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Research Triangle High School

RTHS Board of Directors Annual Retreat

Date and Time

Thursday October 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT

Location

Training Room

600 Park Offices Drive

Durham, NC 27709

 

(From the lobby, take the corridor on the left. The training room is at the end of the corridor.)

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 1:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Ailette Tobien 3 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Elizabeth Cunningham 2 m
  C. Welcome and Introductions Discuss Elizabeth Cunningham, Steven Hunter 15 m
   

Goals for the Retreat:

 

  • Learn more about Fellow Board Members and RTHS
  • Contribute to the RTHS School Engagement Plan
  • Establish Board Priorities and Action Steps for 2024-25

Introductions

  
II. Public Comments 1:20 PM
  A. Open to all community members (students, family members, faculty and staff, community members, and others) FYI Elizabeth Cunningham 5 m
   

 

Welcome and thank you to everyone attending today's meeting. If you submitted a request to make a comment, please limit your remarks to no more than 3 minutes.

  
III. Discussion 1:25 PM
  A. Understanding RTHS: Data Overview Discuss Elizabeth Cunningham, Jeni Corn, Akiba Griffin 25 m
   

RTHS Board Chairperson Elizabeth Cunningham, Academic Excellence Committee Chairperson Jeni Corn, and RTHS Chief School Officer Akiba Griffin will provide an overview of available data to inform our retreat discussions and decision-making throughout the day.

 

  
  B. RTHS School Engagement Planning Discuss Akiba Griffin 15 m
   

Chief School Officer Akiba Griffin will share information about the RTHS School Engagement Team (SET), the School Engagement Planning (SEP) process, and the role of the Board.

  
  C. Committee Discussions of the School Engagement Plan Discuss Jeni Corn, Carolyn Coya, Mitch Babb 45 m
IV. Break 2:50 PM
  A. Break FYI Elizabeth Cunningham 10 m
V. Focus Topic Discussions 3:00 PM
  A. Discussion Groups Discuss Jeni Corn, Mitch Babb, Carolyn Coya 45 m
   

Board members should select the topic they wish to discuss:

 

  1. Student, Educator, and School Success
  2. School Advancement: Development, Engagement, and Expansion
  3. Board Planning, Engagement, and Impact 
  
  B. Develop Board Priorities and Action Steps for 2024-25 Discuss Elizabeth Cunningham, Steven Hunter 45 m
   

The Board will identify priorities and action steps for 2024-25 based on the committee and focus group discussions. 

 

Consider:

 

Board Priorities: What are our top priorities for 2024-25? (short-term/long-term)
Process: How will we achieve these priorities? (through committees, with partners, through new structures?)
Action Steps: What are our next steps?

  
VI. Closing Items 4:30 PM
  A. Other Business and Reminders FYI Elizabeth Cunningham 5 m
   

Upcoming Meetings:

 

  • Governance Committee meeting tomorrow at 4:00 PM
  • Called Finance Committee meeting to review audit findings on Wednesday, October 16th at 5:00 PM at RTHS and via Zoom
  • Monthly Board meeting on Wednesday, October 16th at 5:30 PM at RTHS and via Zoom
  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Ailette Tobien 1 m