City on a Hill Charter Public School

April 2019 Board Meeting #1

Date and Time

Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 6:00 PM EDT

Location

City on a Hill - Circuit Street (Forum), 58 Circuit Street, Roxbury, MA

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Cara Stillings Candal 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Cara Stillings Candal 1 m
II. Consent Agenda 6:03 PM
  A. Approve February 2019 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Cara Stillings Candal 1 m
     
  B. Vote to Approve the City on a Hill Enrollment Amendment Vote Cara Stillings Candal 3 m
  C. Vote to Reaffirm Board of Trustees Leadership Positions Vote Cara Stillings Candal 3 m
III. The COAH Effect & Big Rocks Revisited 6:10 PM
 
Academic Excellence
 
  A. The COAH Effect Discuss Kevin Taylor 20 m
   
Review the progress monitoring dashboard ("The COAH Effect") and discus appropriate next steps.
 
  B. Big Rocks Revisited FYI Kevin Taylor 5 m
   
Review Kevin Taylor's "Big Rocks" as identified at the August 2018 Board Retreat.
 
IV. Lever 3: Improving Academic Results 6:35 PM
  A. MCAS Strategy Update Discuss Amber Donell 20 m
   

Amber Donell, Chief Academic Officer, and Sonya Pratt, Chief Schools Officer, provide an update on the SY19 MCAS Prep Strategy.

 
  B. SY20 Recommitment and Hiring Processes Discuss Jackie Hayes 15 m
   

Jackie Hayes, Chief of Staff & General Counsel, provides an update on hiring strategy and the SY20 recommitment process.

 
  C. Lever 3 Discussion Discuss Cara Stillings Candal 20 m
V. Committee Updates 7:30 PM
 
Development
 
  A. Governance Committee Update FYI Melisa Lemire 5 m
   
Update from the Governance Committee.
 
  B. Academic Excellence Committee Updates FYI Karin Wall 5 m
   
Update from the Academic Excellence Committee.
 
  C. Development Committee Update FYI Callie Slocum 5 m
   
Update from the Development Committee.
 
  D. CEO Support Committee Update FYI Mike Rosen 5 m
   
Update from the CEO Support Committee.
 
  E. Finance Committee Update FYI Greg Vasey 5 m
   
Update from the Finance Committee.
 
VI. Closing Items 7:55 PM
  A. Feedback and Next Steps Discuss Jordan Pina 4 m
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Cara Stillings Candal 1 m