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Research Triangle High School

RTHS Annual Board Retreat

Date and Time

Tuesday September 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT

Location

The Frontier

Training Room

600 Park Office Drive

Durham, NC 27709

 

(As you enter the building lobby, go left down the long hallway. The conference room is at the end of the hall on the left.)

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 10:00 AM
  A. Welcome and Record Attendance   Ailette Tobien 5 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Elizabeth Cunningham 5 m
   

Board Chair Elizabeth Cunningham will convene the meeting of the Board of Directors.

  
II. Public Comments 10:10 AM
  A. Open to all community members (students, family members, faculty and staff, community members, and others) FYI Elizabeth Cunningham 5 m
   

The RTHS Board of Directors welcomes and values input from members of the public during its meetings. In compliance with Open Meetings Law, the public is invited to attend all open meetings of the RTHS Board. 

 

To complete its planned agenda effectively and efficiently, the Board designates a specific time for public comment at each regular monthly meeting. Individuals seeking to address the board must: 

 

  1. Sign up at least two (2) hours before the start of the meeting by contacting the Board Chair in writing.
  2. Each written request to comment must include the speaker's name, their contact information, and the subject of the comment. 
  3. Each speaker will have no more than three (3) minutes to address the Board. 

The following guidelines are observed during the public comment session:

 

  1. Comments must be directed to the Board of Directors.
  2. Profanity and personal attacks are not permitted.
  3. Board members do not engage in dialogue or respond to speakers.
  4. Per state law, any discussion of personnel matters or attorney-client privileged issues must occur in a closed session.

Thank you for your cooperation and your continued commitment to RTHS.

  
III. Discussion 10:15 AM
  A. Understanding RTHS Discuss Elizabeth Cunningham 45 m
   

Understanding Research Triangle High School

 

  1. Data Overview          
  2. Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors
  
  B. Effective Board Practices Discuss Melissa LeRoy 60 m
   

Melissa Metcalf LeRoy, OnFire Nonprofit Consulting

 

  1. Characteristics of Effective Boards
  2. Board Engagement and Retention
  3. Development Expectations
  4. Discussion/Questions
  
IV. Lunch 12:00 PM
  A. Lunch FYI 30 m
V. Planning 12:30 PM
  A. Board Planning Discuss Steven Hunter and Elizabeth Cunningham 45 m
   

Board Planning: Priorities and Action Steps for 2025-26     

  
  B. Committee Planning Discuss Steven Hunter and Elizabeth Cunningham 45 m
   

Committee Planning: Priorities and Action Steps for 2025-26

  
  C. Sharing and Next Steps Discuss Steven Hunter 25 m
VI. Closing Items 2:25 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Ailette Tobien 5 m