Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 18, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Location
RTHS Board Room
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Directors Present
A. Quigley, C. Mugge, C. Rao, E. Cunningham, G. Rodgers, S. Rivers-Kobler
Directors Absent
M. Johnson, R. Cohn, S. Mcmullan, T. Medhin, V. Vojnovich
Guests Present
E. Grunden
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
G. Rodgers called a meeting of the board of directors of Research Triangle High School to order on Wednesday Sep 18, 2019 at 5:38 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from last Monthly Board Meeting
C. Mugge made a motion to approve minutes from the Monthly Board Meeting on 08-21-19 Monthly Board Meeting on 08-21-19.
C. Rao seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Vote to accept Consent Agenda above
C. Mugge made a motion to accept Consent Agenda.
C. Rao seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
CSO Report
II. CEO Update
A.
Diversity Report on Hiring
- Candidates who left abruptly could not get feedback for reasons leaving
- Work in progress; Making conscious efforts to talk to bigger network for recruiting
- Breaking in new faculty: can do better in this regard
- Before getting them to interview stage, candidates have already got a job; Tight market
- Report reflects an approach to enhance diversity; To continue such efforts
- New class for native speakers this year; Small class
- Pleased with the new recruits
- Work in progress; Making conscious efforts to talk to bigger network for recruiting
- Breaking in new faculty: can do better in this regard
- Before getting them to interview stage, candidates have already got a job; Tight market
- Report reflects an approach to enhance diversity; To continue such efforts
- New class for native speakers this year; Small class
- Pleased with the new recruits
III. Finance
A.
Review Final 2018/19 Financials and 2019/20 Plan
- Approval of audit next month
- this month not big difference than last month
- long term expense and facilities issues with the change in staff being considered (short term and long term)
- one of the Bond writers contacted school; they would do all the filings ($7500/year; Setup fee one time: $5000); CSO is now having to do it; Time consuming every quarter but not difficult; Consider outsourcing this to free up some CSO time to focus on important issues like recruitment, growth, performance etc
- this month not big difference than last month
- long term expense and facilities issues with the change in staff being considered (short term and long term)
- one of the Bond writers contacted school; they would do all the filings ($7500/year; Setup fee one time: $5000); CSO is now having to do it; Time consuming every quarter but not difficult; Consider outsourcing this to free up some CSO time to focus on important issues like recruitment, growth, performance etc
IV. Governance
A.
Committee Update
- Focus on Board Recruitment/Orientation & Reviewed Assessment for 18/19 (Gist of Governance Committee meeting)
B.
Discuss 2019/20 Retreat Plans and Proposed Agenda
- Start off with an abbreviated Board meeting
- Each Committee to put together Goals and Actions that come out of the Retreat;
- Action and goals will be put on Board on Track and tracked
- Invite staff (4) to the Retreat to meet Board members
- Staff member(s) may want to be on Board - for representation;
- Each Committee to put together Goals and Actions that come out of the Retreat;
- Action and goals will be put on Board on Track and tracked
- Invite staff (4) to the Retreat to meet Board members
- Staff member(s) may want to be on Board - for representation;
C.
Board Reference Materials
V. Development Committee
A.
Committee Update
- Development Director to put together a fundraising plan;
- Board to help with it
- Board to help with it
VI. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Committee Update
- Reviewed slides; Represents current data
- Slide 12 (EOC Subgroup Performance) to be worked on/finalized with more data; more discussion to follow at the Retreat on the Slide; Will help in furthering school strategy
- Slide 12 (EOC Subgroup Performance) to be worked on/finalized with more data; more discussion to follow at the Retreat on the Slide; Will help in furthering school strategy
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:41 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Rodgers
A. Quigley made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Mugge seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
- A few tests may be going away next year; Look into feasibility of Consultant looking into results if such is the case
- Administration restructuring to make it more efficient and streamlined; some reshuffling
- Good team and working well