F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Friday September 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Location
Community Room at First Parish Church, 353 Great Rd, Stow, MA 01775
Trustees Present
B. Harrigan, C. Beasley, E. Sturgis, F. Fernau, J. Fredericksen, J. St. Laurent, L. Hayner, M. Beam, N. Odekirk Hatlevig, P. Gordon
Trustees Absent
E. Moura, K. Kintzing, K. Williams, R. Egan, S. Reinhorn, T. Testa
Guests Present
K. Tedstone, M. Beganski
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| B. Harrigan |
Aye
|
| E. Moura |
Absent
|
| E. Sturgis |
Aye
|
| T. Testa |
Absent
|
| K. Williams |
Absent
|
| L. Hayner |
Aye
|
| F. Fernau |
Aye
|
| J. Fredericksen |
Aye
|
| S. Reinhorn |
Absent
|
| N. Odekirk Hatlevig |
Aye
|
| M. Beam |
Aye
|
| C. Beasley |
Aye
|
| P. Gordon |
Aye
|
| J. St. Laurent |
Abstain
|
| K. Kintzing |
Absent
|
| R. Egan |
Absent
|
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
Executive Director's Report
- This is year 3 of strategic plan
- It's been a successful start to the school year and Back to School night was successful
- Enrollment is currently at 395, budget is for 396, there are 100 names on our waitlist
III. DEI Kickoff and Training
A.
DEI Kickoff and Training
DEI - Leading for Equity Presentation, Caroline
This will be a learning series for the Trustees this year over three sessions
Three priorities chosen by Trustees to explore:
- Identify systemic barriers
- Recognizing implicit bias
- Family and community engagement
The Trustees broke out into small breakout groups to discuss "Seeing the System"
IV. Strategic Plan
A.
Strategic Plan
The trustees worked in smaller breakout groups to discuss what we have done well the past two years and reaffirm what's priority in next steps.
B.
Break
V. Development Plan for 2026-2027
A.
Development Plan for 2026-2027
- Katrina and Julie summarized FY26 fundraising activity and explored why stewardship is important
- Katrina will be sending out our 'thank you' call list in the next few days
VI. Executive Director Evaluation and Goal Setting
A.
Executive Director Evaluation and Goal Setting
Trustee Evaluation Cycle, Pam
Stefanie, Rick, and Pam are this year's Executive Director Evaluation Committee
Executive Director 5 goals for the school year:
- Identify 5 high quality partnerships
- Further professional development
- Launch the diverse teacher pipeline
- Identify key student outcomes and systematize data collection
- Build and leverage marketing capability
VII. Updates
A.
Updates
- Brian shared where the trustees can find board resources and sharing committee work and folders.
- New and revised handbook policies have been vetted by our lawyers and include updates on restraint and seclusion, health information policies, interscholastic heat modifications, medication administration, PROTECT Act immigration enforcement.
VIII. Other Business
A.
Comments from the public
B.
Vote - Proposed changes to Handbook Policy
C.
Vote - School Calendar
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- 2026 September Executive Director Report.pdf
- Parker_Development_Plan_FY27.pdf
- Parker_BOT_Overview_2page.pdf
- ED Goals, Actions, Metrics - 2026-2027.pdf
- Handbook Update for BOT.pdf
Meeting slides:
BOT Meeting 9.18.26.pdf