Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Monthly RTHS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
In Person at RTHS - 3106 East, NC-54, Durham, NC 27709
Directors Present
A. Tobien (remote), C. Coia, D. Requena (remote), E. Cunningham (remote), G. Rodgers, J. Corn (remote), M. Babb (remote), S. Carty Vetere (remote), S. Hunter (remote), S. Rivers-Kobler (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Milne James, M. Johnson
Guests Present
Amy Roads (remote), B. Mitchell (remote), C. Elliott, Jennifer Stancil (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approve Board Minutes
A.
Board Meeting Minutes - 9/21/2022
III. Public Comments
A.
Open to all stakeholders (parents, staff, other)
B.
Jennifer Stancil - Appreciated the Principals note Brought up an issue
C.
Aimee Rhodes -
Appreciates the parents board and the work that it is doing
Concern about Dr. Mann-Bailey's replacement (or lack of replacement)
Requested better communications from Principal
Appreciates the increased communications that are coming out now.
Looking forward to this forum continuing move forward
D.
Christine Valentie
Appreciates the Parent Forum and wanted to Reiterate the concerns of Aimee Rhodes
IV. Executive Director's Report
A.
Operations Update
Last open house with 47 parents/students group - was the largest group so far and was very successful
B.
Development Update
- Discussion of the history of the Development Committee in the past with Carmen Mugge.
- Looking at RTP Corporate resources that we may be able to benefit from.
- Mr. Brandon Mitchel using some of his network connections to support the School's development.
- Need to increase communications on what the financial development is for.
- Working with our articulation schools to better get a connection for ensuring a diverse population
C.
Academic Excellence Update
Nine national finalists this year.
D.
23-24 School Calendar
Considerable work on the new calendar and the inputs from the Parents and staff
Families and students will be surveyed in the upcoming week.
A reduced the number of days in the overall school schedule
Introduction of a fall break, later start date and earlier last date.
Will go to board from approval next board meeting.
E.
Finance Update
Surplus needs to be used for the betterment of the school
- Equity Audit is being investigated
- Arhtiecture follow up
- Development Consultant
- Website revamp
- Additional surplus funds are still available
A full SOW and proposal process will be pursued to ensure that a solid project is contracted.
V. Governance
A.
Housekeeping
Reviewing the Board makeup and future composition
Call out for any changes to the current positions and board membership
Looking to continued improvement of the diversity of the board.
VI. Executive Session - Personnel Matters
A.
Updates
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Johnson |
Absent
|
| S. Carty Vetere |
Aye
|
| D. Milne James |
Absent
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
Concerns about the parent's meeting.
Diversity issues and Equity Concerns
Proposed a change in the Board By-laws to increase the number of parents and students on the board.