Final

River Valley Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on October 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM EDT
Amended on October 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Jonathan Nickerson 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Denise Herrera
  C. Review Trustee Code of Conduct   Denise Herrera 1 m
  D. Public Comment Discuss Denise Herrera 8 m
   

Kevin Moran has requested time for Public Comment regarding the electro-magentic field exposure

  
II. Approve Previous Board Minutes 7:10 PM
  A. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Denise Herrera 2 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on September 24, 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 Jonathan Nickerson 5 m
   

Vote to Approve Consent Agenda

  
IV. Finance Committee 7:22 PM
  A. Review and Approve Audited Financials FYI Chris Whitford 15 m
   
  • Colleen D'Alfonso from Daniel Dennis Company will present results of annual audit.
  • Board will approve the 2024 - 2025 Financials
    • Only change from projected results was a new accounting standard applicable for all governmental entities for fiscal year 2025 that changed the accounting for sick, vacation and PTO time.  The implementation of the new standard resulted in an increase in the compensated absence liability of approximately $99K.  This is not an expected payment in the future, rather a liability required by the accounting standard.
    • Clean audit with great participation from Management and Central Source.  In the prior year, one exception was noted with MTRS issues which was isolated and resolved.  There were no findings or issues to report in 2025.

 

  
  B. September 2026 Financial Update FYI
   

September 2026 results are on budget.

  
V. Director's Update 7:37 PM
  A. Director's Report Discuss Karen Kuse 20 m
   
  • HR Update 
  • Grounds Redesign 
  • Staffing Update 
  • Upcoming Important Dates
  
VI. Board Business 7:57 PM
  A. Potluck Planning Denise Herrera 10 m
VII. Accountability Committee 8:07 PM
  A. MCAS Results Review FYI Albert Ting 25 m
   

Review and discuss

  
  B. Essential Elements Review (Internal Audit) Albert Ting 20 m
   

Overview and discuss

  
VIII. Committee on Trustees 8:52 PM
  A. Update FYI Tanya Murdy 5 m
   
  • Bylaws cleanup
  
IX. Executive Committee 8:57 PM
  A. Update FYI Denise Herrera 5 m
   

Director Evaluation Update

  
X. Development Committee 9:02 PM
  A. Update FYI Elizabeth Rankin 10 m
   
  • Annual fund update
  
XI. Grievance Committee 9:12 PM
  A. Grievance Committee Update FYI Erin Bradley 6 m
   

Chair of committee to update the board

  
XII. Closing Items 9:18 PM
  A. Public Comments Discuss
  B. Board Meeting Survey FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
   

Please refer to your dashboard for the survey link.

 

  
  C. 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.