Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 18, 2020 at 5:30 PM
Location
RTHS Board Room
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Directors Present
A. Quigley (remote), C. Mugge (remote), C. Rao, E. Cunningham (remote), G. Rodgers, S. Mcmullan (remote), S. Rivers-Kobler (remote), T. Medhin (remote), V. Vojnovich
Directors Absent
M. Johnson
Guests Present
E. Grunden (remote)
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 Mar 18, 2020 at 5:37 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from last Board Meeting
C. Mugge made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 02-19-20.
V. Vojnovich seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Emergency Board Vote on Temporary Facility Closure
E.
Monthly Finance Report
F.
Vote to accept Consent Agenda above
C. Mugge made a motion to move the Consent Agenda.
V. Vojnovich seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. CEO ACTIONS
A.
CSO REPORT
- Went over the CSO Report
- Open house in Fall; tours; give a talk to prospective students/parents; In the Spring, people on the waitlist are invited
- Virtual tours helps reach wider audience; up and running; now there is an urgent need and will be used after making it more robust
- 2nd Morehead winner
- Open house in Fall; tours; give a talk to prospective students/parents; In the Spring, people on the waitlist are invited
- Virtual tours helps reach wider audience; up and running; now there is an urgent need and will be used after making it more robust
- 2nd Morehead winner
B.
ParentSquare Demo
- Every Board member has been invited, even if they may have not conformed on Parent Square
- CSO has sent invitations to everyone; Respond by registering; Download the app
- Parent Square is a way to communicate with Board about School; Way to connect with all
- If you are not a parent, you may not get all the information
- CSO has sent invitations to everyone; Respond by registering; Download the app
- Parent Square is a way to communicate with Board about School; Way to connect with all
- If you are not a parent, you may not get all the information
III. Finance
A.
Committee Minutes - READ
B.
Progress on the Gym
- Presentation of RTHS Gym by Architect (Hagersmith Design)
- 100 Ft setback - required; Stormwater area (to keep in mind); can have practice field in the setback area
- Consider plaza; a cool feature between school and gym
- Cost: Sitework estimate: $400 - $500k (Reroute storm water, etc)
- Building construction at $240/square foot = $3,252,500
- Total estimated Construction cost with contingency: $4,700,000 (Recommended 10% contingency)
- Will try to make the building as energy-efficient as possible and design it accordingly
- More class rooms we add, will have an impact on the parking space; can be looked into
- Occupancy capacity: can design based on our requirements
- 20 months time: having general contractor (JD Beam) involved every step of the way; from start to finish
- Need to get construction costs of other gyms in the area; comparable to RTHS plan
- Next phase: Pricing and design package; more details of the drawing; pricing narrative; provide comparable costs of other gyms
- 100 Ft setback - required; Stormwater area (to keep in mind); can have practice field in the setback area
- Consider plaza; a cool feature between school and gym
- Cost: Sitework estimate: $400 - $500k (Reroute storm water, etc)
- Building construction at $240/square foot = $3,252,500
- Total estimated Construction cost with contingency: $4,700,000 (Recommended 10% contingency)
- Will try to make the building as energy-efficient as possible and design it accordingly
- More class rooms we add, will have an impact on the parking space; can be looked into
- Occupancy capacity: can design based on our requirements
- 20 months time: having general contractor (JD Beam) involved every step of the way; from start to finish
- Need to get construction costs of other gyms in the area; comparable to RTHS plan
- Next phase: Pricing and design package; more details of the drawing; pricing narrative; provide comparable costs of other gyms
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Since all the topics could not be covered, Board will be meeting next week
- Carmen Mugge made a motion to continue the Board meeting next Wednesday, March 25; Chaya Rao seconded the motion
- Carmen Mugge made a motion to continue the Board meeting next Wednesday, March 25; Chaya Rao seconded the motion
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:12 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Rodgers
- Expecting everything to continue like before