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Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on September 14, 2024 at 9:48 AM PDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM PDT

In Person: Pinnacles Prep Campus - Two Bears Art Studio Classroom (504 S. Chelan Ave, Wenatchee)

 

Online Zoom Link: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81891729392

 

Board Members: Rick Wray, Blake Baldwin, Flora Fernandez, Bethany Sebastian, Tyler McGee, Josh Castro

 

Contact: Blake Baldwin, Board Secretary

Email: blake@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
   
  • Approve Prior Meeting Minutes (August 21st Board Meeting & August 29 Special Meeting)
  • Approve Prior Month Financial Documents
  • Approve Principal Report
  • Policy Adoption
    • Amended Employee Handbook
    • Amended Scholar Handbook
    • Amended New Student Application
    • Amended Transitional Bilingual Instructional Plan (TBIP)
    • Amended Highly Capable Instructional Plan (HiCap)
  • Committee Reports
    • Development Committee
  
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. Pinnacles' Makerspace Programs Discuss Aaron Hansen 15 m
   

Guest Faculty Speaker: Aaron Hansen

  
IV. Critical Issue Discussion 6:00 PM
  A. Questions or Comments on Principal Report Discuss Jill Fineis 5 m
  B. Staffing and Enrollment Updates for 24/25 School Year Discuss Jill Fineis 10 m
  C. Finalizing School Leader Goals for New Year Vote Jill Fineis 20 m
   

-School Leader SMART Performance Goals

-Commision Contract School Specific Goals

  
  D. School Reauthorization Process and Timeline FYI Jill Fineis 5 m
V. Committee Reports 6:40 PM
  A. Finance FYI Josh Castro 10 m
   
  • Financial Data Dashboard Presentation (Josh)
  
  B. Governance FYI Rick Wray and Blake Baldwin 20 m
   
  • Board Compliance Requirements for Year (Attestation Sign Off)
  • 23/24 Board Self Assessment
  • Board Retreat Plan
  • Board Led Commission Contract Refresher (Blake)
    • Article XII: Employment, Article XIII: Insurance and Legal Liabilities, Article XV: Commission's Rights and Responsibilities
  
VI. Additional Business 7:10 PM
  A. Important Upcoming Dates FYI Jill Fineis 3 m
   
  • October Board Retreat Date
  • November 14th at 6:30pm - Pinnacles Fall Fundraising Gala
  
  B. Next Board Led Commission Contract Refresher Session (Bethany) FYI Bethany Sebastian 2 m
   

ARTICLE XIV: OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

ARTICLE XVI: BREACH OF CONTRACT, TERMINATION, AND DISSOLUTION

  
VII. Closing Items 7:15 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote