City on a Hill Charter Public School

April 2021 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday April 6, 2021 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   Andres Tejeda Soto 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Andres Tejeda Soto 1 m
  C. Approve February 2021 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Andres Tejeda Soto 1 m
     
II. Enrollment Update 5:04 PM
  A. Enrollment Update FYI Kevin Taylor 10 m
   
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 Amendment & Plan Vote Andres Tejeda Soto 5 m
   
Andres Tejeda Soto, Chair, calls for a vote to approve City on a Hill’s updated Enrollment Policy Amendment and Enrollment Plan, direct staff to work with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to effectuate any technical changes required before submission, and submit the Amendment and Enrollment Plan to DESE.
 
III. CEO Succession Plan 5:19 PM
  A. CEO Succession Plan Discuss Jordan Pina 5 m
   
Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, presents City on a Hill's proposed CEO Succession Plan to the Board.
 
  B. Vote to Approve CEO Succession Plan Vote Andres Tejeda Soto 1 m
   
Andres Tejeda Soto, Chair, calls for a vote to approve City on a Hill’s CEO Succession Plan.
 
IV. Virtual Learning Update 5:25 PM
  A. Virtual Learning Update Discuss Sonya Pratt 15 m
   
Sonya Pratt, Chief School Officer, and Laura Edouard, Principal, provide an update to the Board about Virtual Learning at City on a Hill. 
 
  B. Review Updates to Academic Action Plan FYI Jordan Pina 5 m
   
Sonya Pratt, Chief of School, and Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, share updates to the School's Academic Action Plan based on reopening and COVID-19 related considerations.
 
V. DICE Update and VoE Presentation 5:45 PM
  A. DICE Update and VoE Presentation Discuss Jordan Pina 10 m
   
Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, shares a Diversity, Inclusion, Community and Equity (DICE) update as well as presents the City on a Hill DICE Vision of Excellence to the Board. 
 
VI. School Year 2021-2022 Budget Preview 5:55 PM
  A. School Year 2021-2022 Budget Preview Discuss Kevin Taylor 30 m
   
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, presents the proposed School Year 2021-2022 budget to the Board. 
 
VII. The CoaH Effect 6:25 PM
  A. The CoaH Effect FYI Kevin Taylor 10 m
   
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, reviews the progress monitoring dashboard ("The COAH Effect") and the Board discusses appropriate next steps.
 
VIII. Board Committee Update 6:35 PM
  A. Development Committee Update FYI Jack Gearan 5 m
   
Jack Gearan, Development Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

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

 

 
  C. CEO Support Committee FYI Jacqueline Bennett 5 m
   
Jaqueline Bennett, CEO Support Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

 

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

 

 
  E. Governance Committee Update Discuss Melisa Lemire 5 m
   
Melisa Lemire, Governance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 
 
IX. Closing Items 7:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Andres Tejeda Soto