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River Valley Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on February 22, 2026 at 10:52 PM EST
Amended on February 25, 2026 at 10:47 AM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday February 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST

River Valley Charter School welcomes your participation at Board meetings. The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Trustees (“Board”) is to conduct the affairs of the organization in public. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our school and assists the Board in making the best decisions for our school. To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, guidelines are provided at the bottom of this agenda. All materials for all board and committee meetings, are available on our Board on track public portal found at rivervalleycharter.org.

 

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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   Tanya Murdy
  C. Review Trustee Code of Conduct   Tanya Murdy 1 m
  D. Public Comment Discuss Tanya Murdy 15 m
II. Approve Previous Board Minutes 7:17 PM
  A. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Murdy 2 m
     
III. Consent Agenda 7:19 PM
 

The Items Below form our consent agenda

  
  A. Accountability Committee FYI Tanya Murdy 1 m
     
  B. Development Committee FYI Tanya Murdy 1 m
     
  C. Executive Committee FYI Tanya Murdy 1 m
     
  D. Committee on Trustees FYI Tanya Murdy 1 m
     
  E. Finance Committee FYI Tanya Murdy 1 m
   

No meeting held 

  
  F. Vote on Consent Agenda Vote Jonathan Nickerson 5 m
   

Vote to Approve Consent Agenda

  
IV. Board Business 7:29 PM
  A. Vote to Accept Resignation of Board Chair Vote Tanya Murdy 5 m
   

Motion to accept the resignation of Denise Herrera as Chair of the River Valley Charter School Board of Trustees, effective 5 February.

  
     
  B. Vote on New Board Chair Vote Tanya Murdy 5 m
   

Motion to elect new Chair of the River Valley Charter School Board of Trustees, effective immediately, to serve for the remainder of the current officer term.

  
  C. Vote to Elect Vice Chair (if applicable) Vote Tanya Murdy 5 m
   

Motion to elect new Vice Chair of the River Valley Charter School Board of Trustees, effective immediately, to serve for the remainder of the current officer term.


 

  
  D. Vote to Elect Secretary (if applicable) Vote Tanya Murdy 5 m
   

Motion to elect new Secretary of the River Valley Charter School Board of Trustees, effective immediately, to serve for the remainder of the current officer term.


 

  
  E. DESE Virtual Visit FYI Tanya Murdy 2 m
   

Virtual visit at River Valley Charter School on March 12, 2026.  

  
  F. Massachusetts Conflict of Interest Law Training FYI Tanya Murdy 2 m
   

Conflict of Training information has been sent by  noreply@sklburst.com for completion. Please try to complete this ASAP, please and thank you. 

  
V. Committee on Trustees 7:53 PM
  A. Update FYI Tanya Murdy 5 m
   
  • Kate Scott Interviews/ Retreat Planning
  • Policy review 
  • Final bylaw review
  
  B. Updated Policy Vote Vote Jonathan Nickerson 5 m
   

Motion to approve associated school policies as updated.

  
     
     
     
     
  C. Updated Bylaws Vote Vote Jonathan Nickerson 5 m
   

Motion to approve the board bylaws as updated and send to DESE for approval

  
     
VI. Executive Committee 8:08 PM
  A. Update FYI Tanya Murdy 10 m
   
  • Movement of legal services
  • Human Power Solutions
  
  B. Vote on Legal Transition Vote Tanya Murdy 5 m
   

Motion to continue to retain the legal support of Marc Terry 

  
VII. Finance Committee 8:23 PM
  A. Update FYI Chris Whitford 2 m
   

Current financial position

  
VIII. Accountability Committee 8:25 PM
  A. Update FYI Albert Ting 5 m
   
  • Criteron 6: Program Delivery
  • Fall screener data review
  • Caregiver survey update
  
IX. Development Committee 8:30 PM
  A. Update FYI Elizabeth Rankin 5 m
   
  • Read-a-thon read-out
  • Development Committee Planning
  
X. Director's Update 8:35 PM
  A. Director's Report Discuss Karen Kuse 20 m
   
  • Staffing 
  • Enrollment
  • Easement/ Grounds
  • Reviews
  • 90 Day Plan
  
     
     
XI. Closing Items 8:55 PM
  A. Board Meeting Survey FYI Tanya Murdy 1 m
   

Please refer to your dashboard for the survey link.

 

  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Tanya Murdy

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.