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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on May 17, 2026 at 8:35 AM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday May 20, 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 (March 15th 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 reimbursement claims certified, as required by RCW 42.24.090, are approved for payment. In addition,   payroll payments in the amount of $139,857.69 are also approved.
  • Policy and Procedures
  • CEO/COO Monthly Report
  • Principal 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. Guest Staff Speaker - Jordan Wendzel FYI Jordan Wendzel 10 m
   
  • Jordan Wendzel. Assistant Principal
  
IV. Critical Issue Discussion 5:50 PM
  A. Current Enrollment and Monthly Attendance Report Discuss Sara Rolfs 10 m
   
  • Current Year Enrollment and Attendance Updates
    • Prior Meeting Follow-Up: Attendance Focus Group Conversations with High Schoolers
  
  B. Academic Data Presentations Discuss Gary Keehler 10 m
   
  • Monthly Progress Monitoring of Academic Interventions
  
  C. Future Year Enrollment and Program Vision 15 m
   
  • Projected Enrollment 26/27 School Year
  • 26/27 School Year Modifications Based On Enrollment and Budget Decreases
    • Staff Changes
    • Programmatic Changes
      • Addition of 12th grade and final program vision for the first senior class
      • CTE course additions
      • Retention of co-teaching model
    • Facility Changes 
      • Removal of Balsam Root Modular Classroom
  
  D. New Staff Decision Making Framework Jill Fineis 5 m
   
  • RAPID Decision Making Process Framework
  
V. Committee Reports 6:30 PM
  A. Finance Discuss Josh Castro and Sara Rolfs 5 m
   

 

  • Monthly Financial Data Dashboard presentation
  • SAO Audit Report
  
  B. Development Committee FYI Jill Fineis 5 m
  C. Academic Excellence FYI Rick Wray, Nate McClennen 5 m
   
  • School Leaders' Annual Performance Evaluation Status
  • Ad Hoc Curriculum Review Committee Status
  
  D. Governance Discuss Rick Wray 5 m
   

 

  • Current Board/Officer Terms Update and New Board Member Nominations
  
VI. Additional Business 6:50 PM
  A. Additional Business and Important Upcoming Dates FYI Rick Wray 5 m
   
  • Washington State Annual Charter School Conference - October 10
  • Supporting upcoming new student outreach activities 
  
VII. Closing Items 6:55 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote