Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM PST

Date and Time

Wednesday November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM PST

In Person: Pinnacles Prep Campus - Great Hall Classroom (504 S. Chelan Ave, Wenatchee)

 

Online Zoom Link: 

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

 

Board Members: Rick Wray, Blake Baldwin, Flora Fernandez, Rosa Pulido, Josh Castro, Nate McClennen

 

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 (October 27 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 $151,098.07 are also approved.
  • Policy and Procedures:
    • First Reads: 2255 & 2255P ALE
    • Second Reads: 2415 & 2415P  Performance Based Pathways for HS Graduation
    • Updates to Previously Approved Policies and Procedures: NONE
  • Principal Monthly Report
  • CEO/COO Monthly Report
  • 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 10 m
IV. Critical Issue Discussion 5:50 PM
  A. Student Enrollment and Attendance Updates Discuss Sara Rolfs 10 m
   

 

  • Q1 Demographic Dashboard
  • Attendance Rate
  • School Ops role this year
  • Outreach Master Plan for year
 
  B. Academic Growth and Achievement Update Discuss Jill Fineis 15 m
   
  • Monthly Progress Monitoring of Academic Growth and Interventions
 
  C. Retreat Follow Up Discuss Jill Fineis 15 m
   

 

  • High School Update
 
V. Committee Annual SMART Goal Presentations 6:30 PM
  A. Finance Discuss Josh Castro 15 m
   

 

  • Monthly Financial Data Dashboard presentation
  • SMART Goals Presentation
 
  B. Governance Committee FYI Blake Baldwin 15 m
   
  • SMART Goals Presentation
 
  C. Academic Excellence FYI Rick Wray 15 m
   
  • SMART Goals Presentation
 
  D. Development Committee FYI Jill Fineis 15 m
   
  • SMART Goals Presentation
  • Jill's Ask for Annual Campaign 
 
VI. Important Upcoming Dates 7:30 PM
  A. Dates to Announce and Calendar FYI Jill Fineis 5 m
VII. Closing Items 7:35 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote