Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Minutes

Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday March 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM

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

 

 

Trustees Present

Flora Fernandez, Karen Rutherford, Tod Treat (remote), Tyler McGee, Xaxira Velasco Ponce de Leon (remote)

Trustees Absent

Mario Reyes, Oscar Licon Eusebio, Rick Wray

Guests Present

Aaron Klein, Jill Fineis, Josh Castro (remote), Sean Koester

I. Opening Items

A.

Welcome and Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Karen Rutherford called a meeting of the board of trustees of Pinnacles Prep Charter School to order on Wednesday Mar 15, 2023 at 6:07 PM.

C.

Consent Agenda Approval

Discussed new policies for adoption (second read) 

  • re: Policy 3143 Xaxira asked if it should be pointed out that staff shall not discuss or disclose the information shared. Worry about how narrative is shared and how it can impact a scholar into the future. 
  • Tod recommended checking with WA Charters about the topic. Karen or Jill will follow up with WA Charters 

 

Xaxira Velasco Ponce de Leon made a motion to approve consent agenda.
Tod Treat seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Xaxira Velasco Ponce de Leon made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 02-15-23.
Tod Treat seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment Period

A.

Open Floor for Public Comments

Aaron- with WIA closing, how do capture families who wanted something different out of WIA? 

III. Program Special Guest:

A.

Abbie Estep

Abbie shared a lot about Pinnacles Special Education Program, needs, and challenges. 

IV. Critical Issue Discussion

A.

Critical Issues Discussion

Tod Treat made a motion to Amend the calendar to add 5 days at the principal's discretion.
Xaxira Velasco Ponce de Leon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Flora Fernandez made a motion to Approve the TBIP Plan.
Xaxira Velasco Ponce de Leon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Board Committee Updates

A.

Monthly Finance Dashboard

Tyler: If we keep the 168 population then we will be good, if we drop, we will not be in as good of a position. 

 

 

 

B.

Select Committee and Task Force Updates (Governance, Academic Excellence and Facility)

K. Rutherford: Will send out the CEO evaluation survey next month to approve. 

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:24 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jill Fineis