Roll Call: 

Board Members:

Adrienne Mason: Board Chairperson

Ach' (Sheila) Davis: Board Secretary

Lisa White - Board Member

Ashley Duncan - Board Member

Dr. Abby Lovett-Uddin - Board Member

Dr. Jarrod Lockhart - Board Member

Dana Nerenberg - Board Member

School Officials:

Dr. Jamila Singleton: Executive Director - RSV

Michelle Rauda -RSV Student Board Representative

• Recommendation: The board approves the minutes of the September 29 special board meeting.

BOARD SECRETARY TO READ PRIOR TO ALL PUBLIC COMMENT:

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting and will be allotted three - five minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Please do not use specific student, teacher or administrator names in your comments as our meetings are open to the public and public record, and we must adhere to FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

The "Reports, Requests, and Comments by Board Members" section of the board agenda is a platform for members to share updates, solicit requests, or make comments on relevant topics.

Board Report Report

• Senior Report
• ASB Updates and Events

1. Board member invitations to events

Update on Student Board representation

Spring 26 to Spring 27 Calendar

1) Sign up for 1 each event Fall Winter/, Spring, Summer (3x a year)

2) What else do we need to know about that we should be attending as a team? 

Board/Staff Buddy Program

Parent, student, teacher, board advocacy group update. 

(Subject to objections by the board members, the following items will be passed by a single motion to approve all listed actions and resolutions. There will be no discussion on these items unless requested by the board. If discussion is requested, the items will be moved from the Consent agenda and considered separately after the motion has been made and passed to approve the remaining items.)

Approval of Financial Disbursements and Payroll as Audited and Certified per RCW Regulations
 

In accordance with RCW 42.24.080 and RCW 42.24.090, the following financial disbursements and payroll for September 2026 have been audited, certified by the Auditing Officer, and are presented for formal Board approval to ensure legal accountability, transparency, and fiscal integrity.

Payroll Certification – RCW 42.24.080
The Auditing Officer has reviewed and certified payroll disbursements as required. These payments have been recorded on a payroll listing made available to the Board. The September 2026 payroll direct deposit total (payroll run 9/30/26, regular) is $86,126.41.
Approved Amount: $86,126.41 (Payroll Direct Deposit)

Accounts Payable Certification – RCW 42.24.090
The Auditing Officer has audited and certified the following accounts payable disbursements. Claims for expense reimbursements have also been certified as required. These payments have been recorded on a listing made available to the Board. The September 2026 accounts payable total is $137,908.35.
Approved Amount: $137,908.35

• Electronic Funds Transfer – Public Checking: $137,908.35
• Electronic Funds Transfer – Private Savings: $0.00

Non-Accounts-Payable Cash Disbursements Certification – RCW 42.24.090
The Auditing Officer has reviewed and certified all non-accounts-payable electronic and manual check disbursements. These payments have been recorded on a listing made available to the Board. The September 2026 non-accounts-payable cash disbursement total is $3,015.68.
Approved Amount:

• Electronic Payments: $3,015.68 (EFT – Public Checking)
• Manual Checks: $0.00

Total Disbursements for Approval (September 2026)
$227,050.44 (Payroll $86,126.41 + A/P $137,908.35 + Non-A/P Electronic $3,015.68 + Manual Checks $0.00)

Recommended Board Action
Motion: Move to approve the audited financial disbursements and payroll for September 2026, totaling $227,050.44, as presented.

Sources: September Financials folder: 4 - Payroll & AP Certification 26 09.pdf, 5 - RSV_Payroll Report 26 09.pdf, 6a - AP Register 26 09.pdf, 6b - Non-AP Cash Disbursements 26 09.pdf

Review ahead of December vote

Evidence is due Nov 16, Required: OPMA, PRA, employment of properly credentialed instructional staff, permitted uses of public funds. 

ED Report October 

State of the School (replaces the Compliance Dashboard) 

7.1  — Policy 2020, Course Design, Selection, and Adoption of Instructional Materials (amended) and 2020P. The board reviews an updated Policy and Procedure 2020. Procedure 2020P submitted as an information item; no Board action required per Policy 1310. Overview of changes.

