Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

August 19, 2025, 5:30-7:30 PM

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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on August 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM PDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 19, 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.	Consent Agenda Approval	Vote	Rick Wray	5 m
		Approve Prior Meeting Minutes (July 16 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 $147,294.66 are also approved. Policy and Procedures: First Read New: 4260-Use of School Facilities Updates to Previously Approved Policies and Procedures: 2410P – Graduation Requirements 3143 – Notification and Dissemination of Information about Student Offenses and Notification of Threats of Violence or Harm 3210 – Nondiscrimination Committee Reports Development Report
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	Jordan Wendzel	10 m
		Assistant Principal - Jordan Wendzel
IV.	Critical Issue Discussion				5:50 PM
	A.	School Leadership Performance Goals for Upcoming Year	Vote	Jill Fineis and Sara Rolfs	20 m
		Charter Commission School Specific Goals Strategic Plan SMART Performance Goals
	B.	Student Enrollment Update	Discuss	Sara Rolfs	10 m
		Current 25/26 Enrollment Numbers Final Summer Outreach Strategy
	C.	Conditional Certification Approvals for 2025/2026	Vote	Jill Fineis	5 m
	D.	2025/2026 Budget Adoption	Vote	Jill Fineis	20 m
		Staff Salary Compensation Scales CEO and COO Employment Contracts for 25/26 School Year Budget Notes from CFO, Matt Paolini
	E.	Charter Contract Renewal Process Update and Next Steps	Discuss	Jill Fineis	5 m
		Public Comment Period (thru September 8) Authorizer Recommendation Published (by September 8) Commission Resolution Meeting (September 18 - Spokane Falls Community College - Time TBD)
V.	Committee Reports				6:50 PM
	A.	Finance	Discuss	Josh Castro	10 m
		Financial Data Dashboard presentation Resolution for access to bank account Vote that Board President, Rick Wray, Board Treasurer, Josh Castro, and CEO Jill Fineis, are the approved signers of the accounts (reflect in Minutes) Financial Policies and Procedures Manual Update
	B.	Governance Committee	FYI	Rick Wray	15 m
		New Board Member Prospects Update Nate McClennen Year End Board Self Assessment Survey
VI.	Additional Business				7:15 PM
	A.	Important Upcoming Dates	Discuss	Rick Wray	5 m
		Traveling to Spokane for Commission Meeting on September 18 October 15 - Board Meeting and Annual Retreat Session
VII.	Closing Items				7:20 PM
	A.	Adjourn Meeting	Vote