Our Board
Board of Directors
Co-Chairs:
Anne Boettcher – aboettcher@latierracommunityschool.org
Charles Mentken – cmentken@latierracommunityschool.org
Members:
Sierra Wilson (Secretary) – board@latierracommunityschool.org
Bee Sena (Treasurer) – bsena@latierracommunityschool.org
Matthew Hart – mhart@latierracommunityschool.org
Kathryn Montoya – kmontoya@latierracommunityschool.org
LTCS Board of Directors is seeking new members!
Board members work together in collaboration with the director to:
- Set the vision and goals for the school
- Adopt policies that give the school direction to set priorities and achieve its goals
- Hire and evaluate the directors
- Adopt and oversee the annual budget
Effective school board members contribute their unique talents while collaborating and working as a team with other board members and the directors.
Please send resume to Anne Boettcher at aboettcher@latierracommunityschool.org or Sierra Wilson at board@latierracommunityschool.org.
Next Meeting Date:
May 17th, 2023, 5:30 pm
CLICK HERE TO VIEW AGENDAS AND MINUTES
*Regular Session meetings of the LTCS Governing Board are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm at 124 N. Virginia Ave, Prescott AZ, 86301 (specific room noted on agenda). All meeting dates can be found on the School Calendar.
Please contact Julie Jongsma by calling the school office at (928) 445-5100 or emailing julie@latierracommunityschool.org as soon as possible and prior to start of meeting for assistance attending.
Public Access to Meetings During COVID-19 School Closures
La Tierra Community School is committed to public input and participation in school board meetings in a manner that is consistent with guidance provided by our county public health officials. When the school is closed for in-person instruction, our board will meet using a virtual platform in order to mitigate the health and safety risks that in-person meetings pose. Members of the public can call into the meeting to provide public comment or join the virtual meeting from a computer, mobile device, or tablet. The virtual meeting information will be provided on the school’s website and in the school office on every board meeting agenda, as long as needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public Comment During a Meeting
LTCS Policy BEDH © PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS
Members of the public wishing to address the board during the public comment period are requested to notify the board chair prior to the start of the meeting by calling the school office or emailing board@latierracommunityschool.org. You will be asked to complete THIS FORM (fillable and printable by clicking the link).
To comment by video conference, click the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the eligible Agenda item. You will then be unmuted, during your turn, and allowed to make a public comment. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted.
To comment by phone, you will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the eligible Agenda Item. You will then be unmuted, during your turn, and allowed to make a public comment. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted.
Notice
STATEMENT OF LOCATIONS WHERE ALL NOTICES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LA TIERRA COMMUNITY SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD WILL BE POSTED
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, La Tierra Community School hereby states that all notices of the meetings of La Tierra Community School Governing Board and any of its committees and subcommittees will be posted in the School Office located at 124 N Virginia, Prescott, AZ 86301 and on the school website at www.latierracommunityschool.org. The School Office is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except legal holidays. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda or information concerning the manner in which the public may obtain an agenda for the meeting.
A technological problem or failure that either prevents the posting of public notices on a website or that temporarily or permanently prevents the use of all or part of the website does not preclude the holding of the meeting for which the notice was posted if the public body complies with all other public notice requirements required by this section. All notices and agendas of La Tierra Community School public meetings will be posted 24 hours prior to any meeting online and at La Tierra Community School’s physical location, 124 N. Virginia St Prescott, AZ 86301, on the community school public bulletin board inside the school office.
To contact the board please send inquires to board@latierracommunityschool.org.
