City on a Hill Charter Public School
September 2020 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 22, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT
This meeting took place remotely pursuant to the March 12, 2020 Baker-Polito Administration announcement of an emergency order temporarily modifying the state’s open meeting law.
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
| A. | Record Attendance | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve August 2020 Meeting Minutes | |
| D. | Approve Student/Family and Staff Handbooks | |
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Sonya Pratt, Chief of School, and Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, present changes to the City on a Hill Student & Family Handbook and the City on a Hill Staff Handbook, respectively. Cara Stillings-Candal, Chair, leads a discussion of the changes and calls for a vote to approve.
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| E. | Approve Updated Fiscal Policies & Proceedures | |
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Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, reviews the updated City on a Hill Fiscal Policies & Procedures highlighting changes from previous versions. Cara Stillings-Candal, leads a discussion on the updates and calls for a vote to approve.
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| F. | Vote to Approve Edelyn Contreras and Jessica Yang as Board of Trustees Members | |
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Cara Stillings-Candal, Chair, presents Edelyn Contreras and Jessica Yang as candidates to join the City on a Hill Board of Trustees.
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| II. | School Year 2020-21 & Virtual Learning | |
| A. | School Year 2020-21 & Virtual Learning Update | |
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Sonya Pratt, Chief of School, and Laura Edouard, Principal, provide an overview of the initial weeks of reopening of City on a Hill and share updates about virtual learning.
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| B. | School Year 2020-21 & Virtual Learning Discussion | |
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Cara Stillings-Candal, Chair, leads a discussion of the school year 2020-21 and virtual learning update.
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| III. | School Year 2020-21 Enrollment & Budget | |
| A. | School Year 2020-21 Enrollment & Budget Update | |
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Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, provides an update on school year 2020-21 enrollment and the fiscal year 2020-21 budget.
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| B. | School Year 2020-21 Enrollment & Budget Discussion | |
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Cara Stillings-Candal, Chair, leads a discussion on school year 2020-21 enrollment and budget update.
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| IV. | Committee Structure & Schedule | |
| A. | Committee Structure & Schedule Update | |
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Melisa Lemire, Governance Chair, discusses Board Chair selection process, reiterates Trustee meeting expectations, shares the final Committee assignments for school year 2020-21, and highlights their respective schedules as defined by the City on a Hill Governance Action Plan.
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| B. | Approve City on a Hill Governance Action Plan | |
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Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, presents the City on a Hill Governance Action Plan drafted in conjunction with the Governance Committee to address Condition #6 of City on a Hill's probationary renewal which is due to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education by September 30, 2020. Cara Stillings-Candal leads, Chair, a conversation about the plan and calls for a vote to approve.
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| V. | The CoaH Effect | |
| A. | The CoaH Effect 3.0 | |
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Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, provides an overview of school year 2020-21 organizational goals and their effects on The CoaH Effect.
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| B. | The CoaH Effect | |
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Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive officer, reviews the progress monitoring dashboard ("The COAH Effect") and the Board discusses appropriate next steps.
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| VI. | Board of Trustees Governance Training Review | |
| A. | Board of Trustees Governance Training Review | |
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Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, reviews the Governance Training provided by Counsel from Mirick O'Connell Attorneys at Law at the August 14 Board Retreat in accordance with City on a Hill's probationary Condition #6.
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| VII. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |