Three Rivers Charter School
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
This Board Meeting is being held in person at Three Rivers Charter School in the Jr. High Classroom.
Three Rivers Charter School
1211 Del Mar Dr.
Fort Bragg, CA
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Directors Present
A. Wellspring, D. Vogele, J. Hoyt, R. Coy, S. Wright
Directors Absent
A. Dominguez, L. Norman
Guests Present
Angela Dominguez - present on Zoom, Joe Aldridge, Mike Lang
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Community Comment
D.
Changes to Agenda?
No changes to the agenda.
II. Reports
A.
Teacher Reports
Mr. Lang reported on the teacher reports which are attached to the meeting packet.
B.
Financial Report
R. Coy reported on the financial report, not attached to the meeting packet because numbers from the back office are not current.
As a result of the construction project, there is a large amount of outgoing money in last year's budget. R. Coy reviewed all of the invoices and payments for the construction project.
C.
Director's Report
K. Morgan reported on her report attached to the meeting packet.
A. Wellspring suggested putting a sign for Bingo on the highway in the days leading up to the event.
III. Discussion and Action Items
A.
Approve Minutes
B.
TRCS Board Norms
A. Wellspring opened a discussion on the norms of our board. Items have to go onto the agenda at least 72 hours before a meeting, Friday is best. Do we need a stacker or hand raising when attendants have questions or comments. K. Morgan requests that board members RSVP on Board on Track for meetings. The group agrees that the president should be in charge of keeping track of who would like to speak during topics.
C.
Approve EPA Resolution
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Wellspring |
Aye
|
| L. Norman |
Absent
|
| R. Coy |
Aye
|
| D. Vogele |
Aye
|
| A. Dominguez |
Absent
|
| S. Wright |
Aye
|
| J. Hoyt |
Aye
|
D.
Approve Unaudited Actuals
A. Wellspring suggested that next year we have our Sept meeting before the 15th in order to approve this on time in the future. K. Morgan suggested voting in the future on moving the board meetings to the second Tuesday each month.
E.
Financial Future Discussion
R. Coy discussed this topic.
How do we address the fact that our enrollment is low and is staying low? It is not an emergency in the near future because we have money in the bank, but we do need a plan.
Ideas: 1. set a number for the cash in the bank, where we take action when the amount gets that low.
2. Aggressively go after the enrollment, by marketing the school and getting more families interested in the school. This method costs money, space and time. This would involve hiring an outside person.
J. Aldridge mentioned Attendance Recovery as a part of ELOP funding.
A. Wellspring mentioned that bussing and drop-off time could be a barrier. M.Lang suggested contracting with MTA/Dial-a-Ride to do bussing.
R. Coy suggested we get some ideas on cost of bussing and marketing from CSDC to discuss before the next meeting.
J. Hoyt recommended finding out who runs Visit Fort Bragg as an option for marketing.
A. Wellspring suggested adding a program to the school that might attract more families, i.e. drama, etc.
M. Lang suggested a student-created video as an elective in his classroom. A. Wellspring offered to help with this project. A. Dominguez will talk to her neighbor about drone footage.
F.
Charter Petition Discussion
K. Morgan discussed the process of renewing our charter with FBUSD. A. Wellspring and R. Coy have offered to help with this. K. Morgan has asked that a committee be formed to help with this task. R. Coy recommended having a draft sent to FBUSD as soon as possible in case there are any issues. When the petition is filed, FBUSD has 60 days to have a public hearing and 90 days to approve it.
No community comment tonight.