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Research Triangle High School

RTHS Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST

Location

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Meeting ID: 597 831 5796

The RTHS Governance Committee meets on the second Thursday of each month, except for July and December. Meetings are held virtually between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm ET. Meeting dates/times are subject to change with appropriate notice.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Ailette Tobien 3 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Elizabeth Cunningham 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Elizabeth Cunningham 2 m
    Minutes for RTHS Governance Committee Meeting on November 13, 2025  
II. Governance Items for Review, Approval, and Discussion 4:36 PM
  A. Governance Items for Review and Approval Vote Alex Drake and Elizabeth Cunningham 30 m
   

1. Proposed Amendment to the Cell Phone Policy, Student and Family Handbook, 2025-26 (page 13):

 

  • Cellular Phones and Wireless Communication Devices Policy (attached)

2. Proposed Articulation Agreement with Sterling Montessori Academy and Charter School (attached)

 

3. Proposed Amendment to the 2025-26 Board of Directors Policy and Procedures Manual (page 4):

 

  • If a Board member has absences that constitute more than 50 percent of the meetings in any calendar year, three consecutive unexcused absences, or five consecutive excused absences in any calendar year, he or she is obligated to resign.
  
     
     
     
     
     
  B. Governance Items for Discussion Discuss Elizabeth Cunningham 15 m
   

Board Leadership and Membership Needs

 

  • Leadership: Governance Chair, Secretary, and Finance Chair/Vice Chair
  • Membership: 12 current Board Members (may have no more than 15 members, of which a maximum of three or 25 percent, whichever is less, may be parents of students attending RTHS)
  
III. Other Business 5:21 PM
  A. Additional Governance Committee Business Items Discuss Elizabeth Cunningham 5 m
   

As needed.

  
IV. Closing Items 5:26 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Ailette Tobien 3 m