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Rooted School - Washington

Rooted School Vancouver Board of Education Meeting

Committee of the Whole
Published on December 8, 2021 at 6:42 AM PST

Date and Time

Wednesday December 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM PST

Location

VIRTUAL MEETING
Rooted School Vancouver Board Meeting
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 4PM (Pacific Time)
Per the gubernatorial amendments in response to COVID-19, our meetings will be virtual until further notice.
Zoom Link for Meeting

The link for the meeting of December 15, 2021 appears below:

https://extensis.zoom.us/j/97645632276?from=addon

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
   
Motion:  The motion was made to call the meeting to order.

 

This meeting was called to order at  4:02 PM PST by Mr. Toby Martin, Board Chairman (or Board designee)
  B. Record Attendance
   
Roll Call: 

 

Board Members:

 

Steven Carney      -     Board Member
Karthy Chandra     -     Board Member 
Jonathan Johnson -     Board Member
Taina Knox             -     Board Member
Toby Martin            -     Board Chairman 
Nathan Webster     -     Board Member 

 

Rooted School Foundation/School Officials:

 

Carol Egan            -  School Leader - Rooted School Vancouver
Jonathan Johnson - School Founder & CEO
Kaitlin Karpinski     - School Leader - Rooted New Orleans 
Frank Ingargiola     - Director of Strategic Initiatives 

 

Guests:   

 

None for this meeting
  C. Approve Minutes
   
Approval of minutes of meeting from November 17, 2021

 

Motion: The motion was made to approve the minutes of the November 17, 2021 meeting.

 
    Approve minutes for Rooted School Vancouver Board Meeting on November 17, 2021
  D. Initial Public Comment
   
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.
II. BOARD PRESIDENT REPORT / STRATEGIC DISCUSSION ITEMS:
 
  • Toby Martin & Jonathan Johnson to present on:
  1. Raza LOI
  2. WA Charter - CSP Grant
  3. Charter School Growth Fund 
  4. WCSD
III. CEO/SCHOOL LEADER UPDATE
 
See Board President Report - Strategic DIscussion Items for joint presentation
  A. CEO Update
   
  • Rooted School Foundation Agreement - Synopsis & Vote
  B. SCHOOL LEADER UPDATES:
   
  1. Director of Operations Search - UPDATE
  2. SIS/LMS - Platform
  3. Recruitment Updates - Staff & Students
IV. Committee Updates
 
There are no Committee Updates for this meeting.
V. Finance & Operations Update
 
There is a Finance & Operation report presented by Bill Kiolbasa of Joule Growth Partners

 

  1. Recap of finances to date
  2. Discussion of any outstanding issues to date
VI. Consent Agenda Items
 
There is no Consent Agenda for this meeting.
VII. Executive Session (if needed)
 
There is no Executive Session for this meeting.
  A. Follow-Up Public Comment (if needed)
   
  • Follow-Up Public Comment
VIII. Board Governance Training Session II
  A. WA Charters Presentation - Bely Luu
   
Bely Luu - Associate Director of School Development at Washington State Charter Schools Association (WA Charters) to present on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Philanthropy
IX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
   
Motion: The motion was made to adjourn the meeting.

 

The meeting was adjourned.
Date of next Rooted School Vancouver, WA Board Meeting is Wednesday, January 26, 2022 @ 4:00 PM PT