Research Triangle High School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday January 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Location

REMOTE ONLY IN JANUARY

 

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Meeting ID: 935 6646 0638

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Directors Present

A. Tobien (remote), C. Coia (remote), E. Cunningham (remote), G. Rodgers (remote), M. Babb (remote), M. Walden (remote), S. Hunter (remote)

Directors Absent

D. Requena, J. Corn, S. Rivers-Kobler

Guests Present

A. Drake (remote), A. Griffin (remote), Amanda, C. Klein-Gloria (remote), Charles, Christine (remote), Lori (remote), Mark Stevenson (remote), Robin McCain (remote), S. Jones (remote), S. Kaufman (remote), Sarah (remote), T. Mills-Silver (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

C. Coia called a meeting of the board of directors of Research Triangle High School to order on Wednesday Jan 17, 2024 at 5:35 PM.

II. Approve Board Minutes

A.

Board Meeting Minutes

G. Rodgers made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 11-15-23.
M. Babb seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
S. Hunter
Aye
J. Corn
Absent
M. Babb
Aye
D. Requena
Absent
G. Rodgers
Aye
C. Coia
Aye
S. Rivers-Kobler
Absent
E. Cunningham
Aye
A. Tobien
Aye
M. Walden
Aye

B.

Approve Special Board Meeting Minutes

M. Walden made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Board Meeting - SET Bylaws Approval + CSO Contract Approval on 12-12-23.
M. Babb seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Requena
Absent
A. Tobien
Aye
G. Rodgers
Aye
C. Coia
Aye
M. Walden
Aye
J. Corn
Absent
S. Hunter
Aye
M. Babb
Aye
S. Rivers-Kobler
Absent
E. Cunningham
Aye

III. Public Comments

A.

Open to all community members (students, family members, faculty and staff, community members, and others)

None at this board meeting

IV. Chief School Officer Report

A.

Executive Overview

A. Griffin presented executive overview, refer to the presentation attached.

  • NC DPI certificate of academic growth for RTHS 2022-23 school year
  • Colleges update
  • 2 RTHS 2024 impact educators
  • Lottery open for admissions
  • SET update on parent interest and student membership
  • Academic Excellence goal updates includes student programs: internships, partnerships, AP courses

 

V. Finance

A.

Updates on the FY 2023-24 Budget

M.Babb introduced A.Drake Chief Operating Officer and thanked the transition from B.Mitchell.

 

A.Drake presented an update, the details in attached presentation:  

  • budget update for January 2024, all where from $<10k items
  • introducing Acadia with enrollment and lottery
  • Debt to service coverage ratio at 1.26 meets requirement 
  • For 2024-25 projecting higher ADM and unfreezing student college counselor

VI. Academic Excellence

A.

Committee Actions and Updates

Update covered in Executive Overview

VII. Development

A.

Committee Update

No update for this board meeting.

VIII. Governance

A.

Committee Updates

G.Rodgers provided an update on Governance:

  • Update on board calendar
  • Succession planning
  • New board members update:  4 nominations, 3 pre-screens completed and 1 interview conducted

B.

New Board Member

G. Rodgers made a motion to approve Brett Johnson as a Board Member.
M. Babb seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Coia
Aye
M. Walden
Aye
S. Rivers-Kobler
Absent
M. Babb
Aye
D. Requena
Absent
G. Rodgers
Aye
A. Tobien
Aye
S. Hunter
Aye
E. Cunningham
Aye
J. Corn
Absent

IX. Executive Session - Personnel Matters

A.

Executive Session

None at this meeting

X. Other Business Matters

A.

As needed

None at this meeting

XI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

A. Tobien made a motion to Adjourn meeting.
G. Rodgers seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Tobien