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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on March 11, 2023 at 10:00 AM PST

Date and Time

Wednesday March 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM PDT

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 Karen Rutherford 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) Second 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. Program Special Guest: 6:20 PM
  A. Abbie Estep FYI Abbie Estep 10 m
   

Abbie Estep, Pinnacles Prep Special Education Director, will be presenting an overview of the Special Education Program at Pinnacles.

  
IV. Critical Issue Discussion 6:30 PM
  A. Critical Issues Discussion Vote Jill Fineis 30 m
   

 

TBIP Plan Approval: Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program.  Program Funds and Pinnacles Plan to support our Multilingual learners 

Calendar revision discussion: Vote to approve amended school calendar.

Hiring update.  Report on Jill's visit to Central Washington University Job Fair.

  
V. Board Committee Updates 7:00 PM
  A. Monthly Finance Dashboard Discuss Tyler McGee, Sean Koester 12 m
   

Review of February 2023 Financial Statements

  
  B. Select Committee and Task Force Updates (Governance, Academic Excellence and Facility) Discuss Karen Rutherford 13 m
   

Governance Committee

  • Update on potential new Board Member Consideration (Lisa Foster)
  • Deepening board's understanding of our Commission Contract:  Board Member Xaxira Velasco Ponce de Leon will review a section of the Pinnacles Prep Charter Commission Contract.
  • Annual Requirements: F1 Financial Disclosure (due April 15), Conflict of Interest Statement

Academic Excellence Committee

Approval of CEO/School Leader Evaluation Surveys for Pinnacles Prep Board members and Staff

 

Development Committee

Development Committee expansion plan and update.

 

Facility Task Force - High School Opening Update

  
VI. Additional Business 7:25 PM
  A. Other Business Discuss Jill Fineis/Karen Rutherford 5 m
   
  • Books for Bucks update.
  • Admission Lottery Update.
  • Expansion of Board Development Committee.
  • Report on meeting with WA Charters directors.
  
VII. Closing Items 7:30 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Karen Rutherford