Board Agendas, Minutes, and Public Notices
Current School Year (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023)
March 18, 2023
Agenda in link at top of page
Minutes from 3/22/2023 Meeting (Posted online 5:00 pm 3/27/2023)
February 22, 2023 Combined Regular Session and Executive Session
Agenda (Posted online 2/20/2023 at 8:35 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 2/25/2023 at 10:40 am)
February 15, 2023 Combined Regular Session and Executive Session
Agenda (Posted online 2/14/2023 at 9:26 am)
Minutes (Posted online 2/20/2023 at noon)
January 18, 2023 Combined Regular Session and Executive Session
Agenda (Posted online 1/17/2023 at 2:25 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 1/23/2023 at 1:38 pm)
December 21, 2022 Combined Regular Session and Executive Session
Agenda (Posted online 12/19/2022 at 8:40 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 12/30/2022 @ 1:45 pm, posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
December 13, 2022 Combined Special Session and Executive Session
Agenda (Posted online 12/8/2022 at 9:00 am)
Minutes (Posted online 12/13/2022 at 7:00 pm)
November 30, 2022 Combined Special Session and Executive Session
Agenda (Posted online 11/29/2022 @ 12:15 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 12/1/2022 @ 8:52 am)
November 16, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 10/15/2022 @ 8:41 pm, posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
Minutes (Posted online 12/1/2022 @ 8:52 am, posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
October 19, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 10/17/2022 @ 2:55 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 10/23/2022 @ 9:31 pm)
October 3, 2022 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online 9/28/2022 @ 9:30 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 10/3/2022 at 7:30 pm)
September 21, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 9/20/2022 @ 11:40 am)
Minutes (Posted online 9/28/2022 @ 9:30 pm. Posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
August 17, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 8/16/2022 @ 2:15 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 8/21/2022 at 9:10 pm)
July 27, 2022 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online 7/26/2022 @ 2:15 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 7/27/222 @ 9:00 pm)
July 20, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 7/19/2022 @ 2:15 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 7/25/2022 @ 2:05 pm)
Older Notices
FY 2022/2023
June 29, 2022 Budget Hearing
Agenda (Posted online 6/27/2022 at 8:10 am)
Minutes (Posted online 7/13/2022 at 9:50 am. Posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
June 15, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 6/13/2022 at 11:20 am)
Minutes (Posted online 6/18/2022 at 9:49 am)
June 8, 2022 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online 6/6/2022 at 6:20 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 6/8/2022 at 8:14 pm)
May 18, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 5/17/022 at 12:20 pm )
Minutes (Posted online 5/23/2022 at 10:10 am)
May 2, 2022 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online4/29/2022 at 3:41 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 5/17/2022 at 4:14 pm. Posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
April 20, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 4/19/2022 @ 1:10 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 4/25/2022 @ 1:20 pm)
April 6, 2022 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online 4/4/2022 at 2:18 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 4/12/2022 at 12:54 pm. Posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
March 23, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 3/22/2022 at 3:55 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 3/28/2022 @ 2:11 pm)
March 11th, 2022 School Retreat
Agenda (Posted online 3/10/2022 at 12:30 pm)
February 16th, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 2/15/2022 at 3:05 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 2/21/2022 at 1:57 pm)
January 31st, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 1/27/2022 at 7:00 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 2/1/2022 at 10:52 am)
January 19th, 2022 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 1/18/2022 at 4:15 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 1/24/2022 at 9:40 am)
January 13th, 2022 Study Session
Agenda (Posted online 1/11/2022 at 8:10 pm)
No Meeting – Quorum not met
December 15, 2021 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 12/14/2021 at 2:18 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 12/20/2021 at 11:49 am)
November 17, 2021 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 11/16/2021 at 1:30 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 11/30/2021 at 11:16 pm due to technical error. Notice posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law)
October 20, 2021 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 10/19/2021 at 1:00 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 10/25/2021 at 8:33 am)
September 27, 2021 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online 9/24/2021 at 9:25 am)
Minutes (Posted online 9/29/2021 at 11:45 am)
September 15, 2021 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 9/14/2021 at 4:47 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 9/20/2021 at 3:00 pm)
August 20, 2021 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online 8/19/2021 at 12:05 pm)
Draft Minutes (Posted online 8/23/2021 at 4:28 pm)
August 18, 2021 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 8/17/2021 at 2:22 pm)
Draft Minutes (Posted online 8/23/2021 at 4:22 pm)
August 9, 2021 Special Session
Agenda (Posted online 8/7/2021 at 6:50 pm)
Minutes (Posted 8/9/2021 at 8:48 pm)
July 21, 2021 Regular Session
Agenda (Posted online 7/20/2021 12:01 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 7/22/2021 at 4:14 pm) DRAFT
July 21, 2021 Corporate Board Meeting
Agenda (Posted online 7/20/2021 12:01 pm)
Minutes (Posted online 7/22/2021 at 3:50 pm) DRAFT
July 7, 2021 Special Session
Agenda (Due to website crash, unable to post online until 7/6/2021 at 12:22 pm. Notice posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law 7/6/2021 at 10:09 am)
Minutes (Posted online 7/7/2021 at 12:25 pm)
FY 2021/2022
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 6/29/2021 at 2:25 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted in physical location in accordance with AZ Open Meeting Law. Due to crashed website, unable to post online until 7/7/2021 at 1:30 pm)
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Agenda – Special Session (Posted online 6/15/2021 at 8:55 am)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 6/21/2021 at 4:00 pm)
