Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 16, 2016 at 5:30 PM
Location
Sigma Xi Conference Room
Directors Present
C. Mugge, C. Nygard, C. Rockafellow, J. Kerr, S. Mcmullan, T. Vaidhyan
Directors Absent
D. Walsh, K. Ondrick, R. Cohn
Guests Present
E. Grunden, P. Blizzard
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Mcmullan called a meeting of the board of directors of Research Triangle High School to order on Wednesday Mar 16, 2016 at 5:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Ondrick made a motion to approve minutes.
C. Mugge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
New item
R. Cohn made a motion to Approve the consent agenda.
C. Mugge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Rich present his latest data analysis.
IV. CEO Support And Eval
A.
Update from Eric
400+ applicants (25% more apps from last year)
105 spots available
Provisional condition - drew 8 acceptances - didn't complete math recommendation or teacher said they were not ready
Accepts, declines, Demographics not available yet
Science Olympiad (17 events) - 2016 is first year - Student leaders, Parent & Teacher advisors
105 spots available
Provisional condition - drew 8 acceptances - didn't complete math recommendation or teacher said they were not ready
Accepts, declines, Demographics not available yet
Science Olympiad (17 events) - 2016 is first year - Student leaders, Parent & Teacher advisors
- Concerns around attendance, advising in some cases was minimal
- Some 1st place finishes, 4th place in Varsity for events, some 2nd place finishes - dealt very well with ambiguity and ended with a 5th place overall
- Math is not strong, growth was seen due to underperformance initially but Mastery approach is used (PLP) vs. pass/fail and results have improved
- English 99th percentile growth
- Leaves due to requests that were not aligned with RTHS policies - not curriculum related
- AR Board - Spend time with Eric in a 1:1 capacity to discuss goals
- CEO Evaluation will be sent out in April along with parent update
V. Development
A.
Update on event - Carmen
Grand Opening Gala - 79 registered - 53 invitees + guests, 14 declined, 96 no response
Agenda: Speeches to begin @ 6pm - Caroline, Eric, Bill Cobey - Chair, NC State Board of Ed, Debra Saunders-White (Chancellor NCCU)
Tours of school + VIP's, community projects
Request for financial assistance
Agenda: Speeches to begin @ 6pm - Caroline, Eric, Bill Cobey - Chair, NC State Board of Ed, Debra Saunders-White (Chancellor NCCU)
Tours of school + VIP's, community projects
Request for financial assistance
VI. Strategic Initiatives developing in RTP
A.
New item
Pushed to next month's board meeting (April)
VII. Finance
A.
Report on cash balances & DSCR
B.
Approve audit contract for 15-15
K. Ondrick made a motion to move into contract with Thomas Judy & Tucker, PA.
R. Cohn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. Governance
A.
New Board Members - Send names to Caroline before mtg
Compile a list of potential board members and send to Caroline
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Voted on new German teacher by the board - Thomas made the motion and Caroline 2nd the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:56 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Mcmullan
Biology – 77, English II – 83.9
NCFE (NC Final Exams) - All results were higher than predicted except Math II
ACT Results - 11th Grade was uniformly high (70% or higher)
PSAT - Limited but still over 60% but anyone can take it
SAT - Excellent results and over predictability on EVAAS