Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 21, 2015 at 5:30 PM
Location
RTHS Conference Room
Directors Present
C. Mugge, C. Rockafellow, D. Walsh, J. Kerr, K. Ondrick (remote), R. Cohn (remote), S. Mcmullan, T. Vaidhyan
Directors Absent
C. Nygard
Guests Present
E. Grunden, P. Blizzard
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Rockafellow called a meeting of the board of directors of Research Triangle High School to order on Wednesday Oct 21, 2015 at 5:30 PM.
B.
Introduce New Members
Introduced Deb walsh - VP of Technology and Innovation @ Fidelity
C.
Record Attendance and Guests
D.
Approve Monthly Board Minutes
C. Mugge made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 09-16-15 Board Meeting on 09-16-15.
K. Ondrick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
CSO Report
C. Mugge made a motion to Approve the CSO report.
K. Ondrick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Karen suggested approval w/o the goals and objectives to be approved later - targeting November 18th Board meeting for approval.
F.
August 15-16 Cash Flow
II. Academic Excellence
A.
PLP Presentation
Personalized Learning Program initiative review – Mission is different than the challenge (All RTHS students will graduate, be accepted to college and complete a college degree). Pilot includes RTHS as 1 of 19 schools to implement their program focus on mentoring, projects focused on 36 cognitive skills, content knowledge. Success for Summit is replication of their program.
III. Facility
A.
Report update
On track, no issues and exterior site work/pavement work will happen – planning move still on track for December 14th
IV. CEO Support And Eval
A.
CSO Goals & Objectives -> School Goals & Objectives
Goals and Objectives to be voted on in November 18th board meeting
1) Add professional development for teachers to the goals tracker/BOT metrics 2) Add MAP testing, 3) Raise proficiency, 4) Reduce tardies
B.
Voted to go into executive session @ 6:42pm to discuss a student matter
C.
Voted to come out of executive session @ 6:52pm
V. Finance
A.
Update - Read Minutes below
Engage the board on how we use the funds
B.
Approve Minutes
VI. Development
A.
Update from 4:15p prior meeting
1) Increase social media presence - LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook
Attendance by board - in person or via phone but try to make a majority of the meetings.
2) In kind, financial or networking connections provided by the board is the expectation as this is a working board
B.
School/PTSO Dev Comm report
VII. Scaling & Replicating
A.
Update
Thomas to update the board during November meeting including social media – Connections with Charlotte Mecklenberg, Wake STEM early college
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Reminder to PB to upload all legal docs to BOT
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Mcmullan