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Rainier Valley Leadership Academy

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday August 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT

Location

In Person

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 10:00 AM
  A. Record Attendance   Jesse Rhodes Jr 5 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Jesse Rhodes Jr 5 m
  C. Public Comment   Jesse Rhodes Jr 3 m
   

For Non Agenda Items:

-3 minutes per speaker

 

For Agenda Items:

-5 minutes per speaker

 

To last not more than 30 minutes of Public Comment. If it goes over there will be space made for those who would still like to provide public comment at another time.

  
II. Consent Agenda 10:13 AM
  A. June 2026 Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Jesse Rhodes Jr 4 m
    Minutes for Board Meeting on July 28, 2026  
     
  B. 25/26 Budget Amendment Vote Jesse Rhodes Jr 5 m
     
  C. 26/27 SY Calendars Vote Jesse Rhodes Jr 3 m
     
     
  D. 26/27 RVLA Handbooks Vote Jesse Rhodes Jr 5 m
     
     
     
     
III. Enrollment Update 10:30 AM
  A. 2026/27 Enrollment Discuss Lenny Emperado 10 m
IV. Executive Director Report Out 10:40 AM
  A. Updates Discuss Ray Garcia Morales 15 m
   

-staffing/hiring

-enrollment: contingency timeline

What happens if we don't make enrollment projections by September? 

  
V. Resolution 2026/27 Budget Vote 10:55 AM
  A. 2026/27 RVLA Budget Vote Jesse Rhodes Jr 20 m
   

Time to discuss if needed. 

Vote to approve 26/27 budget.

  
     
VI. Board Groups Work Time 11:15 AM
  A. Objective Discuss Ray Garcia Morales & Jesse Rhodes Jr 60 m
   

Groups will confirm the following by the end of the session:

1. Confirm monthly meeting time

2. Confirm group Chair

3. Identify group goals for the 26/27 SY

  
VII. Lunch 12:15 PM
  A. Lunch Break FYI 60 m
VIII. Board Groups Report Out 1:15 PM
  A. Objective Discuss Ray Garcia Morales & Jesse Rhodes Jr. 45 m
   

Share out meeting times & Group Chair.

Align Board Groups goals.

Plan for the year.

  
IX. Closing Items 2:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote 1 m

RVLA does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:


Title IX Coordinator
Human Resources 
Address: 6020 Rainier Ave S, Seattle 98118
Telephone Number: 206-659-0956 
Email: hr@myrvla.org 

Section 504/ADA Coordinator
Principal
Address: 6020 Rainier Ave S, Seattle WA 98118
Telephone Number: 206-659-0956
Email: ray.garciamorales@myrvla.org

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator
Chief of Staff
Address: 6020 Rainier Ave S, Seattle WA 98118
Telephone Number: 206-650-0956
Email: leah.reisberg@myrvla.org