Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Location
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87898815196
Meeting ID: 878 9881 5196
Passcode: 602469
Directors Present
A. Nelson (remote), C. Billings (remote), D. Siver (remote), E. Hatch (remote), S. Badawi (remote), Y. Jones (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Urdiales (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
J. Urdiales (remote)
Guests Present
Beverly Cabada (remote), Erin Teune (remote), Hannah Maldonado (remote), L. Peterson (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Meeting Minutes from January 22, 2026
D.
Public Comment
II. Notes from the Board Secretary
A.
Update and Planning
The Board reviewed the Opportunity Calendar and decided which members would support school and PTO activities.
III. PTO
A.
Updates from PTO
Leslie Peterson, Hannah Maldonado, Beverly Cabada and Erin Teune attended the meeting. The PTO Team Leads are working on upcoming projects:
- Loteria Night Coordination is in process with with Perla and Jesus on March 13.
- Move a Thon Prizes being coordinated and spirit wear days being planned.
- The leadership is working on a design of the PTO structure in 2027 to present to the board at the March board meeting.
IV. Executive Directors Report
A.
Executive Directors Report
J. Urdiales report is attached.
Highlights include:
- Adoption of new assessment tools and plans to pilot these before making decisions.
- Professional development for teachers is on-going around instructional practices and assessments.
- Staff surveys are in progress, including retention requests.
- 4th grade is working on their podcast.
- The school continues to have events and activities that contribute to the community and kindness in the school. A food drive for the Sunshine Division was successful.
- There are some student enrollment fluctuations, common after a holiday. J. Urdiales is communicating with accountant to track on finances.
- Growth Schools is working on a marketing campaign to engage in both Tigard and Beaverton, including Tours of the Beaverton campus and informational sessions. Postcards are being sent to addresses in TTSD to engage interest.
- J. Urdiales is managing observations, coaching and check ins with the staff team. Also working on hiring.
- Monitoring ODE guidance on assessments iREady and Star for the pilot, per the accountability bill.
- With feedback from ODE and more feedback is received, the application will be resubmitted to Tigard Tualatin.
V. Finance Update from the Treasurer
A.
Finance Update
A. Nelson presented the January Treasurer's Report.
▪ ADMw received for (Month): $362,632.00
▪ Total income for (Month): $540,958.51
▪ Cash balance for (Month): $4,052,968.67
▪ Accts Receivable for (Month): $23,933.35
▪ Net gain/loss for (Month): $113,123.00
At the end of January: $113k gain.
YTD the school is $38k ahead of last year vs : $486k gain versus $448k gain last year.
Discussion:
A question was asked, 'How do we build a budget based on the number of students to ensure that we have a healthy, sustainable budget?'
Andrew responded, 'The weights on certain students allow for some flexibility in building a conservative budget. The budget is based on projected students.'
The school is positioned to reduce budget as needed based on benchmarking throughout the year.
VI. Development Committee
A.
Development Committee Update
E. Hatch provided an update.
The team.met with the representative managing the DEI piece of the survey. The survey is currently being edited and then changes and a fresh survey will be sent to the Board for review.
J. Urdiales is working on the survey translations for the staff team and the families.
VII. School Expansion
A.
Expansion update
Nothing additional to add beyond J. Urdiales report.
VIII. Other Business
A.
Policy and Government Affairs
Legislative session is in process and monitoring of bills will continue.
D. Siver is working with Travis Reiman, superintendent of Hillsboro School District to have deeper discussions about student performance in Oregon and how to communicate this as it relates to attendance, test scores, teaching curriculum and statewide rankings.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Action Items Opportunity Calendar - PTO Dates, Rose Festival, Tigard Farmers Market Reiman presentation
- We will continue to look at the Opportunity Calendar and Board assignments.
- Y. Jones will look into the Tigard Farmers Market for the new school expansion.
- 3. D. Siver will look at scheduling with T. Reiman presentation to the board.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
- (8 FEB) Executive Director's Report_ Jesús Urdiales_SY25-26 FINAL.pdf
No Public Comment.