River Valley Charter School
Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Location
River Valley Charter School, 2 Perry Way, Newburyport. Middle School Great Room
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the River Valley Charter School is to provide a rigorous academic program
based on the Montessori philosophy and rooted in the history, culture and ecology of the
Merrimack River Valley. Students will reach their full potential as scholars and become self-
reliant, productive members of society. They will be adept at critical thinking and creative
problem solving and will be fully prepared to succeed in future schools, careers and civic life.
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 7:00 PM | |||
| A. | Call the Meeting to Order | Denise Herrera | 1 m | ||
| B. | Record Attendance | Erin Bradley | 3 m | ||
| C. | Public Comment | 5 m | |||
| D. | Approve Last Board Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 3 m | |
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Approve Nov BoT Minutes |
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| Approve minutes for November Board Meeting on November 15, 2023 | |||||
| II. | Montessori Minute | 7:12 PM | |||
| A. | Montessori Minute | FYI | 10 m | ||
| III. | Board Business | 7:22 PM | |||
| A. | Board Expectations | FYI | Denise Herrera | 8 m | |
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Present Board Expectations Present end of meeting survey. You are asked to complete this survey prior to leaving. We will allow for 5 minutes at the end of each meeting along with access to a computer to complete this task. It will help us improve our board meeting in the future. The survey link is in the agenda for you to preview. |
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| B. | Grounds Update | FYI | Lydia Sisson | 35 m | |
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Lydia Sisson will present the grounds update. (15min) Lydia and Elizabeth will share development plan for grounds project (5 Min) Questions? (20 min)
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| IV. | EC Committee Business | 8:05 PM | |||
| A. | Approve December EC Minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 2 m | |
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Approve Dec EC minutes |
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| B. | Approve January EC Minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 3 m | |
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Approve January Minutes |
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| C. | Committee Descriptions | FYI | Denise Herrera | 5 m | |
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Distribute and review all R&R. Will vote on them at the next meeting |
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| D. | Director MidYear Review | FYI | Denise Herrera | 8 m | |
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Utilizing Board on Tracks Evaluation platform leadership survey board survey updated Director’s goals with progress |
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| V. | Director Report | 8:23 PM | |||
| A. | Director's Report | FYI | 8 m | ||
| VI. | Accountability Committee | 8:31 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Accountability Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 3 m | |
| Approve minutes for Accountability Committee Meeting on January 8, 2024 | |||||
| B. | Accountability Update | FYI | Eric Simone | 10 m | |
| VII. | Development Committee | 8:44 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Development minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 3 m | |
| Approve minutes for Development Committee Meeting on November 27, 2023 | |||||
| B. | Development Update | FYI | Elizabeth Rankin | 10 m | |
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25 yr Update- current donations Grounds Update- next steps |
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| C. | Leadership Giving | Discuss | Elizabeth Rankin | 3 m | |
| VIII. | Finance Committee | 9:00 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 2 m | |
| Approve minutes for Finance Committee Meeting on December 6, 2023 | |||||
| B. | Finance Update | FYI | Chris Whitford | 8 m | |
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December Financials Tuition Rates
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| IX. | Committee on Trustees | 9:10 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 1 m | |
| Approve minutes for Committee on Trustees November Meeting on November 8, 2023 | |||||
| B. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Erin Bradley | 3 m | |
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Approve Jan Minutes |
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| C. | CoT Update | FYI | Albert Ting | 10 m | |
| D. | Board Survey | FYI | Denise Herrera | 5 m | |
| E. | Board Executive Session | FYI | Denise Herrera | 20 m | |
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Chair to go into Executive Session citing the purpose: MGL c 30A 21 3. To discuss strategy with respect to litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares
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| X. | Closing Items | 9:49 PM | |||
| A. | Public Comment | ||||
| B. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||