Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on March 19, 2024 at 11:44 AM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM PDT

Location

Pinnacles Prep Maker Space

In Person: Pinnacles Prep Campus Makerspace (504 S. Chelan Ave, Wenatchee)

 

Online Zoom Link: 

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, Josh Castro

 

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 Karen Rutherford at karen@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   5 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Consent Agenda Approval Vote Rick Wray 5 m
   
 
II. Public Comment Period 5:40 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 5 m
III. Know Our People, Know Our Programs 5:45 PM
  A. Counseling Program FYI 10 m
   

Staff Guest: Stacy Coronado, School Counselor

 
IV. Student Exhibition Tour 5:55 PM
  A. 7th Grade Exhibition Site Visit FYI 20 m
V. Critical Issue Discussion 6:15 PM
  A. Enrollment Projections for 24/25 Discuss Jill Fineis 5 m
  B. Staffing for 24/25 Discuss Jill Fineis 15 m
   
  • Projected Org Chart Changes for Next Year
  • Hiring Updates
 
  C. Principal Report Discuss Jill Fineis 10 m
VI. Committee Reports 6:45 PM
  A. Academic Excellence FYI Rick Wray 5 m
   
  • High School Task Force Update
 
  B. Finance FYI Tyler McGee and Sean Koester 10 m
   
  • Financial Data Dashboard Presentation (Tyler)
  • Legislature Levy Equalization Update (Sean)
  • Audit Updates (Sean)
 
  C. Governance Discuss Rick Wray 25 m
   
  • New Board Member Vote: Blake Baldwin
  • F1 Financial Disclosure filing due to the State by April 15th
  • Planning to Resume Board Education Sessions on Commission Contract in April - Tod Treat
    • Contract Section: ARTICLE VIII: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM/ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY, ARTICLE XI: SCHOOL FACILITIES
  • Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) and Public Records Act (PRA) refresher training video

 

 
VII. Additional Business 7:25 PM
  A. Other Business: Important Upcoming Dates FYI Rick Wray 5 m
   
  • Student Exhibition Nights
    • 8th Grade: March 21st - 6 to 7PM
    • 6th Grade: March 26th - 6 to 7PM
  • Board support of Admissions Lottery, Saturday April 13th at Noon
  • Spring outreach events support (prior email communication from Marya Madsen)
  • Board School Lunch at Pinnacles: Tentative Date Thursday, April 18
  • Save the Date: WA Charter School Annual Conference in Seattle May 4th

 

 
VIII. Closing Items 7:30 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote