Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 16, 2017 at 5:30 PM
Location
RTHS - Board Room
Call In (712) 451-0709 Passcode 214330
Directors Present
C. Mugge, C. Rockafellow, G. Rodgers, J. Kerr (remote), K. Ondrick, R. Cohn, S. Mcmullan, T. Medhin
Directors Absent
C. Rao, K. Pigues, T. Vaidhyan
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
T. Medhin
Guests Present
E. Grunden, P. Blizzard
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
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 16, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Ondrick made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 06-21-17 Board Meeting on 06-21-17.
S. Mcmullan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
CSO Report
E.
July Cash Flow
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Vote to accept all above
R. Cohn made a motion to To approve the consent agenda.
C. Rockafellow seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. CSO Update
A.
CSO Monthly Priorities
Teacher mentoring is being emphasized this school year.
Increasing the student body activity into the running of the school.
Emphasizing increased teacher feedback and recognition
Several suggestions included a board sponsored award
Increasing the student body activity into the running of the school.
Emphasizing increased teacher feedback and recognition
Several suggestions included a board sponsored award
IV. Governance
A.
Board Membership
Karen Ondrick has tendered her resignation from the board effective September 30, 2017. Karen has played a huge role since the beginning of the school and prior to RTHS, both with her time and resources.
Alex Quigley has been vetted for a role on the board of directors and his extensive education background and how it could be used to the benefit of RTHS as a board director.
Sherida McMullen has moved out of the area, but has agreed to continue to remotely serve on the Board of Directors. This role has been reviewed by both the charter school bylaws and state statute to ensure that this situation is acceptable.
Alex Quigley has been vetted for a role on the board of directors and his extensive education background and how it could be used to the benefit of RTHS as a board director.
Sherida McMullen has moved out of the area, but has agreed to continue to remotely serve on the Board of Directors. This role has been reviewed by both the charter school bylaws and state statute to ensure that this situation is acceptable.
C. Rockafellow made a motion to To accept Karen Ondrick's resignation from the board of directors.
R. Cohn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Kerr made a motion to To accept Alex Quigley as a member of the RTHS Board of Directors.
K. Ondrick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C. Rockafellow made a motion to To accept Sherida McMullen as the Vice Chair of the Board.
K. Ondrick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
T. Medhin arrived.
B.
Board Assessments - Expectations
C.
Review Committees and Chairs for this year
Several committee memberships are changing with the new board assignments and are outlined in the governance committee report.
Carmen has encouraged all committee chairs to put their committee schedules out on Board on Track.
D.
Retreat Reminder - Friday October 20th 8am at Syngenta
The annual retreat was discussed and the suggestion of having the individual agendas be posted at least a week prior to the retreat.
V. Academic Excellence
A.
Present the Dashboard
Rich's presentation was deferred to next month for when there are more new board members present.
VI. Development
A.
Update?
Emphasis on expansion of our relationships with corporations and universities
RTP Rotary Club will be sponsoring a STEM Focused event with RTHS this year.
Emphasis to increase PTSO involvement of the board committees.
RTP Rotary Club will be sponsoring a STEM Focused event with RTHS this year.
Emphasis to increase PTSO involvement of the board committees.
VII. Finance
A.
Update on revenue
Increased revenue was accredited to the larger student population.
VIII. CEO Support And Eval
A.
An addition from Tsegga
Tsegga reviewed the training opportunities for Leadership Development for Eric and his leadership team.
Followup activities include speaking with Eric on training timeline and IBM on information for the grant process and timeline.
Discussion on what the participation of the training should be.
Followup activities include speaking with Eric on training timeline and IBM on information for the grant process and timeline.
Discussion on what the participation of the training should be.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
K. Ondrick made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Rockafellow 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 7:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Rodgers
Highlights included :Three new science courses and a new computer science course were added this year.
CSO goals will be discussed next month