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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on August 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 19, 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 (July 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 $136,108.19 are also approved.
  • Policy and Procedures
    • First Reads: 
    • Second Reads: 
    • Updates to Previously Approved Policies and Procedures:
  • CEO/COO Monthly Report
  
II. Public Comment Period 5:35 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 5 m
III. Know Our Programs, Know Our People 5:40 PM
  A. New Board Member Nominations FYI 10 m
IV. Critical Issue Discussion 5:50 PM
  A. 26/27 Final Budget Presentation Vote Matt Paolini 15 m
  B. 2026/2027 School Year Planning Vote Sara Rolfs/Jill Fineis 10 m
   
  • Projected Enrollment
  • Staffing Updates
  
  C. Final School Leaders and School Performace Goals 26/27 Discuss Jill and Sara 20 m
V. Committee Reports 6:35 PM
  A. Finance Discuss Josh Castro 5 m
   

 

  • Monthly Financial Data Dashboard presentation
  
  B. Academic Excellence Discuss Nate McClennen 15 m
   

 

  • Draft AI Policy Framework
  
  C. Governance Discuss Rick Wray 10 m
   
  • Officers for 26/27 school year
  • New board member voting
  
VI. Executive Session 7:05 PM
  A. Administrator Employment Contract Discussion Discuss 15 m
VII. Additional Business 7:20 PM
  A. Additional Business and Important Upcoming Dates Vote Rick Wray 5 m
   
  • Voting on 26/27 School Leaders' Employment Contracts
  • Moving October 21st Board Meeting to Saturday, October 10th to accommodate annual retreat planning session
  
VIII. Closing Items 7:25 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote