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Rainier Valley Leadership Academy

Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting

Monthly

Date and Time

Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 4:30 PM


Rainier Valley Leadership Academy (GDPSW) Board meetings are open to the public. This meeting will be virtual. Please use zoom link below:

Dial-in info: manual

(669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 989-793-884  

Dial in info: one-touch
669-900-6833,,989793884#   

Videoconference link
https://zoom.us/j/989793884
 

Directors Present

C. Peoples-Procter (remote), E. Forde (remote), J. Hailey (remote), M. MASON (remote), M. Sahoo (remote), R. Bembry (remote), T. Marsh (remote), V. Hsu (remote), W. Wang (remote)

Directors Absent

J. Thiel

Guests Present

B. Coleman (remote), C. Catchings (remote), Chineka Jones (remote), L. Reisberg (remote), Nicole Olauson (remote), O. Anthony (remote), Tinsae Lopez (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

The following board members dialed in from the addresses below:

  1. Tyson Marsh - 11230 CornellAv S., Seattle, WA 98178
  2. Reco Bembry -35786 27th Ave S. Federal Way WA, 98003
  3. Elijah Ford - 9237 39th Ave S., Seattle WA 98118
  4. Jeff Thiel – 5215 146th Ave SE Bellevue WA 98006
  5. William Wang – 1 Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111
  6. Maheen Sahoo – 9303 NE 118th LN Apt 304, Kirkland, WA 98034
  7. Vivian Hsu -6612 SE 24th St MercerIsland, WA 98040
  8. Carole Peoples-Procter -236 24th Ave E Seattle 98112
  9. Maryam Mason - 4660 S FrontenacSt., Seattle, WA 98118

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Marsh called a meeting of the board of directors of Rainier Valley Leadership Academy to order on Tuesday May 24, 2022 at 4:43 PM.

II. Public Testimony

A.

Call for public testimony.

No Public testimony

III. Mission Aligned

A.

Mission Moment

  1. Executive team (Baionne and Chastity) traveled to DC to meet with the Ambassador to Kenya 
  2. Candle Making event at RVLA

B.

Mission Challenge

School budgets across the state are challenged given salaries are going up but per-pupil revenue is not; plus no levy funding for charter schools

IV. Consent Agenda

A.

Resolution to April 26th, 2022 Board Meeting Minutes

J. Hailey made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Meeting on 04-26-22.
E. Forde seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Resolution April 2022 Payroll & Claim Vouchers

J. Hailey made a motion to approve consent agenda.
E. Forde seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Updates

A.

Academic Update

Baionne gave an update on Academics, specifically SBAC testing.  This is a test that must be in person, which was a challenge given covid.  However, the percentages of scholars taking it ranged from 71% to 100% in math and ELA, respectively.

B.

Human Capital

Chastity gave an update on staffing. RVLA is actively interviewing the last few positions.  There are currently 7 open positions.  Next year there will be 7 people in the School admin team

C.

Finance Update

Chastity led a discussion on April finances, budgeting timeline for the 2022-2023 school year, and increased compensation for RVLA teachers.  Board members were in general support of raising teacher salaries (including a component for performance) for various reasons including supporting sustainability and empowering the development team. Board members wished to see more specifics of the new compensation plan at a future board meeting.

VI. 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 6:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
W. Wang

Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Board of Directors Meeting Agenda 5/24/22