Sherida McMullan joined by phone after meeting was called to order

John stated that the financials to date are tracking as planned, however add’l expense for cost of Sheriff support for school crossing/entrance/exit was called out as higher than expected.  Mr. Grunden indicated that the current update from the NC DOT has indicated that the RTHS traffic light installation is projected to be complete by February, 2017.   

The Board reviewed and discuss Mr. Grunden's proposed goals and objectives for Academic Year 2016-17;  the Board acknowledged that there are some very aggressive goals that Mr. Grunden has established and is supportive of keeping the positive momentum that the four year trends have demonstrated.   What can RTHS do to measure the progress throughout the year without relying only on ACT/SAT; department heads are working with Mr. Grunden on establishing methods (i.e. MAP, etc.).  Mr. Grunden will target recording the goals/objectives online in to the Board on Track tool before the October board meeting scheduled October 19, 2016.

Sherida was inadvertently disconnected by phone during this agenda item and was not online when the vote occurred.  

There will be outreach by various members of the Board to business and education professionals in the Triangle/RTP community to consider potential volunteer roles on committees and also outreach to explore potential Board candidates -- a vote was not warranted at this board meeting but will be discussed further at the October 14 Retreat

It was noted that there is mandatory Pre-Retreat homework for all Board members to complete and bring to the October 14 scheduled retreat.  Details outlined in this board meeting agenda materials under Governance Committee. 
 
 

Mr. Grunden reported that RTHS received an “A” grade for School Performance Growth (SPG) Status based on EVAAS data for 2015-16 academic year, which consisted of SPG Score 86 (represents a 10-point increase from prior academic year), an EVAAS growth score of 78.1, an Overall Achievement Score of 86, a Math 1 Score of 77, an English II Score of 84, a Biology Score of 75, The ACT Score of 92, a Math Course Rigor Score of >95, and a Cohort Graduation Rate Standard Score of >95.  Further discussion continued as Mr. Grunden reviewed add’l EVAAS data for RTHS for the 2015-16 Academic Year. 
 

The Day 20 student count was finalized as 510 which is what RTHS had projected in the financials for the budget approved by the Board for academic year 2016-17. 
 
 

No report - Sherida was inadvertently disconnected via phone earlier in the meeting 

There was a review of open meeting law requirements and Board Members acknowledged the key elements of the NC Open Meeting Laws.