Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on November 18, 2022 at 4:43 PM PST

Date and Time

Monday November 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM PST

In Person: Pinnacles Prep Campus (Admin Office Conference Room) - 504 S. Chelan Ave

Via Zoom: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88428303638

Meeting ID: 884 2830 3638

Dial In: 1-719-359-4580

 

Board Members: Rick Wray, Oscar Licon Eusebio, Karen Rutherford, Flora Fernandez, Tyler McGee, Xaxira Velasco Ponce De Leon, Mario Reyes, Tod Treat.

 

Contact: Oscar Licon Eusebio, Board Secretary

Email: oscar@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 Oscar Licon at oscar@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. 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 5:00 PM
  A. Welcome and Record Attendance  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Consent Agenda Approval Vote Rick Wray 10 m
   
  • Approve Prior Meeting Minutes
  • Approve Prior Month Financial Documents
  • Approve Principal Report
  • Approve Committee Reports
  • Adopt Policy or Approve First Policy Reading
  • Approve Monthly Data Dashboard
 
II. Public Comment Period 5:10 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 10 m
III. Advisory Body Special Guests 5:20 PM
  A. Guest from Pinnacles Prep Scholar Advisory Council (SAC) Discuss TBD 10 m
   

Minaal (6th grade), Lilly (7th grade), Betzy (7th grade)

 
IV. Critical Issue Discussion 5:30 PM
  A. Critical Issues Discussion Discuss Sean Koester, Marya Madsen, Jill Fineis, Rick Wray 30 m
   
  • New Student Outreach Plan and Update (Sean and Marya)
  • Current and projected student demographics (Sean and Marya)
  • Opening the High School Update (Jill and Rick)
    • Expanding Cash Flow to Support Staffing and Consultant Needs (extending maturation date of CVB loan)
 
V. Know Our People, Know Our Programs 6:00 PM
  A. Gretchen Wearne Discuss Gretchen Wearne 15 m
VI. Board Committee Updates 6:15 PM
  A. Monthly Finance Dashboard Discuss Tyler McGee 5 m
  B. Select Committee Updates (Development and Academic Excellence) Discuss Xaxira, Rick 25 m
   

Development Committee (Xaxira)

  • WOC Fundraising Workshop Update

Governance Committee (Rick)

  • Discuss and vote on new board meeting format
  • Committee goals now in BoardonTrack 
  • New Board/Committee Member Consideration: Lisa Foster
  • What can board continue to do to familiar ourselves with all content in Commission Contract
  • Signing Board Expectations Agreement for 22/23
 
VII. Additional Business 6:45 PM
  A. Other Business Discuss 5 m
   
  • 8th grade internship placement ideas (see flyer)
  • Moving December board meeting date and venue to December 14 at the Mercantile
  • Announcements and important dates to calendar
    • Makers Fair: December 3 from 3 to 6pm
 
VIII. Closing Items 6:50 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote