Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 17, 2016 at 5:30 PM
Location
RTHS
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Directors Present
C. Mugge, C. Rockafellow, J. Kerr, K. Ondrick, R. Cohn, T. Vaidhyan
Directors Absent
S. Mcmullan
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Rockafellow, T. Vaidhyan
Guests Present
E. Grunden, P. Blizzard
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
Caroline Rockafellow indicated that she was joining the Board Meeting 15 mins late, Carmen Mugge called the meeting to order awaiting Caroline's participation.
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Mugge called a meeting of the board of directors of Research Triangle High School to order on Wednesday Aug 17, 2016 at 5:35 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from June
C. Rockafellow arrived.
T. Vaidhyan arrived.
C. Rockafellow made a motion to Approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 06-15-16: A motion was made by Caroline Rockafellow to approve the meeting minutes with an amendment that meeting minutes draft neglected to include the actual officer vote in June, 2016 that included approval of Karen Ondrick as Secretary for the 2016-17 school year, and 2nd by Carmen Mugge. Board Meeting on 06-15-16.
C. Mugge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
CSO Report
Mr. Grunden outlined the challenges in recruiting and retaining an increased diverse population of students. Action plans will be identified and shared with Board in upcoming board meetings. Proposed recommendations from the Organization will include projections of potential impact to the Organization (i.e. teacher resources, funding investments, etc.)
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Vote to accept CSO report
C. Mugge made a motion to Approve the CSO Report, including approving the resignation of Ms. Pedersen and hiring of Ms. Frame.
T. Vaidhyan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Accept Deb Walsh's resignation
A.
New item
R. Cohn made a motion to Approve the resignation of Deb Walsh from the RTHS Board.
C. Mugge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Moment of Zen
A.
Graduation photos - one more time for posterity
B.
Report
Preliminary projections of school performance grades. Mr. Grunden will share data and actuals at the September board meeting provided NCDPI releases the information in time for September Board Meeting..
V. Finance
A.
Review uploaded Financials - both EOY15-16, and July '16
It was noted that the Financial Framework summary tab would be updated by the Organization to reflect # students on waiting list and reserves for each of the academic school years from RTHS opening through 2015-16.
VI. Governance
A.
Board Retreat - Set date Fri Oct 14th??, committee to plan
October 14 morning half day will be targeted for the Board Retreat - Carmen and Pamela will lead the planning activities for the Retreat.
B.
Recruitment New Board Members
Thomas and John volunteered to lead the Board Recruitment subcommittee,
C.
Let's schedule a regular meeting time
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
T. Vaidhyan made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Kerr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:55 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Ondrick
T. Vaidhyan made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Kerr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.