Final

Spokane International Academy

Regular Board Meeting

In Person with Zoom Option
Published on December 15, 2023 at 7:57 AM PST
Amended on December 21, 2023 at 7:24 AM PST

Date and Time

Thursday December 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM PST

Location

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Meeting ID: 863 6245 0133
Passcode: 122486

 

Alternate in person location:

SIA School Building

777 E Magnesium Rd

Spokane, WA 99208 


 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Spokane International Academy Mission Statement
 

Spokane International Academy empowers its students with the academic skills, habits of mind, and global competence necessary to complete advanced courses in high school, and a college degree, in order to become leaders who can powerfully transform their communities.

  
II. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
III. Consent Agenda 4:30 PM
 

The purpose of the Consent Agenda is to act upon routine matters in an expeditious manner. Items placed on the Consent Agenda as determined by the Chair, in cooperation with the CEO, are those that are considered common to the operation of the Board and normally require no special board discussion or debate. A board member may request that any item on the Consent Agenda be removed and inserted at an appropriate place on the regular agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda for this meeting include:

 

  • Approval of minutes from a previous meeting
  • Approval of monthly financial statements
  • Acknowledgement of monthly enrollment reports
  • Approval of updated school policies and/or procedures
  
  A. Approve Previous Minutes Approve Minutes Mary Velazquez 1 m
    Approve minutes for Regular Board Meeting on November 28, 2023  
  B. Monthly Financials Vote Sam Schweda 1 m
   

The following vouchers as audited and certified by the auditing officer, as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified, as required by RCW 42.24.090, are approved for payment.

 

General Fund

  • Payroll: Check Number 16157 through 16164, Direct Deposit Number 900005614 through 900005713 totaling $697,747.90 
  • Mid-Month AP (ASB): General Warrant Numbers 16110 through 16110 totaling $120.00
  • Mid-Month AP: General Warrant Numbers 16111 through 16123 totaling $91,819.20
  • End of Month AP: General Warrant Numbers 16124 through 16156 totaling $195,079.59
  • Wire/ACH AP: Totaling $3,538.43
  • Private checks:  N/A

 

  
IV. Public Comment
V. Enrollment 4:32 PM
  A. Enrollment Update Discuss Brook Wilkerson 3 m
VI. Academic Excellence
VII. Development 4:35 PM
  A. Update on SIA Foundation Discuss Matthew Hoag 10 m
VIII. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
IX. Facility 4:45 PM
  A. Plumbing Update FYI Brook Wilkerson 5 m
   

SIA suffered a leak in a maintenance closet which caused damage.

  
X. Finance 4:50 PM
  A. SIA 2021-22 Financial Performance Framework from State Charter Commission FYI Sam Schweda 5 m
   

Document for your review. Sam will answer any questions.

  
XI. Governance 4:55 PM
  A. Required Trainings/Items for Board Members FYI Bob Castle 10 m
   

Bob has created a portal in Board on Track for all board required trainings and he will take us through where to find it and how to navigate through it.

  
  B. Succession Planning for Officers for 2024/2025 School Year FYI Mary Velazquez 5 m
XII. New Business 5:10 PM
  A. SIA Culture and Environment FYI Morgen Flowers-Washington 15 m
   

Morgen has invited staff and counselors to give an update to the board.

  
  B. Request For Proposals for Next Bus Contract FYI Morgen Flowers-Washington 5 m
  C. WA Charters Organizational Restructuring + Gates Foundation Creating Excellent Schools Washington FYI Morgen Flowers-Washington 10 m
   

Morgen will update the board on these two significant organizational changes which affect charter school funding.

  
XIII. Other Business
XIV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote