River Valley Charter School

Minutes

Committee on Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday January 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Location

River Valley Charter School Middle School Humanities Room

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Committee Members Present

A. Ting, C. Getz, E. Bradley, J. Nickerson

Committee Members Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Ting called a meeting of the Committee on Trustees Committee of River Valley Charter School to order on Wednesday Jan 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

II. Committee on Trustees

A.

Review of Board bi-yearly internal assessment data

- Have the finance committee take the survey just the finance questions

- Everyone can see results on board on track

- Goal to have board take the assessment again May 1. 

- What are the recommendations, what are the actions?

- This assessment can drive further board training. 

- Basic understanding category could be a knowledge deficit. Wording might need explaining.

- Will present in results/ analysis at Feb Board meeting.

B.

New Member Recruitment

Milestones - February before break, put ad for committees and board in current. Perhaps social media as well?

 

Emphasize in our conversations and advertisements that this is a working board.

 

Action: Last year's recruitment posting is available for committee members to review on Board on Track.

 

Action: Talk to committee chairs to find out if there are any committee members interested in joining the board.

 

Action: Review current board make-up. What skills would be beneficial and what member skills could help the new director?

 

Target is to add 2 members to the RVCS BoT

 

Dates to keep in mind:

 

-Application deadline is April 4

-Vote on New Members on May 21

-Vote on Leadership June

C.

Review COT Dashboard Progress

Did not get to this agenda item

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 7:05 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Ting