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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on June 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM PDT
Amended on June 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday June 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM PDT

In Person: Pinnacles Prep Campus - Two Bears Art Studio Classroom (504 S. Chelan Ave, Wenatchee)

 

Online Zoom Link: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81891729392

 

Board Members: Rick Wray, Blake Baldwin, Flora Fernandez, Bethany Sebastian, Josh Castro

 

Contact: Blake Baldwin, Board Secretary

Email: blake@pinnaclesprep.org

 

Accessibility: This meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. Special aids and services can be made available upon advance request. Advance requests for special aids and services must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting's start time.

 

Public Comment (In-Person): Members of the public wishing to comment in person should sign up using the provided sign-in sheet 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. You will be called on at the meeting. The Board may respond to public comment during the meeting. Members of the public wishing to provide hard copy written comments at the meeting must bring 8 copies. Ten minutes will be allocated for public comment, with the option of the Chair to allow more.

 

Public Comment (Virtual): Advance requests for virtual public comment or to provide written public comment electronically must be made no later than 48 hours in advance of the meeting's start time. To make this request or provide a written public comment, please email Blake Baldwin at blake@pinnaclesprep.org. If you would prefer to provide oral public comment, you will be called on at the meeting. The Board may respond to public comment during the meeting. A maximum of ten minutes will be allocated for public comment, with the option of the Chair to allow more.

 

Small School. Big Ideas.
Pinnacles Prep Mission: We exist to cultivate curious, confident, and self-directed
students who lead and succeed in college, their careers, and their communities.

 

BOARD MEETING NORMS

Procedural: Follow Through on all Agreements  |  Be Fully Present Physically and Mentally  |  Start and End on Time

Behavioral: Keep Students at the Center of Our Work  |  Be Bold and Optimistic  |  Advance Justice  |  Put Relationships First  |  Assume Positive Intent

 

 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Welcome and Record Attendance  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Policy and Procedure Discussion and Consent Agenda Approval Vote Rick Wray 5 m
   
  • Approve Prior Meeting Minutes (May 22 Regular Board Meeting)
  • Approve Prior Month Financial Documents
    • 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 $160,490.53 are also approved.
  • Approve Principal Report
  • Policy and Procedure Adoptions
    • None
  • Committee Reports
    • None
  
II. Public Comment Period 5:35 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 5 m
III. Know Our People, Know Our Programs 5:40 PM
  A. Faculty Special Guest FYI Diana Flores 10 m
   

Faculty Special Guest: Diana Flores

  
IV. Critical Issue Discussion 5:50 PM
  A. Student Enrollment Update Discuss Sara Rolfs/Diana Montero 10 m
   

 

  • Current 25/26 Enrollment Numbers
  • Summer Outreach Strategy
  
  B. Strategic Plan Update FYI Jill Fineis 5 m
  C. Charter Contract Renewal Process Update and Next Steps Discuss Jill Fineis 15 m
   
  • Site Visit Draft Report
    • MLL and Attendance Comments
  
  D. New Leadership Structure Updates Vote Jill Fineis 15 m
   
  • New Leadership Hires
  • Final Staff Leadership Job Descriptions (CEO, COO, Principal, Asst Principal)
  
  E. 2025/2026 Operating Budget Discuss Jill Fineis 5 m
   

Draft Status and Next Steps

  
V. Committee Reports 6:40 PM
  A. Finance Discuss Josh Castro 10 m
   

 

  • Financial Data Dashboard Presentation
  
  B. Governance Committee FYI Blake Baldwin 5 m
VI. Executive Session 6:55 PM
  A. Executive Session - School Leader Annual Performance Review Discuss Rick Wray 15 m
VII. Additional Business 7:10 PM
  A. Important Upcoming Dates and Additional Business Discuss Rick Wray 5 m
VIII. Closing Items 7:15 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote