Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 15, 2017 at 5:30 PM
Location
RTHS
The RTHS Board of Directors meets monthly on the Third Wednesday of each month, except for December and July. Meetings are held onsite at 5:30pm until 7pm, upstairs in the FPC.
Directors Present
C. Mugge, C. Rao, C. Rockafellow, G. Rodgers (remote), J. Kerr, K. Ondrick, S. Mcmullan, T. Medhin, T. Vaidhyan (remote)
Directors Absent
R. Cohn
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
G. Rodgers, T. Medhin, T. Vaidhyan
Guests Present
E. Grunden, Fabrienne Swetson, Kim Basben, Lamont Frazier, Michelle Hollison, P. Blizzard
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Rockafellow called a meeting of the board of directors of Research Triangle High School to order on Wednesday Feb 15, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Mcmullan made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 01-18-17 Board Meeting on 01-18-17.
T. Medhin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes from Call
C. Mugge made a motion to approve minutes from the Call to discuss Real Estate matter on 01-30-17 Call to discuss Real Estate matter on 01-30-17.
S. Mcmullan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
CSO Report
E. Grunden arrived.
F.
Prior Month Financials
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Consent Agenda
C. Mugge made a motion to Approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
S. Mcmullan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Public Comment
A.
Members of the Public may Speak for 5 minutes total on 2/15
G. Rodgers arrived.
T. Vaidhyan arrived.
Parents and Coaches attended as Guests to bring forward their feedback and voice to the Board surrounding a request they will be making to RTHS, surrounding their desire that RTHS please plan for and provide a strategic plan for the RTHS Sports Program, including extended financial, facilities, and transportation support.
T. Medhin arrived.
IV. Open Meetings Law
A.
Please review the attached overview document
Karen reminded all Board Members of the needs to record meeting minutes for their respective Committee meetings on a regular basis via BoardOnTrack tool, and also to refresh their understanding of the North Carolina Open Meeting Laws handout that was included in the Board packet at this February Board Meeting, and permanently maintained in the BoardOnTrack Tool under Permanent Board Documents section.
V. Executive Session re legal update
A.
Eric
A motion was brought forward from Carmen to enter closed session, and 2nd by Sherida, with a unanimous yes vote to enter closed session due to a legal matter at 6 pm, surrounding an open issue with OCR. A motion was then brought forward to exit closed session by Karen, with a 2nd by John, with a unanimous yes vote to exit closed session at 6:04 pm.
VI. Governance
A.
Discuss and Vote on Articulation Agreements for priority admissions
The Board discussion included the recommendation of RTHS reviewing the Articulation Agreements annually for both RTHS and the other school(s) to assess the effectiveness of the agreements and progress of student success. A question was raised about RTHS looking at the possibility of exploring setting a "cap" on the number of students entering from articulation agreements.
Another idea raised was to include into the articulation agreement an element of parent "connection" via volunteerism, etc. to RTHS, even if a lunch hour guest speaker role, for the parents or guardians of the students entering RTHS via articulation agreements, as well as the general population of the RTP business professionals (i.e. a Big Brothers/Big Sisters concept)..
The Governance Committee will discuss further recommendations regarding the language in future potential Articulation Agreements
Another idea raised was to include into the articulation agreement an element of parent "connection" via volunteerism, etc. to RTHS, even if a lunch hour guest speaker role, for the parents or guardians of the students entering RTHS via articulation agreements, as well as the general population of the RTP business professionals (i.e. a Big Brothers/Big Sisters concept)..
The Governance Committee will discuss further recommendations regarding the language in future potential Articulation Agreements
J. Kerr made a motion to Approve the Articulation Agreements as presented from Maureen Joy Charter School and Global Scholars Academy.
S. Mcmullan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Committee Meeting Update
C.
Retreat Action Items
VII. CEO Support And Eval
A.
Update
Karen reminded all Board members to schedule their 1/1 time with Eric during this school year. Also, Karen stated that the online CSO Evaluation Survey will be sent out to the Board and Staff in later April so the request was made to Pamela to assist in loading the individuals from RTHS into the BoardOnTrack tool by the end of March.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Kerr made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Rao 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 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Ondrick
IX. Development
A.
Update from Committee meeting
The RTHS Gala and fundraiser event will take place on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.