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted online 5/18/2021 at 2:18 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted online 5/24/21 at 3:30 pm)
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted online 4/27/2021 2:15 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted online 5/3/21 at 5:00 pm)
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Agenda – Special Session (Posted online 4/13/21 at 1:30 pm)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted online 4/20/21 at 1:29 pm)
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Agenda – Combined Regular and Executive Session (Posted 3/23/21 at 5:10 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 3/29/21 at 12:00 pm)
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 2/22/21 at 1:25 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 2/27/21 at 10:50 am)
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Agenda – Combined Executive and Special Session (Posted 2/16/21 at 4:30 pm)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 2/18/21 at 4:41 pm)
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Agenda – Special Session (Posted 2/2/21 at 1:02 pm)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 2/8/21 at 4:45 pm)
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 1/19/21 at 12:12 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 1/21/20 at 11:55 pm)
Friday, January 15, 2021
Agenda – Special Session (Posted 1/14/21 at 11:41 am)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 1/19/21 at 12:05 pm)
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 12/15/20 at 1:50 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 12/20/20 at 1:30pm)
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 11/17/20 at 12:30 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 11/22/20 at 11:45 am)
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 10/27/20 at 5:05 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 11/2/20 at 11:30 am)
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Agenda – Combined Regular and Executive Session (Posted 9/22/20 at 1:05 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 9/27/20 at 10:55 am)
Friday, August 28, 2020
Agenda – Special Session (Posted 8/27/20 at 10:44 am)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 8/28/20 5:10 pm)
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 8/25/20 at 9:14 am)
Minutes –Regular Session (Posted 8/28/20 10:23 pm)
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Agenda – Special Session (Posted 08/11/20 at 7:14 am)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 08/13/20 1:04 pm)
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session and Ratification Hearing (Posted 7/28/20 2:11 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session and Ratification Hearing (Posted 08/03/20 1:58 pm)
Wednesday, July 8 2020
Agenda – Special Joint Session with Corporate Board (Posted 7/5/2020 7:38 pm)
Minutes – Joint Corporate Board Meeting/budget hearing (Posted 7/09/20 11:49 am)
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Agenda- Regular Session/Joint Session with Corporate Board/Proposed Budget Session (Posted 6/23/20 1:25 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session/Joint Corporate Board Meeting/budget hearing (Posted 6/28/20 10:50 am)
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Agenda – Study Session (Posted 6/16/20 5:00pm)
Minutes – Study Session (Posted 6/21/20 3:25 pm)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Agenda – School Retreat (Posted 6/2/20 8:55am)
Minutes – School Retreat (Posted 6/5/20 6:19 pm)
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 5/26/20, 1:50pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 5/29/20 1:15 pm)
Agenda – Executive Session (Posted 5/26/20, 1:50pm)
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Agenda – Executive Session (Posted 5/26/20, 1:50pm)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 5/12/20 12.40 am)
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Agenda – Executive Session (Posted 5/19/20, 1:45 pm)
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Agenda – Special Session (Posted 5/11/20, 9:05 am)
Minutes – Special Session (Posted 5/12/20 12.40 am)
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 4/20/202 3:03 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 4/27/20 3:15 pm)
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 3/24/20 4:00 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 3/25/20 9:45 pm)
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Agenda – Emergency Session (Posted 3/14/20 7:45 pm )
Minutes – Emergency Session(Posted 3-15-20 12:05 pm)
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 2/25/20, 3:14pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 1-28-20, 3:25 pm)
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 1/21/20 at 2:35pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 1-25-20, 1:00 pm)
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Agenda – Study Session (Posted 1/6/20 at 10:50am)
Minutes – Study Session (Posted 1-13-20, 10:47 am)
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 12/17/19 at 3:15am)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 12-23-19, 4:39pm)
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 11/19/19 at 8:45am)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 11-25-19 at 12:30 pm)
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 10/22/19, 12:00 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 10-25-19 4:45 pm)
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Agenda – Study Session (Posted 10/01/19, 11:43 am)
Minutes – Study Session (Posted 10/04/19 3:29pm)
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 9/24/19, 2:27 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 9/27/19 4:45pm)
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 8/27/19 12:57 pm)
Minutes – Meeting was postponed cancelled to lack of quorum.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Agenda – Study Session (Posted 8/13/19 2:20 pm)
Minutes – Study Session – Board Member Orientation (Posted 8/16/19 1:00 pm)
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Agenda – Regular Session (Posted 7/24/19, 12:36 pm)
Minutes – Regular Session (Posted 7/27/19 11:40 am)
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Agenda – Corporate Board Annual Budget Meeting (Posted 7/8/19 12:00 pm)
Minutes – Corporate Board Annual Budget Meeting
Get to Know Our Board Members
Anne Boettcher
Co-chair
Anne Boettcher is a La Tierra parent and Assistant Dean of Research at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. In addition to her focus on facilitating research opportunities for undergraduates and their mentors, throughout her career, she has been involved in STEM-outreach programming and partners closely with Embry-Riddle’s STEM Outreach Program.
