Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Monthly RTHS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 19, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Location
In Person at RTHS - 3106 East, NC-54, Durham, NC 27709
Directors Present
A. Quigley (remote), A. Tobien (remote), C. Coia, C. Mugge (remote), E. Cunningham (remote), G. Rodgers, J. Corn (remote), M. Johnson (remote), S. Carty Vetere (remote), S. Hunter (remote), S. Rivers-Kobler (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Requena
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Corn, S. Rivers-Kobler
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
A. Quigley, S. Rivers-Kobler
Guests Present
Angela Soulas (remote), C. Elliott, Ian (remote), J. Webb (remote), John-Paul Schick (remote), Judie (remote), KEC (remote), Kathleen Mason (remote), Kurt Merriweather (remote), Lindsey Arledge (remote), Lindsey Arledge (remote), Maddie (remote), Maddie Carr (remote), Mark Stevenson (remote), Maureen Churchill (remote), Preeti T (remote), Rich Sawin (remote), Sabina (remote), Sakthi (remote), Sarah (remote), Stacey Kaufman (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approve Board Minutes
A.
Board Meeting Minutes - 9/21/2022
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Absent
|
| A. Quigley |
Aye
|
| C. Mugge |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| S. Carty Vetere |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Absent
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| M. Johnson |
Abstain
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
III. Public Comments
A.
Open to all stakeholders (parents, staff, other)
IV. Director Report
A.
Finance Update
Mr. Elliot provided an update on finance: some swings, decrease in enrollment, in general doing better than expected, service to debt ratio expected to be met.
V. Development Committee
A.
Committee Update
Mr. Elliot provided an update on development: upcoming main event is Giving Tuesday.
VI. Academic Excellence
A.
Committee Update
Mr. Elliot provided an update on academics:
- learning about Summit and success - mastery base learning.
- Data collated on end of grade testing, to determine students that need support, for example Biology.
- Growth: RTHS growth as a school is high, EVAAS tool, school assessment to find subgroups
- Priority - Math 1
VII. Governance
A.
Committee Update - New Board Member
S. Carty presented on new board member updates.
- Debra Milne-James, finance background, engaged during the interview, passionate about education
Mr. Elliot presented Board Retreat on 8Nov22 and a general outline of what is expected
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Quigley |
Aye
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| M. Johnson |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| S. Carty Vetere |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| C. Mugge |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Absent
|
VIII. Charter Amendment
A.
Amendment
Proposal to update the RTHS school charter to align with the NC state minimum requirement 185 days or 1025 hours.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| M. Johnson |
Aye
|
| A. Quigley |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| S. Carty Vetere |
Aye
|
| C. Mugge |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Absent
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| M. Johnson |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| C. Mugge |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| S. Carty Vetere |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Absent
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| A. Quigley |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
Mr. Webb provided an update on WTHS.
None