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River Valley Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on August 26, 2024 at 11:28 AM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

River Valley Charter School 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

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Denise Herrera 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Erin Bradley 3 m
  C. Board Expectations   Denise Herrera 2 m
  D. Public Comment 5 m
  E. Introductions   Denise Herrera 10 m
II. Review Previous Board Minutes 7:21 PM
  A. Approve Last Board Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Erin Bradley 5 m
   

Approve May BoT Minutes

  
    Approve minutes for July Board of Trustees Meeting on July 23, 2024  
  B. Approve May Minutes Approve Minutes Anna Wetmore 5 m
     
III. Director Update 7:31 PM
  A. Director's Report Discuss Karen Kuse 15 m
   
  • The Current: Montessori Minute 1x per month
  
IV. Board Business 7:46 PM
  A. Board Business Topics FYI Denise Herrera 2 m
   

 

  1. FY 25 Board Goals
  2. Committee Assignments & Leadership Appointments
  3. Upcoming Committee work
  4. survey link- updated

 

 

 

 

  
  B. FY 25 Board Goals Discuss Denise Herrera 20 m
   
  • Successful onboarding of new Interim Director- EC
  • Dashboard- All
  • Better Board Mgmt- CoT
  • Development Strategy for continuous giving- Dev
  • Policy Organization- EC
  • Create and Track DEIJ for fair and inclusiveness
  • Review/Analyze disaggregated data and provide reports to BoT
  
  C. Committee Assignments Discuss Albert Ting 15 m
   
  • Assign Trustees to committees
  
  D. Upcoming Committee Work FYI Denise Herrera 15 m
   
  • Accountability Committee- Review Accountability Plan- Need BoT vote on Sept 18th
  • Finance Committee- Audit Work
  • Development Committee- Annual Appeal
  
V. Closing Items 8:38 PM
  A. Public Comment
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote
  C. Meeting Survey Link FYI Denise Herrera 5 m
   

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