Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
Boston Prep Board of Trustees Meeting #1
Date and Time
Location
This meeting will be in person, with a hybrid option available.
The public is welcome to attend any meeting of Boston Prep’s Board of Trustees or its subcommittees. If communication assistance or any other accommodations are needed to ensure equal participation, please contact Lucie Torrey ltorrey@bostonprep.org at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting. Any changes in the agenda will be posted on Boston Prep's website and will be electronically filed with the secretary of state at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting.
Boston Prep does not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, country of ancestral origin, or veteran status in administration of its admissions or educational policies, curricular programs, other school-administered programs, or in its hiring and employment practices in accordance with applicable Federal and Massachusetts laws and regulations
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 8:00 AM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 1 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Kim Borchert | |||
| C. | Public Comment | Kim Borchert | 1 m | ||
| D. | Welcome new Trustee: Ben Sacks | Kim Borchert | 1 m | ||
| II. | Consent Agenda | 8:03 AM | |||
| A. | Approve May 2026 Board Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | 1 m | ||
| B. | Approve the June 2026 Board Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve the September 2026 Executive Session Minutes | Approve Minutes | 1 m | ||
| III. | FY26 Audit | 8:06 AM | |||
| A. | Vote on FY26 Audit | Vote | 10 m | ||
| IV. | Executive Director Update | 8:16 AM | |||
| A. | Executive Director Update | FYI | VaLonda Harris | 20 m | |
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Interim Executive Director Harris will give an update on the start of the 2026-2027 school year. |
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| V. | Classroom Observations & Debrief Discussion | 8:36 AM | |||
| A. | Trustees observe classes and complete observation notes | 20 m | |||
| B. | Debrief and discussion | VaLonda Harris | 30 m | ||
| VI. | Executive Session | 9:26 AM | |||
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The Board of Trustees will enter Executive Session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A,§21(a)(1) to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel. They will not return to open session. |
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| A. | Vote to enter Executive Session | Vote | 1 m | ||
| B. | Executive Session | 30 m | |||
| VII. | Closing Items | 9:57 AM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||