Redwood Coast Montessori
Board of Directors
1611 Penisula Dr., Manila, CA 95521
Zoom Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81467259564?pwd=AS44dlXIhy9i6XPkTW1j5mIONwnATN.1
REGULAR MEETING
March 11, 2026 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
Roll Call:
Board Members Absent:
A. CALL TO ORDER OF OPEN SESSION:
B. OPEN SESSION:
C. 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.
D. 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 February: Will be made available at the Board Meeting
2. Approval of new hires (certificated) -None
3. Approval of new hires (classified) – Teresa Walker Contract 25 26 SCIA.pdf
E. BUSINESS AND FINANCE – ITEMS FOR REPORT, INFORMATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION
1. Approval: 2nd Interim Budget: 25-26 RCM SI Allfunds.pdf 25-26 RCM SI Budget Certification.pdf 25-26 RCM SI Budget03.pdf 25-26 RCM SI Budget50.pdf 25-26 RCM SI MY Budget.pdf 25-26 RCM SI MYP.pdf
2. Approval–Authorization for Account Access and Signatory Authority Authorization for Account Access and Signatory Authorit March 11 2026 Janean.pdf
F. SCHOOL FUNCTIONS – ITEMS FOR REPORT, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION
1. Discussion Only: Michelle Dobrowolski, Sheree Shapiro, and Janean Weekly-Embree will be meeting to discuss a stipend job description and appropriate compensation for MMUN and the different levels of involvement.
2. Discussion Only- Charter Petition status update
3. Discussion only- Long Term Independent Study status updated
4. Discussion only- Enrollment continues to climb at the Arcata Campus- We have a new 8th grade student that started Monday and a new 10th grade student that will be starting in a week.
5. Discussion only: Public Relations committee and efforts
G. STAFF AND DIRECTORS REPORTS – ITEMS FOR REPORT, DISCUSSION
1. Staff Report :
Michelle Leonard:
Janean Weekly-Embree: RCM Board meeting report March 2026 Janean.pdf
2. Directors Report:
H. CLOSED SESSION:
I. Report Out any Actions Taken in Closed Session:
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Long Term Independent Study
Charter Petition Renewal
ADJOURNMENT OF OPEN SESSION NOTICE:
Any writing, not exempt from public disclosure under Government Code Section 6253.5, 6254, 6254.3, 6254. 7, 6254.15, 6254.16, OR 6254.22, which is distributed to all or a majority of the members of the governing board by any person in connection with a matter subject to discussion or consideration at an open meeting of the board is available for public inspection at the Redwood Coast Montessori School 1611 Peninsula Drive, Arcata, CA 95521. In compliance with Government Code section 54954.2(a) Redwood Coast Montessori will, on request make agendas available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. Individuals who need this agenda in an alternative format or who need a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in the meeting should contact Redwood Coast Montessori at 707-832-4194.