Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
In person or Remote:
3106 East, 3106 NC-54, Durham, NC 27709
OR
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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), D. Requena (remote), E. Cunningham (remote), G. Rodgers (remote), M. Babb (remote), M. Walden, S. Hunter (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Corn, S. Rivers-Kobler
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
M. Walden
Guests Present
A. Drake, A. Griffin (remote), A. Soulashinh (remote), C. Klein-Gloria (remote), S. Jones (remote), Scott (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approve Board Minutes
A.
Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Absent
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| M. Walden |
Absent
|
| D. Requena |
Aye
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
B.
Special Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Aye
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| M. Walden |
Absent
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Absent
|
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 provided an executive overview, details on the meeting packet:
- Highlights of activities at school for May
- Staffing updates
- Lottery enrollment updates
Action: Board emails for parent square communication
V. Academic Excellence
A.
Academic Excellence
A.Griffin provided an update, details on agenda packet.
- Survey opened for ~a month of Mar2024, RTHS participation ~60%s
- Teacher working condition survey - looking at areas of improvement for the school.
- Focus on teacher retention, student concerns/conduct (tardiness)
- Working with SET team, and look at other opportunities for teachers/staff to provide input
Action: Check discrepancy between teacher that have been at school for a long time vs short time
VI. Finance
A.
Updates on the FY 2023-24 Budget
A.Drake provided an update on finance committee.
Debt to service ratio: 1.24, good bond requirement 1.2
Budget update for May24: Utility cost and graduation were slightly increased from predicted and other line items were lowered
Topics to improve surplus, update to the board:
- Increase of interest rate, meeting with bank planned end of May.
- Reduce debt to service ratio, conversation with bond.
VII. Development
A.
Committee Update
None this meeting.
VIII. Governance
A.
Committee Updates
G. Rodgers provided an update on governance.
- Potential board member update, 4 potential candidates and no conflict for potential parents. Planning for vote for next board meeting
- Demographics: area of expertise, age, race
- Board Officers - planned for vote for next board meeting
- Committee Chairs - more follow ups
- CEO Evaluation Survey - ongoing.
- BOT deactivate and removal of contacts
- Staff asked to see evaluation as feedback - but the evaluations are personal and private. School focused topics may be communicated.
IX. Other Business Matters
A.
As needed
None this meeting.
None this meeting.