Rooted School - Washington
Minutes
Rooted School Vancouver Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
10401 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Suite 201,
Vancouver, WA 98662
Directors Present
A. Mason, D. Grant (remote), S. Davis (remote), T. Foster, T. Knox (remote)
Directors Absent
D. M Hernandez, T. Martin
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
S. Davis
Guests Present
A. Lundgren, C. Baron, Jonathan Johnson, Julian Santiago, S. Carney, Tyrone Foster
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Mason called a meeting of the board of directors of Rooted School - Washington to order on Tuesday Oct 3, 2023 at 6:03 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Land Acknowledgement
II. Approval of Minutes
A.
A. Approve Minutes from August-23-2023 Rooted School Vancouver Regular Board Meeting
T. Knox made a motion to approve the minutes from Rooted School Vancouver Board Meeting on 08-23-23.
S. Davis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Out-of-Endorsement Assignments for 2023-2024 School Year as Per WAC 181-82-110(1)(a)
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
T. Foster seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Adoption of Health Related Policies
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
T. Foster seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
OT SLP and Psych Eval Services - ESD 112 Contract
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
T. Foster seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Policy 4218: Language Access Plan
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
T. Foster seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. BOARD INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Executive Director Report
B.
Fund Development Committee Report
V. BOARD ACTION ITEMS
A.
Consideration of Tyrone Foster for Board Membership at Rooted School Vancouver
A. Mason made a motion to pass Tyrone Foster for Board Membership.
S. Davis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Updates to RSV Financial Policies for Board Approval – September 2023
A. Mason made a motion to approve board action item B as listed with additional 40k for signing and payout.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Adoption of Highly Capable (HiCap) Program Plan
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
T. Knox seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Retroactive Awarding and Rollover of PTO for Executive Director and Director of Operations
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
School-Specific Goals (SSGs)
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
S. Davis seconded the motion.
Student based credentials, math, reading and school culture and climate goals.
S. Davis left at 7:44 PM.
F.
Executive Director Performance Goals
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
T. Foster seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
Review and Approval of Executive Director's Emergency Leave Plan
A. Mason made a motion to pass.
D. Grant seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
H.
Election of New Secretary and Treasurer
A. Mason made a motion to remain Taina as treasurer.
T. Foster seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Reminder and Important Dates
Reminder - if board members have not completed their fingerprints please get them done by the next board meeting on October 24th.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:02 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Mason
Campus hit by covid has affected attendance rate during the beginning of the year. Due to this it has been hard to establish good routines , we are hoping to have everyone back by next week to start putting systems into place.
Enrollment update - Currently 25 enrolled students with 10 spots that may need to backfill next year - 44% students of global majority 60% FRL lunch.
First student advisory meeting held October 3rd - Kindness party on October 30th the student advisory will offer a proposal to board members.