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River Valley Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on June 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM EDT
Amended on June 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday June 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

River Valley Charter School Middle School Great Room

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Anna Wetmore 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Denise Herrera
  C. Public Comment Discuss Denise Herrera 3 m
  D. Review Trustee Code of Conduct   Denise Herrera 1 m
II. Approve Previous Board Minutes 7:05 PM
  A. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Denise Herrera 1 m
    Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on February 24, 2025  
  B. Approve Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Denise Herrera 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on March 19, 2025  
  C. Approve Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Denise Herrera 5 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on May 21, 2025  
III. Consent Agenda 7:12 PM
 

The Items Below form our consent agenda

  
  A. Accountability Committee FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
  B. Development Committee FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
  C. Executive Committee FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
  D. Committee on Trustees FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
  E. Finance Committee FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
  F. Vote on Consent Agenda Vote Denise Herrera 5 m
   

Vote to Approve Consent Agenda

  
IV. Director's Update 7:22 PM
  A. Director's Report Discuss Karen Kuse 20 m
   
  • Staff Update
  • Grounds Redesign
  • Closing Year Remarks

The Director's Report is Attached 

  
V. Finance Committee 7:42 PM
  A. Update FYI Chris Whitford 8 m
   
  • Update on YTD Financials
  
  B. FY 25 Budget Surplus Vote Vote Chris Whitford 8 m
   

Vote on how to allocate surplus funds from the current fiscal calendar.

  • To Approve the use of the expected 2024 - 2025 surplus of $265K as follows: 
    • $100K Capital Reserve Account 
    • $90K Stipends 
    • $40K Montessori Materials, Furniture and Phone System 
    • $35K Retained Earnings.
  
  C. Vote to Approve FY 26 Budget Vote Chris Whitford 8 m
   
  • Make a motion to approve the 2025-2026 financial budget
  
VI. Committee on Trustees 8:06 PM
  A. Board Leadership: Vote for Slate of Officers for FY '26 Vote Albert Ting 6 m
   
  • Board Chairperson: Denise Herrera
  • Vice Chairperson: Tanya Murdy
  • Treasurer: Chris Whitford
  • Secretary/Clerk: Jonathon Nickerson
  
  B. Board Retreat Follow Up FYI Albert Ting 20 m
   
  • Retreat Review
    • Goals: Break Out Group To finalize and present to full board
      • Development Plan for continuous giving
      • More efficient Board Meetings/Structure
      • Director Evaluation: Define tool, process and timeline
    • Parking Lot Topics
  
VII. Board of Trustee 2025-2026 Planning 8:32 PM
  A. Planning Discuss Denise Herrera 20 m
   
  • Committee Selection & Recruitment Efforts
  • Breakout session on committee meeting dates
    • Trustee meetings will fill on after we see Committee needs
  • Discuss Board of Trustees meeting date: Plan to keep as is on 3rd Wednesday of the month.
  
VIII. Exectuive Committee 8:52 PM
  A. Director Survey FYI Denise Herrera 5 m
   

The Executive Committee is performing an end of year faculty survey and will provide Karen feedback prior to the close of the fiscal calendar.

  
IX. Closing Items 8:57 PM
  A. Board Meeting Survey FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
   

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  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote

THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.

REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY The Board Chair reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.