Pinnacles Prep Charter School

Minutes

Monthly Board Meeting

Board Meeting and Strategic Planning Retreat

Date and Time

Saturday October 21, 2023 at 8:00 AM

Location

Pinnacles Prep Maker Space

In Person: Pinnacles Prep Campus (Admin Office Conference Room) - 504 S. Chelan Ave

Via Zoom: 

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.

 

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 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

B. Sebastian, F. Fernandez, J. Castro, K. Rutherford, R. Wray, T. McGee, T. Treat

Trustees Absent

O. Licon Eusebio

Guests Present

J. Fineis

I. Opening Items

A.

Welcome and Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. Wray called a meeting of the board of trustees of Pinnacles Prep Charter School to order on Saturday Oct 21, 2023 at 7:56 AM.

C.

Consent Agenda Approval

T. Treat made a motion to Approve Consent Agenda and minutes from the September 2023 Board meeting. Tyler McGee, Board Treasurer presented the financial dashboard report.
B. Sebastian seconded the motion.

The following payments as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.080, 
and those expense reimbursements claims certified, as required by RCW 42.24.090, are approved for 
payment. In addition, payroll payments in the amount of $106,451.58 are also approved.
General Fund
Accounts Payable
Total electronic payments totaling $181,800.23 and
Check number N/A through N/A totaling $0
Non-AP Cash Disbursements
Total electronic payments totaling $8,233.14 and
Check number N/a through N/A totaling $0
Payroll
Total electronic payments totaling $106,451.58 and
Payroll check numbers N/A through N/A totaling $

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
T. Treat made a motion to approve the minutes from September 2023 Board Meeting Monthly Board Meeting on 09-20-23.
B. Sebastian seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment Period

A.

Open Floor for Public Comments

No Public Comments were requested or made.

III. Policies and Procedures Adoption

A.

Policy and Procedure Adoption

T. Treat made a motion to Approve Pinnacles Prep Content Policy.
R. Wray seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
R. Wray made a motion to Approve School specfic goals for 23/24. Math and Reading: 50% of students will meet their growth goal on the NWEA MAP Assessment. SEL and DEI: 80% of students will meet this goal on the Kelvin Assessment.
J. Castro seconded the motion.

Goals are the same as the 22/23 school year.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Executive Session

A.

Board Retreat: Annual Strategic Planning

Board Retreat began at 8:37am.

 

The expected return time from Executive Session is 12:00 PM

 

The board returned from the Executive Session at 12:00 PM

V. 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 12:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Rutherford
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2023_09_20_board_meeting_minutes.pdf
  • 1. Pinnacles Prep Finance Dashboard 09.2023.pdf
  • 2. Pinnacles Prep P&L 09.2023.pdf
  • 3. Pinnacles Prep Balance Sheet 09.2023.pdf
  • 4. Pinnacles Prep BvA 09.2023.pdf
  • 5. Pinnacles Prep Payroll and AP Certification 09.2023.pdf
  • 6. Pinnacles Prep AP Register 09.2023.pdf
  • 6a. Pinnacles Prep Non-AP Cash Disbursement Register 09.2023.pdf
  • 7. Pinnacles Prep Payroll Summary 09.2023.pdf