City on a Hill Charter Public School

October 2020 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday October 27, 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

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Cara Stillings Candal 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Cara Stillings Candal 1 m
  C. Approve September 2020 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Cara Stillings Candal 2 m
     
II. Virtual Learning Update & Discussion 5:05 PM
  A. Virtual Learning Update FYI Sonya Pratt 15 m
   
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.
 
  B. Virtual Learning Discussion Discuss Cara Stillings Candal 10 m
   
Cara Stillings-Candal, Chair, leads a discussion of the school year 2020-21 and virtual learning update.
 
III. FY20 City on a Hill Financial Audit 5:30 PM
  A. Review FY20 Financial Audit FYI Kevin Taylor 30 m
   
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, and AAFCPS, a contracted auditing firm, present the results of the FY20 Financial Audit of City on a Hill Charter Public Schools.
 
  B. Vote to Approve the FY20 Financial Audit Vote Cara Stillings Candal 5 m
   
Cara Stillings-Candal, Chair, requests a motion to approve the FY20 Financial Audit of City on a Hill Charter Public Schools. 
 
IV. Enrollment Update & Discussion 6:05 PM
  A. FY21 Enrollment Update FYI Kevin Taylor 10 m
   
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, provides an update on school year 2020-21 enrollment.
 
V. Board Committee Update 6:15 PM
  A. Governance Committee Update FYI Melisa Lemire 10 m
   
Melisa Lemire, Governance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 
 
  B. Development Committee Update FYI Jack Gearan 5 m
   
Jack Gearan, Development Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

 
  C. Academic Excellence Committee Update FYI Sarah Griffin 5 m
   
Sarah Griffin, Academic Excellence Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

 
  D. CEO Support Committee FYI Cara Stillings Candal 5 m
   
Cara Stillings Candal, CEO Support Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

 
  E. Finance Committee Update FYI Andres Tejeda Soto 5 m
   
Andres Tejeda Soto, Finance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

 
VI. The CoaH Effect 6:45 PM
  A. The CoaH Effect FYI Kevin Taylor 15 m
   
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive officer, reviews the progress monitoring dashboard ("The COAH Effect") and discuss appropriate next steps.
 
VII. Closing Items 7:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Cara Stillings Candal