Final

River Valley Charter School

Committee on Trustees Meeting

Published on February 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST

Location

River Valley Charter School Middle School Humanities Room:

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve 01/14/25 Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Murdy 5 m
     
II. Committee on Trustees 6:06 PM
  A. Update Bylaws Discuss Tanya Murdy 15 m
   

Review final changes. Proposed bylaws attached. 

  
  B. Board Retreat and External Audit Discuss Tanya Murdy 15 m
   
  • Proposal signed and submitted
  • Review and discuss proposed questions for interviews below: 
  1. From your perspective, what is the core role of this Board, and how effectively do you think the Board is fulfilling that role today?
  2. What do you see as the Board’s greatest strengths right now?
  3. How would you describe the Board’s approach to strategic oversight versus operational involvement? Do you feel the balance is appropriate?
  4. How comfortable do you feel raising questions, concerns, or dissenting views during Board discussions?
  5. How would you characterize the Board’s relationship with the Executive Director?
  6. If you could change one thing about how the Board operates to make it more effective, what would it be and why?
  
  C. Action Items Discuss Tanya Murdy 20 m
   
  • Policy Updates
  • Board Survey Questionnaire responses from BOT meeting on 1/21/25
  • Recruiting for committees and BOT
  1. which avenues do we want to post to-The Current, email from BOT, Daily News
  2. areas of expertise we are in need of?
  
III. Trustee conduct
 
  • Discuss impacts of trustee behavior; next steps
  • Discuss update of roles and responsibilities per suggestion of Kate Scott(audit/retreat facilitator)
  
IV. Closing Items
  A. 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.