Research Triangle High School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 19, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Location
Remote Only:
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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), J. Corn (remote), M. Babb (remote), S. Hunter (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Walden, S. Rivers-Kobler
Guests Present
A. Drake (remote), A. Griffin (remote), A. Soulashinh (remote), C. Klein-Gloria (remote), E. Balazs (remote), J (remote), Jay Liotta (remote), Kristen (remote), Latesha Jackson (remote), Lisa Gordon Stelle (remote), Neal MP (remote), RTHS PTSO (remote), S. Jones (remote), S. Kaufman (remote), S. Overman (remote), Shana Nix (remote), T. Mills-Silver (remote), Toni Patterson (remote), W. Price (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approve Board Minutes
A.
Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| M. Walden |
Absent
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
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 details on slides added to agenda:
- Updates about the school and end of year activities.
- Graduation, Seniors focused activities
- Scholarships and graduates acceptances
B.
Academic Excellence
A.Griffin presented details on slides added to agenda. RTHS able to offer both humanities AP courses next year (which often rotate) - African Studies and Psychology,
V. Finance
A.
Updates on the FY 2023-24 Working Budget
A.Drake presented on finance, details on slides added to agenda:
- Good Debt to Service Ratio = 1.22, above requirement
- provided an overview of the budget lines
- Spring Giving Campaign
- Financial options with TowneBank after meeting
Clarification - money above the debt to service ratio goes into a separate account that the school can't touch.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| M. Walden |
Absent
|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
VI. Development
A.
Committee Update
None at this meeting.
VII. Governance
A.
Committee Updates
G.Rodgers presented details on slides added to agenda:
- Board Officers
- Chairman: Elizabeth Cunningham
- Vice Chairman: Steve Hunter
- Treasurer: Mitch Babb
- Secretary: Ailette Tobien
- Committee Chairs
- Finance Committee: Mitch Babb
- Academic Excellence: Jeni Corn
- Development: Dina Requena
- Governance: Carolyn Coia
- CEO Support and Evaluation: Carolyn Coia
- Potential Board Member Candidates
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| M. Walden |
Absent
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Corn |
Aye
|
| M. Walden |
Absent
|
| A. Tobien |
Aye
|
| E. Cunningham |
Aye
|
| S. Hunter |
Aye
|
| D. Requena |
Aye
|
| G. Rodgers |
Aye
|
| S. Rivers-Kobler |
Absent
|
| C. Coia |
Aye
|
| M. Babb |
Aye
|
VIII. Other Business Matters
A.
As needed
Interviews - Call to board members to participate in interviews for potential board members.
Due to fairness for the multiple requests received, no public comments will be held at this board meeting and addressed at a different forum due to personnel matter.