7.2 — Policy 2170, Career and Technical Education (new) and 2170P. Establishes CTE program governance, including course equivalencies applied toward graduation requirements under Policy 2410. Procedure 2170P submitted as an information item.

7.3 -- Policy 3110, Enrollment (amended) and 3110P(new). 

• Grades: "entering the 9th grade" becomes "in grades 9 through 12." I added a comment spelling out the other option (new students in 9th only) for the Board to choose between.
• New "Enrollment Capacity" section: the Board sets capacity by grade every year, after consulting the Commission, before applications open. This is the policy language behind Tuesday's resolution.
• Admission limits: added that admission can only be limited by age, grade level or capacity, as the law requires.
• Staff-children preference: now limited to staff who live in Washington.  
• Cleanup:
  • "inaugural class" removed
  • SchoolMint replaced with "the enrollment platform" in four places, so a vendor change won't need a policy change the duplicated school name and a stray ". ." fixed

Recommendation: Approve policies 3110, 2020 and 2170, with their accompanying procedures.

8.1 Policy 2415 and Procedure 2415P: Performance-Based Pathway for High School Graduation

Policy 2415 lets RSV offer a performance-based graduation pathway, in which a student completes a real-world learning experience and creates a product that shows they meet state English language arts and/or math standards.
Procedure 2415P sets out how student proposals are approved, how students are kept safe, and how an endorsed teacher evaluates student work using the state rubrics, with IEP teams involved for students with IEPs.
Adoption is planned for November 10 if the State Board of Education confirms in writing that charter schools may offer this pathway; the procedure is presented for information.

8.2 Policy 1250 and Procedure 1250P, Students on Governing Boards 
Revises Policy 1250 to seat up to four non-voting student representatives instead of two, seeking one from each grade level.
Procedure 1250P (information item) adds a fall selection for the grade 9 seat and a 2026-27 transition to seat new representatives by November 30, 2026.
Recommended action: first reading, with adoption scheduled for November 10, 2026 (or immediate adoption if the board finds it in the school’s best interest).

8.3 Policy 3245 & 3245P – Students and Telecommunication Devices (New) – First Reading

This makes RSV’s Yondr phone-free program board policy. Phones and smartwatches are pouched from arrival to dismissal, with medical exceptions, and consequences follow the Student & Family Handbook. Today these rules live only in the handbook, which staff can revise. Making them board policy gives the consequences, including suspension, and the confiscation rules a firmer legal footing under state discipline rules. It also keeps the program in place through staff changes and shows the Commission that a key practice is written into board policy. It prepares RSV for the statewide phone-free requirement proposed for 2027.

Recommended action: First reading. Adoption at the next regular meeting.

Charter Renewal: Discussion of the Commission-issued RSV renewal timeline

Begin discussion of drafting a strategic plan for Rooted. 

1. Renewal Application Goes to the Commission February 24, Ahead of the March 2 Deadline 
   The Commission releases the final application rules on February 1; we submit three and a half weeks later.
2. Board Vote on Renewal Set for January 26
   The board will vote to approve the submission and authorize the ED to make edits that match the Commission’s final rules. The February 23 meeting is the backup.
3. Commission Decides Our Charter Renewal August 19, 2027
   Before then we host a spring site visit on a date we choose, and public comment opens February 1.

1. Before We Build, We Listen: Measuring Family Demand for RSV’s 2028 Expansion
2. 150 Families by February: How RSV Will Show Demand Before Committing to a Facility
3. Going to Families Where They Are: RSV’s Plan to Test Demand for 9th Grade and Middle School

This item gives the Board its first full look at what growing beyond our current building would require and identifies the questions that remain open before any commitment. The Board will be asked to make decisions on the open questions in December 2026. 

Dr. J asked Excellent Schools Washington for about $2.6–2.8M over five years to fund a Health Sciences pathway and growth toward roughly 335 students.

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