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River Valley Charter School

Minutes

Committee on Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Location

Zoom

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Location Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8516508581?pwd=8roWrPp5aJXvEAFctC4bxo69QnaDfv.1

Committee Members Present

C. Getz (remote), E. Bradley (remote), J. Nickerson (remote), T. Murdy (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Murdy called a meeting of the Committee on Trustees Committee of River Valley Charter School to order on Tuesday May 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM.

II. Committee on Trustees

A.

BoT Candidate Discussion

1) Process Overview (High-Level)

  • The group reviewed the consolidated candidate tracking table containing candidate identifiers, completion status of materials, and interview status. 
  • For each candidate, the tracker captured whether a resume, questionnaire, and interview were completed 
  • The tracker also captured conflict-of-interest status and relevant background fields (e.g., Primary Expertise, Board Experience, RVCS Relationship). 
  • Committee needs/fit were discussed using the tracker’s committee categories (Accountability, Finance, CoT, Development, Advisory, Foundation, PA) and candidate alignment markings in those columns. 
  • Candidate discussion and decision-making were conducted using numbers only to preserve anonymization in these minutes. 

2) Evaluation Criteria Discussed 

  • Board oversight vs. management 
  • Open Meeting Law awareness
  • Confidentiality expectations 
  • Ability to meet time expectations/ commitment 

Skills-based fit (capability coverage)

  • Balancing the slate across key capability areas captured in Primary Expertise (e.g., accountability/education, finance/accounting, HR/compliance/operations, legal, teaching/school culture, special education/student transitions). 
  • Aligning candidates to the most appropriate Committee Recommendation as recorded in the tracker. 

Independence / conflicts

  • Review of Conflict of Interest indicators as recorded in the tracker. 

4) Final Selections 

  • Recommendation to recommend 7 candidates to the board that provides coverage in all experience areas with recommendations to bolster all board committees

 

 

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 1:17 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Murdy

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.