Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Minutes
BVP Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 17, 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, J. Almond, J. Morton, J. Souza, L. Kizekai, L. Stack
Directors Absent
D. Garcia, J. Mutter, J. Waters, M. Rivera
Guests Present
B. Dowd, J. Giraldo, M. Emet, Marielle Emet, S. Anderson, S. Bennetts
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes from 4/29/24
D.
Public Comment
II. Recurring Items
A.
CFO Report
C. Losea presented highlights of the CFO Report as included in the Board Packet. BVP is meeting all required ratios April, and the Finance tema is carefully monitoring cash on hand to ensure 60 days at the end of the fiscal year in June.
III. Previous Items
A.
FY25 Budget
C. Losea presented the proposed FY25 Budget for approval, noting that the budget will have approximately ~$3 million less than FY24.
IV. New Items
A.
Declaration of Official Intent to Reimburse Certain Expenditures from Proceeds of Indebtedness
The resolution included in the Board Packet allows BVP to spend against the approved bond now, in order to begin renovations at the YMCA in time to move in for school year 2025-26.
B.
Scholar and Family Handbook for 2024-2025
S. Anderson provided an overview of changes to the Scholar and Famly Handbook for school year 2024-25; most changes were minor involving dates and titles. There may be a request for an ammendment in the fall for policies related to attendance, as work is ongoing to address chronic absenteeism.
C.
Staff Handbook for 2024-2025
S. Anderson noted that similar to the Scholar and Family Handbook, the 2024-25 Staff Handbook had minimal changes, though BVP is expeciting updated Title 9 Guidance from DCYF that may require an amendmet in the fall.
D.
Board Member Appointments
L. Kizekai discussed her meeting with Talia Mark, noting that Ms. Mark has skills that are aligned to BVP Goals, particularly around fundraising and DEI. She also noted that Ms. Mark was excited about the opportunity to join the Board.
V. Executive Session
A.
Vote to enter Executive Session
B.
CEO Evaluation
C.
Vote to return to open session
D.
Vote to seal the minutes of Executive Session
E.
Report on votes taken in Executive Session
A vote was taken to accept the CEO evaluation report presenented in Executive Session
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