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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on March 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday March 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM PDT

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 (February 24th 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 $147,358.76 are also approved.
  • Policy and Procedures:
    • First Reads: 
    • Second Reads:
    • Updates to Previously Approved Policies and Procedures:
  • Principal Monthly Report
  • CEO/COO Monthly Report
  
II. Public Comment Period 5:35 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 5 m
III. Critical Issue Discussion 5:40 PM
  A. Legislative Session Update FYI Jill Fineis 5 m
   
  • Funding Impacts
  
  B. Student Enrollment and Monthly Attendance Report Discuss Sara Rolfs and Jill Fineis 15 m
   
  • Current Year Enrollment Update
  • Projected Enrollment 26/27
    • Corresponding Budget and Staffing Projections
  
  C. Academic Data Presentations Discuss Gary Keehler 10 m
   
  • Monthly Progress Monitoring of Academic Interventions
  
  D. High School Vision Discuss Jill Fineis 10 m
   
  • Adding 12th Grade Next Year
  
IV. Committee Reports 6:20 PM
  A. Finance Discuss Josh Castro 5 m
   

 

  • Monthly Financial Data Dashboard presentation
  
  B. Development Committee FYI Jill Fineis 5 m
  C. Academic Excellence FYI Rick Wray 5 m
   
  • School Leaders' Annual Performance Evaluations
  • Creation and Adoption of School Wide AI Policy
  
V. Additional Business 6:35 PM
  A. Importing Upcoming Dates FYI Jill Fineis 5 m
   
  • Upcoming Tabling Opportunities and other Outreach Event Support
  • Open House & 7th Grade Exhibition Night  & Theatrical Performance- March 30th at PPCS
  • Annual Gala - March 26th at the Mercantile
  • 8th Grade Internship Exhibition Night & Presentations - April 2
  • Loteria World Record Event - April 24th, 4 to 10:30pm at the Convention Center
  
VI. Closing Items 6:40 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote