Rooted School - Washington

Minutes

Rooted School Vancouver Board of Education Meeting

Committee of the Whole

Date and Time

Wednesday June 22, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Location

VIRTUAL MEETING

Rooted School Vancouver - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

 

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)

 

Our meetings will be virtual until further notice.

Zoom Link for Meeting

The link for the meeting of Wednesday, June 22, 2022 appears below:

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

Directors Present

A. Mason (remote), D. Grant (remote), N. Webster (remote), T. Knox (remote), T. Martin (remote)

Directors Absent

K. Chandra

Guests Present

Corey Baron (remote), F. Ingargiola (remote), J. Johnson (remote), S. Carney (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Martin called a meeting of the board of directors of Rooted School - Washington to order on Wednesday Jun 22, 2022 at 3:59 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Approve Minutes

T. Martin made a motion to approve the minutes from Rooted School Vancouver Board of Education Meeting on 05-25-22.
A. Mason seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Knox
Absent
N. Webster
Aye
K. Chandra
Absent
A. Mason
Aye
D. Grant
Aye
T. Martin
Aye

D.

Initial Public Comment

There was no public comment for this meeting.

II. BOARD ACTION ITEMS:

A.

ACTION ITEM - BOARD VOTE TO APPROVE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SCHOOL LEADER

T. Martin made a motion to approve Steven Carney as the new Executive Director / School Leader of Rooted School Vancover.
D. Grant seconded the motion.

The statement below from Board Member Karthy Chandra is to be entered into the public record:

 

"It is my pleasure to write a statement of support for Steven Carney as founding school leader of Rooted School Vancouver. Steven is supremely qualified for this position given his extensive tenure in the education field that included school, district, and regional leadership roles. He is deeply committed to Rooted’s mission to close achievement and opportunity gaps for young adults, as evidenced by his involvement on the Rooted School Vancouver board thus far. He’s also well-acquainted with other board members and has a head start in familiarizing himself with the information needed to excel in the role of school leader. For all those reasons and many more, I am confident that Steven is a worthy candidate for the position of founding school leader of Rooted School Vancouver."

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Chandra
Absent
T. Knox
Aye
T. Martin
Aye
D. Grant
Aye
A. Mason
Aye
N. Webster
Aye

B.

ACTION ITEM - BOARD VOTES TO ACCEPT THE RSF SERVICES AGREEMENT

T. Martin made a motion to approve the RSF Services Agreement with Rooted School Vancouver and approve Board Chairperson, Tobias Martin, to sign the agreement on behalf of the board as a whole..
A. Mason seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Grant
Aye
A. Mason
Aye
K. Chandra
Absent
T. Knox
Aye
T. Martin
Aye
N. Webster
Aye

III. BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS

A.

BOARD CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT / STRATEGIC DISCUSSION ITEMS & UPDATES:

There was no Board Chairperson's report for this meeting.

IV. CEO REPORT

A.

CEO UPDATE:

There was no CEO report for this meeting.

V. SCHOOL LEADER REPORT

A.

SCHOOL LEADER UPDATES:

There was no Executive Director/School Leader report for this meeting.

VI. Finance & Operations Update

A.

FINANCE & CASH FLOW UPDATE

Corey Baron of JGP presented an overview of the Planning Year 2 budget. This overview included budget details of:

 

  • Total Revenue
  • CSP Implementation Grant Monies
  • COVID Response Grant Monies
  • Existing Planning Grant Monies

 

Board member, Nathan Webster, raised a question about the $137,789.75 deficit remaining in the budget.  

 

Corey Baron explained that there is a strong likelihood that the deficit will decrease over the next several months, and that there would be a chance to find the remaining monies from other budget line items.

 

 

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Martin
Documents used during the meeting
None