River Valley Charter School
Minutes
Committee on Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
River Valley Charter School Middle School Humanities Room:
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Committee Members Present
C. Getz, E. Bradley, J. Nickerson, T. Murdy
Committee Members Absent
K. Kuse
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve 06/23/25 Minutes
II. Committee on Trustees
A.
What is COT?
B.
June Board Assessment Review/Update
Tracking in an upward direction in all areas with the exception of Development which remains at a 1. Will discuss with Development Committee as to actions required to address. Near term focus must be the creation of a strategic plan for development in conjunction with the Director. Worth the discussion of splitting committees for development and fund raising. Feeling that we are starting from scratch a bit after COVID so creating a new plan/strategy will help all members to align on a way forward. The new donor tracking system will help to track alumni, contacts, etc.
C.
Items for CoT in 25-26
- Broader board training around development in how we represent the school in general.
- Get people on the board to wear their board tags when at the school or at school events
- Board member intros in the current
- Everyone on the board should have a board elevator speech
- Support Development in the creation of a strategic plan including use of DonorPerfect system
- Review and update of the bylaws
- Evaluation of the board recruitment process
- Get interested people onto a committee immediately to understand commitment, cadence, alignment of interests, etc.
- Have people come to board meeting to understand what happens and what is involved
- How can the board be more fun to support recruitment
- External board assessment — every other year (chat with Kate Scott - Albert teed up)
- Board retreat planning
- Validate and communicate date (28 March)
- Plan structure
Key responsibilities of the Committee on Trustees is to ensure an effective board of trustees through board training, board effectiveness, board recruitment, development of board policies, and annual retreat planning.