Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on September 18, 2023 at 12:56 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM PDT

Location

Pinnacles Prep Maker Space

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

Via Zoom: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89300133347

Meeting ID: 893 0013 3347

Dial In: 1-719-359-4580

 

Board Members: Rick Wray, Oscar Licon Eusebio, Karen Rutherford, Flora Fernandez, Bethany Sebastian, Tyler McGee, Tod Treat.

 

Contact: Karen Rutherford, Board Secretary

Email: karen@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

      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 (August 23 Board Meeting)
  • Approve Prior Month Financial Documents
  • Approve Committee Reports
  • School Policies and Procedures
 
II. Public Comment Period 5:35 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 5 m
III. State of the School Report 5:40 PM
  A. School Year Launch Highlights Discuss Jill Fineis, Sean Koester 10 m
   
  • First Data Dashboard for Year
 
  B. 2022/2023 School Year Testing Results Discuss Jill Fineis 25 m
   
  • Smarter Balance Math and Reading
  • State Science Testing (8th grade only)
  • MAPS
  • Kelvin Climate Surveys
 
  C. 2022/2023 Goals Progress Jill Fineis 25 m
   
  • Commission Contract
  • School Improvement Plan (SIP)
  • State of the School Plan
 
  D. Critical Priorities and New Goals for 23/24 School Year Discuss Jill Fineis, Sean Koester, Rick Wray 20 m
   
  • Critical Issue Identification for 23/24 School Year
  • Setting New Goals for 23/24 School Year and Where Will These Goals Live
  • How Can Board Support the Critical Issues and New Year Goals
  • How Will We Communicate This Data to our Stakeholders
  • How Will We Track Intermittent Progress
 
IV. Policies and Procedures Adoption 7:00 PM
  A. Dress Code Policy and Procedure Adoption Vote Jill Fineis 10 m
   

Dress Code Policy (3224)  

Dress Code Procedure (3224P) and 3224 prohibitions

 
V. Financial Presentation 7:10 PM
  A. Monthly Financial Dashboard Discuss Tyler McGee 10 m
VI. Committee Reports 7:20 PM
  A. Development Vote Sara Rolfs 10 m
   
  • Review and Vote on Annual Development Plan
 
  B. Governance Discuss Rick Wray and Karen Rutherford 10 m
   
  • Set Board Retreat Date (Saturday Oct 21st consideration combine with Oct 18 board meeting)
  • Commission contract education session (Karen Rutherford)
  • Supporting the November 8th First Annual Fall Gala
 
VII. Additional Business 7:40 PM
  A. Other Business
VIII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote