Final

River Valley Charter School

Board Meeting

Published on May 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

River Valley Charter School Middle School Great Room

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Anna Wetmore 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Albert Ting
  C. Public Comment Discuss Albert Ting 3 m
  D. Review Trustee Code of Conduct   Albert Ting 1 m
II. Approve Previous Board Minutes 7:05 PM
  A. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Albert Ting 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board Meeting on April 30, 2025  
  B. Approve Board Meeting Approve Minutes Albert Ting 1 m
    Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on May 5, 2025  
III. Consent Agenda 7:07 PM
 

The Items Below form our consent agenda

  
  A. Accountability Committee FYI Albert Ting 1 m
   

There was no meeting

  
  B. Development Committee FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
  C. Executive Committee FYI Albert Ting 1 m
  D. Committee on Trustees FYI Albert Ting 1 m
   

There was no meeting

  
  E. Finance Committee FYI Albert Ting 1 m
  F. Vote on Consent Agenda Vote Albert Ting 5 m
   

Vote to Approve Consent Agenda

  
IV. Director's Update 7:17 PM
  A. Director's Report Discuss Karen Kuse 20 m
   
  • Grounds Update
  • PBE Update

The Director's Report is Attached 

  
V. Grounds Redesign: Phase 1 7:37 PM
  A. Phase 1: Vote Vote Albert Ting 5 m
   
  • We will be making a motion to move forward with Phase 1 of the grounds redesign. 
  • Attached is the scope of work and budget to $645,000.
    • Funding Breakdown 
      • $150,000 Community Preservation Act Funding
      • $100,000 Pond Dredging from Foundation 
      • $100,000 Anonymous Donor 
      •  $25,000 Other fundraising 
      • $175,000 Capital Reserve Fund  
      • $100,000 General Reserve
  
VI. Committee on Trustees 7:42 PM
  A. Board Leadership: Succession Planning Discuss Albert Ting 8 m
   
  • Nominations for Board Leadership
  
  B. Board Retreat Agenda FYI Albert Ting 5 m
   

Update on Board Retreat Logistics and Pre-Work needed to be done by trustees. 

  
VII. Finance Committee 7:55 PM
  A. Update FYI Chris Whitford 8 m
   
  • Update on YTD Financials
  • Update on Budget Process Status
  
VIII. Development Committee 8:03 PM
  A. Update Discuss Elizabeth Rankin 8 m
   

YTD Funding Update

Next Meeting

  
IX. Accountability Committee 8:11 PM
  A. Accountability Committee Discuss Eric Simone 8 m
   

Update

Next Meeting

  
X. Exectuive Committee 8:19 PM
  A. COL's!!! Discuss Beth MacQuade 5 m
   

COL's start 5/27. 

  • Celebrate the students
  • Communicate if you have scheduling difficulties
  • Contribute, Thank You
  
XI. Closing Items 8:24 PM
  A. Board Meeting Survey FYI Denise Herrera 1 m
   

https://app2.boardontrack.com/surveyFormView/take/876?uid=e624ac39caf244638259e9cff32e3093

  
  B. 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.