River Valley Charter School

Minutes

Finance Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday December 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Location

This meeting will be held virtually. Click HERE for Zoom Link.

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Committee Members Present

C. Whitford (remote), D. Landry (remote), D. Mitchell (remote), J. Lindenmayer (remote), K. Kuse (remote)

Committee Members Absent

C. Marie, D. Draper, G. LeFave

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

C. Whitford called a meeting of the Finance & Facilities Committee of River Valley Charter School to order on Wednesday Dec 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
C. Whitford made a motion to approve the minutes from October 9, 2024 Finance Meeting on 10-09-24.
D. Mitchell seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

Review Year-to-Date Financial Results

Committee reviewed the 11/30/24 financial statements noting all items are in line with budget. School is showing positive income through five months but many expenses will fluctuate based on timing.  Overall, in a strong position but waiting for updates from DESE on expected income projections.   Initial comments from Mass. Charter Schools is this could be reduced.

B.

Onsight Insite Analysis

The Committee reviewed the Onsight Insite analysis and discussed what projects in the analysis had already been completed.  There were multiple items that related to grounds redesign and the Committee discussed recommending an amount that could be used from the Capital Reserve account for the Ground Redesign project.  Based on the current position, and the Onsight Analysis, the recommendation is $175,000.

C.

Other Items

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 6:58 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Whitford
Documents used during the meeting
  • River Valley Cash Flow_11.30.24.pdf
  • River Valley P&L_11.30.24.xlsx.pdf
  • River Valley BS vs PY.pdf
  • Capital Needs Assessment-Replacement Reserve Analysis-04-29-2022.pdf