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River Valley Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on April 27, 2026 at 5:59 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday April 29, 2026 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   Tanya Murdy
  C. Review Trustee Code of Conduct   Tanya Murdy 5 m
  D. Public Comment Discuss Tanya Murdy 15 m
II. Approve Previous Board Minutes 7:21 PM
  A. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Murdy 2 m
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on March 13, 2026  
III. Consent Agenda 7:23 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
     
  F. Vote on Consent Agenda Vote Jonathan Nickerson 5 m
   

Vote to Approve Consent Agenda

  
IV. Board Business 7:33 PM
  A. Montessori Moment FYI Achala Matthew Godino 10 m
   

Bringing back the Montessori Minute

 

  
  B. Board Audit Review FYI Tanya Murdy 15 m
   

Board Audit Review with Kate Scott

  
  C. Timeline/PBE discussion FYI Tanya Murdy 15 m
   

Discuss

  • Timelines
  • PBE-History.
  • Programmatic decisions


 

  
  D. Policy Vote Vote Tanya Murdy 2 m
   

Professional Code of Conduct Policy

  
     
V. Committee on Trustees 8:15 PM
  A. Update FYI Jonathan Nickerson 5 m
   
  • Trustee Recruitment
  • Trustee interest in leadership positions for 2026-2027
  • Bylaws update
  
     
VI. Executive Committee 8:20 PM
  A. Update FYI Tanya Murdy 10 m
   
  • Executive Director Review/Tool
  • Succession Planning: ED & BOT
  • BoT RVCS emails
  
VII. Finance Committee 8:30 PM
  A. Update FYI Chris Whitford 5 m
   

Current financial position

To approve a 3.5% increase in the salary line item of the budget.  

Total budget in 2027 would be $4,130,258 compared to $3,989,487 in the prior year.  

This cost represents 69.6% of 2027 expected tuition revenue, compared to 68.6% in 2026.

 

  
VIII. Accountability Committee 8:35 PM
  A. Update FYI Albert Ting 5 m
   
  • Caregiver survey update
  
IX. Development Committee 8:40 PM
  A. Update FYI Elizabeth Rankin 5 m
   
  • Maritime Mixer
  
X. Director's Update 8:45 PM
  A. Director's Report Discuss Karen Kuse 20 m
   
  • First/last day of school
  • Enrollment
  • MCAS
  • Staff Updates
  • Accountability
  • DESE Audits
  • Playground
  • Events
  
     
     
     
XI. Closing Items 9:05 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.