Anne’s governance experience includes her work with the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). She is a past-president of CUR; chaired the Undergraduate Research Programs Division of CUR; and served as facilitator and host for several CUR Institutes. Prior to joining Embry-Riddle, she was a professor of biology and undergraduate research program director at the University of South Alabama.
Email: aboettcher@latierracommunityschool.org
Charles Mentken
Co-chair
For over twenty years Charles Mentken has committed his life to public education. Helping to create two charter schools in Prescott, AZ, teaching history at Prescott High School, Kestrel High School and Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy and now teaching online for Primavera Online High School, Charles has demonstrated a passion for supporting our community’s and state’s youth to better understand their world and how history shaped it.
Charles has also had six years of school leadership experience supporting La Tierra Community School and Northpoint with their growth as exceptional learning communities. Currently serving as a La Tierra Community School Board member reflects Charles’ continuing desire to support the growth of public education in our community. Charles received his Bachelor of Arts and teaching degree from Prescott College and his masters of Educational Leadership from Arizona State University.
Bee Sena
Treasurer
Bee Sena’s connection to La Tierra developed through the school’s collaboration with Prescott College, where Bee is the Financial Aid Director. A Phoenix native, her interest in Charter School work began through her involvement in the community education program for a local school district, where she served on a Steering Committee that helped develop a school of choice. Upon moving to Prescott with a preschooler, Bee became interested in Montessori education and other alternative philosophies towards learning. She expanded upon her Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education, and Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration, by earning a Montessori Teacher’s certificate and 1/2 a Master’s degree in Special Education before settling into her current career in college level administration. Bee believes in the philosophy that “Education is a Journey” and doesn’t think she’ll ever really be through with school. She has just recently begun her next step in her education journey, joining Prescott College’s MBA – Sustainability Leadership program.
A native Arizonan and an almost-middle child in a family of nine kids, Bee loves Prescott, and is inspired by her mother who was an independent business woman who ran her own group day care home for 28 years. Her favorite wall hanging she inherited from her mom says “If you are lucky enough to live in Prescott, you are lucky enough.” Bee and her husband Eric, who also works at Prescott College in their I.T. department, are the proud parents of two college students and a highschooler.
Bee brings to our board her experiences as a parent at several of the charter schools in the Prescott Valley and Prescott areas, her administrative leadership skills, and perhaps most importantly, her passion to serve and make a difference in the Prescott community through collaboration. She looks forward to helping strengthen La Tierra by contributing to building strong tools and infrastructure that support and highlight the inspiring work and passion of La Tierra’s teachers, and allows them to make a difference in the lives of every La Tierra student and family.
Sierra Wilson
Secretary
Sierra Wilson has 13 years of administrative and governance experience in various sectors including public education, non-profit community support, and foreign policy research and publication. She has been a La Tierra parent since 2014 and served on the LTCS Board of Directors for 8 years. Sierra is inspired by the passion, vision, love, and dedication that the La Tierra staff bring to this remarkable learning model.
Sierra earned her B.A. from UNM where she studied Political Science, Foreign Languages, and Dance.
Matthew Hart
Matt Hart has a B.A. in Educational Use of Adventure & Wilderness from Prescott College. He has worked there as an instructor focusing on first-year student programs and as a staff member overseeing Field Operations. His background is rooted in outdoor and experiential education with an emphasis on place-based curriculum working with Kindergarteners all the way through adults most recently in San Francisco and Colorado.
Matt is now firmly rooted back in Prescott where he works as a guide and administrator for a local outfitter running tours in the Southwest and Europe. Whenever possible you can find him out exploring with his dog Mila or experimenting in the kitchen.
Kathryn Montoya
Kathryn is an Arizona-born Prescott local who has three children at La Tierra. She is a massage therapist and recent graduate of Prescott College with an MA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Sustainable Community Development. She enjoys cooking, crafting, playing guitar, and singing. She looks forward to applying her education and experience to helping to build strong, resilient, and sustainable communities that serve members well.
Email: kmontoya@latierracommunityschool.org