Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 15, 2017 at 5:30 PM
Location
RTHS - Board Room
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 FBC Conference Room.
The mission of Research Triangle High School is to increase access to globally competitive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education for students and teachers across North Carolina, by incubating, proving and scaling innovative models of teaching and learning.
The mission of Research Triangle High School is to increase access to globally competitive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education for students and teachers across North Carolina, by incubating, proving and scaling innovative models of teaching and learning.
Directors Present
A. Quigley, C. Mugge, C. Rao, C. Rockafellow, G. Rodgers, R. Cohn, S. Mcmullan, S. Rivers-Kobler (remote), T. Medhin, V. Vojnovich
Directors Absent
J. Kerr, K. Pigues, T. Vaidhyan
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
S. Mcmullan, T. Medhin, V. Vojnovich
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 Nov 15, 2017 at 5:37 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Additional discussion on clarification of the notes
C. Rockafellow made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting - Retreat on 10-20-17 Board Meeting - Retreat on 10-20-17.
V. Vojnovich seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Chief School Officer/Principal's Report
S. Mcmullan arrived.
E.
Monthly Financial Statements - Budget vs. Actual - for Board review and approval
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve to accept all items above
C. Rockafellow made a motion to Approve the consent agenda to include the CSO Report and the Financial Report.
V. Vojnovich seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. CSO Action Items for Board approval
A.
Several actions
V. Vojnovich made a motion to Approve the methodology on how we assess our teachers.
A. Quigley seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
R. Cohn made a motion to Approve the dress code.
C. Rao seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C. Rao made a motion to Hiring of staff.
S. Mcmullan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Governance
A.
Key work items from Retreat
V. Vojnovich arrived.
T. Medhin arrived.
B.
Establish committees and membership
Clarification of the number and focus of the new task forces/committees was made on the retreat minutes
Victoria will be moved from the Governance Committee to the Chair of the newly formed Marketing Committee.
We are looking at several parents and faculty onto the membership of the Marketing Committee
For the newly formed Task Force - Thomas Valdhyan will be the new Chair
Victoria will be moved from the Governance Committee to the Chair of the newly formed Marketing Committee.
We are looking at several parents and faculty onto the membership of the Marketing Committee
For the newly formed Task Force - Thomas Valdhyan will be the new Chair
V. Academic Excellence
A.
Work update
Rich Cohen briefed the status of the committee to include the AP Participation and Performance at RTHS in comparison to other local schools.
VI. Strategic Initiatives
A.
Update on pre-meeting actions
Pamela briefed the outcome of the "pre-meeting" of the newly formed Task Force to include:
Defining Terms
Clarifying the RTHS Model
General Assembly interface initiative.
Defining Terms
Clarifying the RTHS Model
General Assembly interface initiative.
VII. Development
A.
Updated report
Minutes were posted to Board On Track
VIII. Finance
A.
Update on revenue and budget status
Financial gap has been closed with understanding the Revenue for this school year.
B.
Edu-moment on school finances
The set of charts at the Retreat went very far to help educate the board
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
C. Rockafellow made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
R. Cohn 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 7:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Rodgers