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River Valley Charter School

Executive Committee meeting

Published on April 8, 2024 at 5:53 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday April 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

River Valley Charter School, 2 Perry Way, Newburyport, MA. In the Great Room, Middle School.

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.

 

The mission of 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 and 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

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Denise Herrera 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Succession Planning Discuss Denise Herrera 5 m
   
  1. MCPSA Succession Planning Workshop- update on progress
  
  D. Financial Update   Chris Whitford 10 m
   
  1. Update on budget to actual
  2. Salary Projections
  
  E. EC Business Discuss Denise Herrera 20 m
   

 

  1. Restraint Policy Review
  2. Grounds Project Update
  3. Pond Dredging- Grants/Foundation
  4. Salary Budget line item
  5. New Member update
  6. RVCS Website updates- 
  • Committee Descriptions- uploaded
  • Board on track / governance tab

 

  
  F. Set Agenda for Board Meeting Discuss Denise Herrera 8 m
   
  1. Board Expectations
  2. Montessori Minute- humanities
  3. Salary Line Item Vote
  4. Restraint Policy Vote
  5. Grounds Update
  6. Community Visioning Event: Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-7:30 PM at RVCS (Family event)
  7. Grounds Redesign Unveiling: Thursday, June 6, 5:30- 7:30 PM probably at Mill 77 Brewery in Amesbury - but will confirm this
  8. Search Committee Interim Director Recommendation
  9. New Trustee Nominees
  10. survey link- updated 

 

  
  G. Search Committee Discuss Albert Ting 15 m
   
  • Update on process 

Chair will go into Executive Session to consider or interview applicants for employment or appointment by a preliminary screening committee if the chair declares that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect in obtaining qualified applicants; provided, however, that this clause shall not apply to any meeting, including meetings of a preliminary screening committee, to consider and interview applicants who have passed a prior preliminary screening

  
II. Closing Items 7:59 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.