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River Valley Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on October 26, 2026 at 11:24 AM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT

Location

Zoom

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.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 12:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Public comment   Tanya Murdy 2 m
   

The Board welcomes public comment on matters within its governance authority. Comments concerning operational matters, individual personnel, students, or other issues outside the Board’s purview will not be discussed or addressed during the meeting and may be referred to the Executive Director or other appropriate channel. The Board  will not respond to or deliberate on public comments during the meeting.

  
  D. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Murdy 1 m
    Minutes for Special Board Meeting on July 24, 2026  
  E. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Murdy 1 m
    Minutes for Board Meeting on September 23, 2026  
  F. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Tanya Murdy 5 m
    Minutes for Board Meeting on October 15, 2026  
II. Finance & Facilities 12:10 PM
  A. Review & Approve the FY 2026 Audit Financial Statements Vote Gary LeFave 20 m
   
  • Presentation of the Audited Financial Statements by Colleen D'Alfonso & Valquira Marcal of Daniel Dennis & Co Certified Public Accountants
  • Audit Financial Statements had no current year or prior findings
  • Vote to Approve the Audited Financials Statements   
  
     
     
     
III. Executive Search Committee 12:30 PM
  A. Executive Director Search Committee—Scope and Decision-Making Authority (Discussion and Vote) Vote Tanya Murdy 5 m
   

Discuss and vote to authorize the committee to coordinate the search with Kristin Levine, conduct preliminary screening and interviews, and select finalists to recommend to the full Board, within the Board-approved scope and budget. Final hiring, compensation, and employment contract approval remain with the full Board.

  
IV. Other Business 12:35 PM
  A. DESE Determination—Complaint No. 16603: Board Record FYI Tanya Murdy 2 m
   

Acknowledge receipt of DESE’s October 21, 2026 determination for audit documentation, institutional history, and trustee awareness.

  
     
V. Closing Items 12:37 PM
  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.