Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on February 11, 2023 at 8:35 AM PST
Amended on February 13, 2023 at 6:16 PM PST

Date and Time

Wednesday February 15, 2023 at 6:00 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 6:00 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
  • Approve Monthly Data Dashboard
  • Policy and Procedures (P) First Reading
    • 5010-Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action
    • 5010P-Procedure_Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action
    • 3143-Notification and Dissemination of Information about Student Offenses and Notification of Threats of Violence or Harm
    • 3143P-Procedure_ Notification and Dissemination of Information about Student Offenses and Notification of Threats of Violence or Harm
    • 6625 - Private Vehicle Transportation
    • 3230 - Searches of Students and Student Privacy
    • 3230P - Procedure_ Searches of Students and Student Privacy
    • 3120 - Enrollment
    • 3120P - Procedure_ Enrollment
    • 4218 - Language Access
    • 4218P - Procedure_ Language Access
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II. Public Comment Period 6:10 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 10 m
III. Advisory Body Special Guests 6:20 PM
  A. Student Advisory Council (SAC) Special Guest FYI TBD 10 m
IV. Financial Audit Presentation 6:30 PM
  A. Cindy Ulrich and Sean Patton from Cordell, Neher and Company FYI 30 m
V. Critical Issue Discussion 7:00 PM
  A. Critical Issues Discussion Vote Jill Fineis 30 m
   
  • Academic Achievement
    • Mid year MAPS testing results and analysis
    • School specific goals amendment  
 
VI. Board Committee Updates 7:30 PM
  A. Monthly Finance Dashboard Discuss Tyler McGee, Sean Koester 12 m
   

-Major Revenue Opportunity Updates (Gates Foundation, NSVF, Legislative Bills, WA Charters)

-Future Contingency Planning

 
  B. Select Committee and Task Force Updates (Governance and Facility) Discuss Rick 13 m
   

Governance Committee

  • New Board Member Consideration (Lisa Foster)
  • Deepening board's understanding of our Commission Contract
  • Board Officer Transitions (Rick Wray and Karen Rutherford)
  • Annual Requirements: F1 Financial Disclosure (due April 15), Conflict of Interest Statement

Facility Task Force - High School Opening Update

 
VII. Additional Business 7:55 PM
  A. Other Business Discuss Jill Fineis 5 m
   
  • Board involvement in second semester reading challenge - Books for Bucks
  • Board member needed to observe at Admissions Lottery - Saturday, February 25th from 10:45am - 12:45pm
  • Supporting staff in spring hiring process
 
VIII. Closing Items 8:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote