Current Agenda

 
 

Redwood Coast Montessori

Board of Directors 

793 K Street, Arcata, CA 95521 (Room 5) 

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88298469328?pwd=zto3tia8HdBlKR4r9cSkDCby2pck16.1

REGULAR MEETING 

December 15, 2025  6:30 p.m. 

Agenda

Roll Call:

Board Members Absent: 

  1. CALL TO ORDER OF OPEN SESSION:
  2. OPEN SESSION: 
  3. PUBLIC COMMENT 

The public is invited to make announcements or comment on information to the Board that is relevant to the scope of authority of Redwood Coast Montessori. The Board may uniformly impose a time limit of 3 minutes to individual presentations to assure every subject is heard. By public law, the Board cannot take action on items not on the agenda. 

  1. GENERAL FUNCTION-CONSENT ITEMS– Approval w/ Single Motion: 

Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and are acted on by the Board in one motion. There is no discussion of these items before the Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. It is understood that the Administration recommends approval on all Consent Items. 

Approve 1 and 5: 

  1. Approval of Draft Minutes of  Board Minutes November 2025.pdf
  2. Approval of Draft Minutes of October- Board Minutes October 8, 2025 – Google Docs.pdf
  3. Approval of new hires (certificated) -None
  4. Approval of new hires (classified) –Samantha Peters Contract 2025.pdf Armando Pena Contract 2025.pdf-Correction to Pena’s contract -$19.88/hour
  5. Approval of Resignation: Daisy Sheard TK/K paraprofessional
  6. BUSINESS AND FINANCE – ITEMS FOR REPORT, INFORMATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION
  7. Possible Action: Update Classified Salary Schedule to reflect State Minimum Wage Increase and SCIA Scale SCIA Salary Schedule 2025-2026 – Google Docs.pdf
  8. Certificated staff salary changes: Request for approval will occur at January Board Meeting
  9. Action to Approve: Effective January 1, 2026, the hourly rate of pay for the classified staff members listed will be increased to align with the new California minimum wage of $16.90 per hour.Pay 29 Redner and Douglas.pdf
  10. Discussion Only: Parent Advisory Meeting-Parent Advisory Agenda 12_10_25.pdf
  11. Action to Approve 1st Interim Budget: 25-26 RCM FI Allfunds.pdf 25-26 RCM FI Budget03.pdf 25-26 RCM FI Budget50.pdf 25-26 RCM FI MY Budget.pdf 25-26 RCM FI MYP.pdf 25-26 RCM FI Budget Certification.pdf
  12. SCHOOL FUNCTIONS – ITEMS FOR REPORT, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION 
  13. Discussion Only: Arcata School District Concerns-waiting for auditor response
  14. Several water leaks occurring on both campuses, but being addressed
  15. Question/Concern of board members
  16. STAFF AND DIRECTORS REPORTS – ITEMS FOR REPORT, DISCUSSION 
  17. Staff Report : 

Michelle Leonard: 

Janean Weekly-Embree: RCM Board Report– December 2025 – Google Docs.pdf

  1. Directors Report:
  2. CLOSED SESSION
  3. Report Out any Actions Taken in Closed Session:

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:

  • Certificated staff salary changes: Request for approval will occur at January Board Meeting

ADJOURNMENT OF OPEN SESSION NOTICE: 8:34 pm michelle/ susann

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