The Mountain Community School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday July 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Board of Directors welcomes the opportunity for interested parties to address the Board during the public comment portion of regular board meetings provided the individual has signed up ahead of time by emailing the Executive Director by 5pm the day prior to the meeting in order to be placed on the agenda. The Board Chairperson will grant a maximum of three minutes to speak per person up to a maximum of 10 minutes.
Directors Present
Alex Williams, Angela Bryner, Carina Erkel, Cathey Chet, Heather Kogoy, Hunter Strong, Isaac Savage, Leigh Pashke, Shalee Beddingfield
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Jeff Morris
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Public Comment
II. Executive Director’s Report
A.
Executive Director’s Report
Mr. Morris shared updates, including information about BRCC, utilizing "morning walks" for students to be outside in a structured way, increased planning time for the middle-school staff, House System rollout, Climb The Mountain points system.
Upcoming "whole school" trip to Camp Pinnacle as a Large House adventure.
Incidents-Plus: New program to track discipline related events.
Staff additions/changes - Emily Thomas joined TMCS as 5th grade teacher. Jessica Arriaga moves to 6th.
Coire Nelson - Student Success Coordinator - overseeing TA's and leading school improvement team process.
Brad Hallmark - Assistant Director
New flooring installed throughout the school.
Consolidated Grant application -Title I, II, and IV
B.
Enrollment Update
Enrollment Update provided
C.
Finance Update
Finance Update provided
III. Committee Reports
A.
Development
5k - 9/7/25
Discussion about hiring a fundraiser professional.
Isaac to create Gsheet to use for tracking of large sponsors.
Three parents shared thoughts/feelings about their children's experience during the first few days of the school year and the changes being implemented as relative to the past.