Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Location
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Directors Present
D. Sullivan (remote), E. Forde (remote), J. Rhodes Jr (remote), S. Martinez (remote), T. Hayman (remote), T. Moultrie (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Brown
Guests Present
Italiana Hughes (remote), L. Reisberg (remote), Lenny Emperado (remote), R. Garcia Morales (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Public Testimony
A.
As Needed
There was no public comment.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Resolution January 29th, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Rhodes Jr |
Aye
|
| D. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| T. Hayman |
Aye
|
| S. Martinez |
Aye
|
| M. Brown |
Absent
|
| E. Forde |
Aye
|
| T. Moultrie |
Aye
|
B.
Resolution December 2025 & January 2026 Payroll & Claim Vouchers
AP ACH Numbers 9000003833 through 9000003835, totaling $5,342.01
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
Check Numbers 102789 through 102802, totaling $37,064.08
AP ACH Numbers 9000003825 through 9000003832, totaling $14,289.49
Wire Transfer Payments 201900009 through 201900009, totaling $5,342.01
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
Check Numbers 102803 through 102804, totaling $32,670.00
AP ACH Numbers 9000003866 through 9000003871, totaling $61,801.53
Total l by Payment Type: WIRE-PUBLIC
Wire Transfer Payments 201900287 through 201900288, totaling $1,017.45
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
Direct Deposit Numbers 9000003836 through 9000003865, totaling $142,412.52
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
Check Numbers 102805 through 102817, totaling $99,261.37
AP ACH Numbers 9000003873 through 9000003883, totaling $19,535.90
Total by Payment Type: WIRE-PUBLIC
Wire Transfer Payments 201900293 through 201900293, totaling $725.07
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
AP ACH Numbers 9000003872 through 9000003872, totaling $800.00
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
Check Numbers 102819 through 102819, totaling $850.00
AP ACH Numbers 9000003884 through 9000003890, totaling $2,660.60
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
Check Numbers 102820 through 102829, totaling $75,350.82
AP ACH Numbers 9000003924 through 9000003935, totaling $71,924.07
Total by Payment Type: ACH/Warrants - Public
Direct Deposit Numbers 9000003893 through 9000003923, totaling $131,912.83
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Moultrie |
Aye
|
| S. Martinez |
Aye
|
| D. Sullivan |
Aye
|
| M. Brown |
Absent
|
| J. Rhodes Jr |
Aye
|
| E. Forde |
Aye
|
| T. Hayman |
Aye
|
C.
Resolution Approve Annual Tax Returns
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Hayman |
Aye
|
| J. Rhodes Jr |
Aye
|
| T. Moultrie |
Aye
|
| M. Brown |
Absent
|
| S. Martinez |
Aye
|
| E. Forde |
Aye
|
| D. Sullivan |
Aye
|
D.
Resolution Confirming Ray as Signatory
Ray currently has authority. We will have the Governance committee look at this in more detail and make a recommendation. No vote was taken. This item was removed from the consent agenda.
E.
Possible Motion - Removal of Non Responsive Board Member
This was removed from the consent agenda
IV. Executive Director Report Out
A.
Updates
Mr. Garcia gave various updates including; MAP data updates, scholar growth, plans for providing supports for scholars, staffing updates and how those changes impact MAP data and scholar performance,
V. Advisory Groups
A.
Confirming Advisory Groups
We discussed the proposed advisory groups. No final decisions were made.
VI. Announcements
A.
Commission Renewal Site Visit
April 28th for the site visit. Commission may want interviews from Board members.
Reco Bembry and Mike Dyal both resigned. There are open positions for Chair and Treasurer.