Final

Rooted School - Washington

Bi-Monthly Fund/Partnerships/Growth Committee

Published on April 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM PDT

Date and Time

Monday April 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 9:00 AM
  A. Record Attendance   Adrienne Mason 1 m
   

Board Members:


Adrienne Mason: Board Chairperson

 

 

School Officials:

Dr. Jamila Singleton: Executive Director - RSV

Dr. Sarah Yee: Operations Admin Sub - RSV

 

 

JGP

Katie Silberstein - JGP

 

  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
II. Fiscal & Budget 9:01 AM
  A. 26-27 Budget Planning Discuss Jamila Singleton 25 m
   

Recommendations for the Budget Amendment Process

  1. Intro (April Retreat)
  2. Public Comment/ Discussion (April) 
  3. First Read (May)
  4. Approval (June)


 


 

  
  B. Budget Proposal for April Retreat Discuss Jamila Singleton 15 m
   

Board Resolution --committee edits and brings to April 18th Board Retreat. 

  
  C. Enrollment Spring Push Discuss Jamila Singleton 10 m
   

Enrollment Strategy this spring

 

OPENING FRAME --

  • We have 23 families who said yes — and then went quiet. Our job right now is not to recruit. It's to convert.
  • The budget is built for 110 students. We are at 8 confirmed (+ 43 returning confirmations). That gap is not a recruitment problem — it's a follow-through problem, and Board engagement can be a key lever.

 

THE ASK —

  • Commit by April 14. Family briefs land in your inbox by April 16.
  • Make your calls in your assigned window. Log outcomes in the shared sheet — one line per call.
  • Show up to the Beloved Community Market. If you see an RSV family, sit with them for five minutes.
  • The rest of the Board will get access on April 18th.

ACCOUNTABILITY --

  • We will report conversion numbers at the May Board meeting.
  • If a family needs hands-on registration help, route them to the Director of Operations — don't let it die in your inbox.
  
III. Fundraising 9:51 AM
  A. Grant Seeking & Events Discuss Jamila Singleton 10 m
   
  1. Community Foundation (submitted end of March)
    1. 50,000 requested for the Spring 2026 Focus grant
  2. May "Beloved Market"
    1. How can students be a part of the planning?  -- Weekly Planning meetings at Rooted?
    2. How can students be a part of the day of?
    3. How can parents support and be involved?

 

 

  
  B. ESWA Portfolio Update FYI Jamila Singleton 2 m
   

Our board decided that Rooted School Vancouver is not yet meeting the "growth ready" bar. That being said, the board was energized by your clear-eyed perspective and the gains already made under your leadership.

The board would like to revisit a conversation in the Fall and look specifically at 1) academic data from this current school year and 2) enrollment/waitlist data for Fall 2026.

We would like to schedule a time in September to reconnect on those items.

  
IV. Closing Items 10:03 AM
  A. Action Items Discuss Adrienne Mason 5 m
   
  • Recap of action items and final remarks.
  • Confirmation of the next meeting date
  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Discuss Adrienne Mason