River Valley Charter School
Minutes
RVCS Accountability Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
By video conference
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Committee Members Present
A. Salerno (remote), A. Thoele (remote), A. Ting (remote), C. Irose (remote), K. Kuse (remote), P. Ganley (remote)
Committee Members Absent
A. Godino, D. Herrera, J. Patterson, M. Mitchell-Daniels
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve January 2026 Minutes
D.
Fall Screener Review
E.
Accountability Plan Updates
Caregiver survey updates:
-Caregiver survey will close on February 13th, Admin to send out one more reminder to the community to participate in the survey.
-Timeline for report out of survey results will be similar to last year - with a summary published The Current, as well as presented to Accountability and Full BoT.
-Open response questions on the survey will be reviewed by non-parent audit committee members and reported back to the Accountability Committee.
Internal audit updates:
- On track, Colin Vanderberg will assist in preparation of the Audit
- Karen will create the policy(s) for English Language Learners (requirement from DESE). DESE has been helpful in helping RVCS to create one.
- In person visits by DESE representatives to be scheduled.
Jane P. was unavailable. Karen presented Jane's presentation that gave an overview of the Fall screeners administered in Fall 2025 for both Math and English (Accadience and Dibels).
A key takeaway was math performance, especially in at E2 level.
The committee suggested that the data for the screeners would be much more helpful if they could be compared to historical data, for easier trend observations.
In the past, there has also been inconsistencies in the administration of the screeners from classroom to classroom at the same levels.
Committee suggested that screeners going forward should be administered, as per the vendor instructions (timed), so that the outcomes have validity.
Committee suggested that a flowchart to outline responsibilities from the data gleaned from the screener can be used effectively. Who is responsible for consistent data collection, data analysis, interventions if needed, tracking progress by students, etc.?
Committee suggested that the Fall screener review to be updated with trend and desegregated data at the next Accountability Committee meeting.