River Valley Charter School
Minutes
Executive Committee meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Location
River Valley Charter School, 2 Perry Way, Newburyport, MA. In the Great Room, Middle School.
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The mission of 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 and 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.
Committee Members Present
A. Ting, C. Whitford, D. Herrera, E. Bradley
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Succession Planning
D.
Financial Update
Update on budget to actual
Revenue number holding where they thought they would be
71,000 dollar surplus as of March
Salary Projections
Discussed and will be a line item
E.
EC Business
1. Restraint Policy Review- Requested that JLE place that in trustee minutes folder
2. Grounds Project Update- Two meeting 4/9/24 one with Copley (more forma) and then a meeting with those who responded to survey to get more involved in grounds project
- May 28th will be a grounds presentation to the Founders in the school overlapping with COL and the MS will be hosting them for lunch
Other
- Vision session- all community invited, including kids
- Reveal (potentially looking at Mill 77 w/ food trucks)-- a celebratory tone
3. Pond Dredging- we don't have a quote yet. Still in process on timeline.
4. New Member update- 4 excellent candidates
6. RVCS Website updates-
- Committee Descriptions- upload
- Board on track / governance tab
F.
Set Agenda for Board Meeting
G.
Search Committee
Entered into Executive Session to discuss interview applicants for employment of interim director.
Search Committee Discussion
JLE, CW and AT Attended MCPSA Succession Planning Workshop- update on progress
CW and JLE will merge documents they have both been creating
Google drive is where JLE is storing information