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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on August 16, 2024 at 5:36 PM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 21, 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, Karen Rutherford, Flora Fernandez, Bethany Sebastian, Tyler McGee, Josh Castro, Blake Baldwin

 

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. Call the Meeting to Order  
  B. Welcome and Record Attendance   5 m
   

Welcome special guest Vaishali Bhide

  
  C. Consent Agenda Approval Vote Rick Wray 5 m
   
  • Approve Prior Meeting Minutes (July 17 Board Meeting)
  • Approve Prior Month Financial Documents
  • Approve Principal Report
  • Approve Jill Fineis 24/25 Employment Contract
  • Committee Reports
    • Development Committee
  • Policy and Procedure Adoption
    • 3245-Students and Telecommunication Devices Policy
    • 3245P-Students and Telecommunication Devices Procedure

 

  
II. Public Comment Period 5:40 PM
  A. Open Floor for Public Comments FYI 5 m
III. Critical Issue Discussion 5:45 PM
  A. Final 24/25 Operating Budget Vote Matt Paolini 15 m
  B. Enrollment Projections for 24/25 Discuss Jill Fineis 5 m
  C. Staffing Updates and New Org Chart 24/25 School Year Discuss Jill Fineis 10 m
  D. School Leader SMART Performance Goals for 24/25 Discuss Jill Fineis 15 m
IV. Know Our Programs, Know Our People 6:30 PM
  A. Amanda Peaslee - School Nurse and Wellness Committee Member FYI 10 m
V. Committee Reports 6:40 PM
  A. Finance FYI Tyler McGee 10 m
   
  • Financial Data Dashboard Presentation
  
  B. Academic Excellence Vote Rick Wray 10 m
   
  • School Leader Annual Evaluation Update
    • Voting on School Leader 24/25 Performance Goals
  • State of the School Annual Report Update
  • Facility Update
  
  C. Governance Vote Rick Wray, Tyler McGee 10 m
   
  • New Board Member Vote
  • Board Officers for 24/25 Vote
  • Commission Contract Refresher Session
    • (Tyler) ARTICLE IX: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, ARTICLE X: AUDITS
  
VI. Additional Business 7:10 PM
  A. Upcoming Events and Important Dates FYI Rick Wray 10 m
   

 

  • Special Board Meeting, 2024/2025 Budget Adoption: August 29th - 12:00 to 12:15PM (Conducted Virtually via Zoom)
  • Next Commission Contract Refresher Session on September 18
    • (Blake) ARTICLE XII: EMPLOYMENT, ARTICLE XIII: INSURANCE AND LEGAL LIABILITIES, ARTICLE XV: COMMISSION’S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Setting Fall Board Retreat Date (Consider Saturdays Sept 28, Oct 5 or 12)
  
VII. Closing Items 7:20 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote