RePublic Schools
Minutes
August RCM Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Directors Present
A. Harper (remote), E. Huffman (remote), R. Pettey (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Harbin, A. Schilling
Guests Present
A. Gallimore (remote), M. Gross (remote), M. Ochoa (remote), T. Vernaci (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
E. Huffman called a meeting of the board of directors of RePublic Schools to order on Thursday Aug 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
A. Harper made a motion to approve the minutes from June RCM Board Meeting on 06-17-26.
R. Pettey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Mission Moment
A.
Mission Moment
III. Organizational Updates
A.
Academic Updates
Shared academic updates and key lessons learned from SY26 and how that is informing instructional priorities for SY27.
B.
Scholar Belonging Updates
Shared updates on scholar enrollment across the network for the first few weeks of school and new partnership with Mango strategies to support our communications work as well as securing enrollment management vendor partnership.
C.
Organizational Updates
Board discussed what the plan is for continued investment and timeline in current year enrollment v. other priorities.
IV. Finance Updates
A.
Finance Update
Shared financial updates as of August.
V. Other Business
A.
Board Membership
E. Huffman made a motion to move the board votes- membership of La'Miya Starnes and voting on board goals to the October meeting.
R. Pettey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
RCM Board Goals
C.
Upcoming Events
VI. 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 5:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
E. Huffman
Shared updates on school launch including MS facilities updates and first weeks of school scholar belonging.