Why Not You Academy

Minutes

July 2023 Board Retreat

Date and Time

Sunday July 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Location

22419 Pacific Highway South Des Moines, WA 98198

Directors Present

B. Humes, C. Monu, K. Silberstein, T. Seaberry

Directors Absent

Z. Harris

Guests Present

A. O'Neal

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

B. Humes called a meeting of the board of directors of Why Not You Academy to order on Sunday Jul 30, 2023 at 2:03 PM.

C.

Public Comment

No public comment.

II. Consent Agenda

A.

Approval of Agenda

K. Silberstein made a motion to to approve the agenda for the Board Retreat on 07.30.23.
T. Seaberry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Payroll and Accounts Payable Certification of June 2023

B. Humes made a motion to approve payroll and accounts payable certification.
T. Seaberry seconded the motion.

Payroll:

The following payments as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursements claims certified, as required by RCW 42.24.090, are approved for payment. In addition, payroll payments in the amount of $104,583.01 are also approved.


 

General Fund

Accounts Payable

Total electronic payments totaling $232,731.13 and

Check numbers N/A totaling $0.00


 

Non-AP Cash Disbursements

Total electronic payments totaling $12,209.88 and

Check numbers 2012, 2013 totaling $350.00


 

Payroll

Total electronic payments totaling $104,583.01 and

Payroll check numbers N/A through N/A totaling $0.00

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Welcome

A.

I am poems

Board members and CEO shared poems.

IV. Board Chair Updates

A.

23-24 Vision and Board Goals

Board Chair discussed a lens to think about goals and the vision of the Board.

V. CEO Updates

A.

3 Year Vision

CEO discussed the following:

  • Academic goal
  • Organizational goal
  • 3 year vision
  • college and career ready graduates
  • cultural and community responsiveness
  • sustainability

B.

B. Summer 2023

Updates on enrollment, hiring, PD planning, and the first two weeks of school.

VI. Board Approvals

A.

2022-2023 Budget Revision

T. Seaberry made a motion to hereby petition OSPI to increase the 2022-23 General Fund appropriation amount from $4,205,327 to $4,574,084.
B. Humes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

2023-2024 Budget Hearing

Board members discussed the budget for the 2023-2024 school year. 

C.

Bank Account Transition

K. Silberstein made a motion to allow Katie, our Board Secretary to open new checking, savings, and money market bank accounts at Chase Bank, transfer funds from BECU and close the current checking, savings, and money market accounts at BECU.
C. Monu seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 4:49 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Seaberry