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
F. Fernandez, K. Rutherford, T. McGee, T. Treat (remote), X. Velasco Ponce de Leon (remote)
Trustees Absent
M. Reyes, O. Licon Eusebio, R. Wray
Guests Present
Aaron Klein, J. Fineis, Josh Castro (remote), S. Koester
I. Opening Items
A.
Welcome and Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Consent Agenda Approval
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
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.
Discussed new policies for adoption (second read)