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Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy

Minutes

BVP Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 26, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Location

BVP High School

65 Macondray St., Cumberland

The Board reserves the right to take a vote on any item listed on this agenda.

Directors Present

B. Collins, D. Garcia, J. Souza, J. Waters, L. Kizekai, L. Stack, M. Rivera

Directors Absent

J. Almond, J. Morton, J. Mutter

Guests Present

B. Dowd

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

M. Rivera called a meeting of the board of directors of Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy to order on Monday Feb 26, 2024 at 5:32 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes from 12/4/23

D. Garcia made a motion to approve the minutes from BVP Board Meeting on 12-04-23.
B. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Public Comment

No public comment

II. Recurring Items

A.

CEO Report

S. Anderson discussed important points from the CEO report. 

  • The vote on BVP's charter renewal is scheduled for tomorrow. We expect it to pass.
  • Sarah Tucker has accepted the position of Head of School for UES, moving from ES2.
  • BVP High School college acceptance season is in fulls wing.
  • Overall attendance is still higher than last year, though we are not where we were before the holidays.
D. Garcia made a motion to Accept the CFO report as included in Board Packet.
L. Kizekai seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

CFO Report

C. Losea discussed highlights of the CFO report as included in the Board Packet. 

  • Cash is currently tight, with 1.1 million in receivables that have been delayed coming in. 
  • All audits from FY23 are complete, including UCOAA.
  • Work. on the amended budget for 2024 and the budget for 2025 are underway, including plans for the ESSER sunset without any plans for additional supplemental funding.

 

J. Souza made a motion to accept the CFO report as included in the Board packet.
D. Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. New Items

A.

FY 25 Budgeting

C. Losea provided an overview of the FY25 budgeting process, including the recommendations of the ESSER Sunset Working Group and previewed buget considerations and context for the upcoming year.

 

 

B.

Board Survey Report

S. Anderson provided an overview of Board survey results. Next steps discussed are to set up meetings for the Governance Committee and CEO Evaluation Committee. 

 

C.

Staff Handbook Addenda

J. Giraldo provided an overview of changes to the Staff Handbook regarding the PUMP Act and Retirement policies.

 

B. Collins made a motion to accept the proposed changes to the Staff Handbook.
D. Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

March board meeting date

The Board discussed an alternate date for the March Board meeting. Next steps to identify potential dates and availability will occur over email. 

IV. Executive Session

A.

Vote to enter Executive Session

D. Garcia made a motion to enter Executive Session pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws ยง 42-46-5(a)(5): Acquisition or Lease of Real Property.
B. Collins seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Real Estate

C.

Vote to return to open session

B. Collins made a motion to exit Executive Session.
L. Stack seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Vote to seal the minutes of Executive Session

B. Collins made a motion to seal the minutes of Executive Session.
L. Stack seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Report on votes taken in Executive Session

No votes were taken during Executive Session

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

B. Collins made a motion to adjourn.
D. Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
B. Dowd