Final

Spokane International Academy

Regular Board Meeting

Zoom Meeting
Published on January 22, 2024 at 8:31 AM PST
Amended on January 23, 2024 at 9:23 AM PST

Date and Time

Tuesday January 23, 2024 at 11:30 AM PST

Location

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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 11:30 AM
 

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 December 21, 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 16293 through 16302, Direct Deposit Number 900005821 through 900005925 totaling $705,568.56 
  • Mid-Month AP (ASB): General Warrant Numbers 16239 through 16240 totaling $384.24
  • Mid-Month AP: General Warrant Numbers 16241 through 16253 totaling $94,266.18
  • End of Month AP: General Warrant Numbers 16254 through 16292 totaling $196,123.74
  • Wire/ACH AP: Totaling $2,456.40
  • Private checks:  $215.00

 

  
IV. Public Comment
V. Enrollment 11:32 AM
  A. Enrollment Update Discuss Brook Wilkerson 3 m
  B. 24/25 School Year Enrollment FYI Morgen Flowers-Washington 7 m
   

Student Enrollment for next year is now open and Morgen will update the board on the process.

  
VI. Review of Request For Proposals for Transportation 11:42 AM
  A. RFP for next bus contract Vote Brook Wilkerson 5 m
   

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qEPuhwkHNHMNaIG-lXc3KfaGh2JKqITJFsgfgt4P8JU/edit

 

Brook and Sam will answer any questions regarding the RFP for transportation services contract to begin with 24/25 school year.

Board will vote on approval of RFP.

  
VII. Academic Excellence 11:47 AM
  A. Math/ELA Curriculum Review - Instruction Partners FYI Morgen Flowers-Washington 8 m
   

Morgen will update the board on a partnership through the Gates Foundation with Instruction Partners

  
VIII. Development
IX. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 11:55 AM
  A. Update from DEI Committee FYI Cassie Anderson 10 m
X. Facility 12:05 PM
  A. Plumbing Update FYI Morgen Flowers-Washington 10 m
   

SIA suffered additional plumbing damage during single digit and subzero temperatures.

Brook and Morgen will update the board on the damage, mitigation, restoration and classroom disruptions.

  
XI. Finance
XII. Governance 12:15 PM
  A. Recruitment Update FYI Mary Velazquez 3 m
XIII. New Business 12:18 PM
  A. Special Education Presentation FYI Jackie Pariseau 10 m
XIV. Other Business
XV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote