City on a Hill Charter Public School

February 2021 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday February 23, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST
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
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve January 2021 Meeting Minutes
  D. Vote to Affirm Cara Candal as Acting Clerk for January 2021 Meeting
II. Virtual Learning Update
  A. Virtual Learning Update
   
Sonya Pratt, Chief of School, and Laura Eduoard, Principal, share updates about virtual learning with the Board.
III. The CoaH Effect
  A. The CoaH Effect
   
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive officer, reviews the progress monitoring dashboard ("The COAH Effect") and the Board discusses appropriate next steps.
IV. Enrollment Update
  A. Enrollment Policy Amendment and Enrollment Plan
   
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, and Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, present City on a Hill’s updated Enrollment Policy and Enrollment Plan following additional feedback from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
  B. Vote to Approve Enrollment Policy Amendment and Enrollment Plan
   
Cara Stillngs-Candal, Chair, calls for a vote to approve City on a Hill’s updated Enrollment Policy Amendment and Enrollment Plan.
V. Governance Transition
  A. Governance Transition
   
Cara Stillings-Candal, Chair, shares Board members who are under consideration to transition to new officer positions with the Board. 
  B. Vote to Approve 2021 Officers
   
Cara Stillings-Candal, calls a vote to approve new officers. 
VI. Open Meeting Law Refresher
  A. Open Meeting Law Refresher
   
Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, leads the Board in Open Meeting Law refresher. 
VII. Board Committee Update
  A. Development Committee Update
   
Jack Gearan, Development Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

  B. Academic Excellence Committee Update
   
Sarah Griffin, Academic Excellence Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

  C. CEO Support Committee
   
Jaqueline Bennett, CEO Support Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

  D. Finance Committee Update
   
Andres Tejeda Soto, Finance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

VIII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting