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
Find your local number: https://rthighschool.zoom.us/u/ahcfCIgHb
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
II. Approve Board Minutes
A.
Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Absent
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Absent
|
| M. Walden |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
B.
Approve Special Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Walden |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Absent
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Absent
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
III. Public Comments
A.
Open to all community members (students, family members, faculty and staff, community members, and others)
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
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| M. Walden |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Absent
|
| J. Corn |
Absent
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
IX. Executive Session - Personnel Matters
A.
Executive Session
None at this meeting
X. Other Business Matters
A.
As needed
None at this meeting
None at this board meeting