  • APF School Feedback Form 2022-23.docx