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City on a Hill Charter Public School

June 2023 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday June 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM EDT

This meeting took place remotely pursuant to a supplemental budget bill which, among other things, extends the temporary provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025 signed into law by Governor Healey on March 29, 2023.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Melisa Lemire 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Melisa Lemire 1 m
  C. Approve April 2023 Board Minutes Approve Minutes Melisa Lemire 2 m
     
II. School Updates 5:05 PM
  A. General School Updates FYI Sonya Pratt 10 m
   

Sonya Pratt, Executive Director, provides a general update on the School's programming and operations.

  
  B. School Year 2023-2024 Enrollment Update Discuss Melisa Lemire 10 m
   

Sonya Pratt, Executive Director, provides an update on the School's SY2023-2024 enrollment and Lotteries. Melisa Lemire, Chair, leads a discussion on trends and next steps.

  
  C. School Year 2023-2024 Recruitment Update FYI Jordan Pina 5 m
   

Jordan Pina, Chief of Staff, provides an update on the recommitment and recruitment processes for School Year 2023-2024.

  
III. Strategic Plan Discussion & Vote to Approve 5:30 PM
  A. Strategic Plan Presentation & Discussion Discuss Melisa Lemire 25 m
   

Sonya Pratt, Executive Director, presents the draft School Year 2024-2028 Strategic Plan as created by the Strategic Planning Committee of the School. Melisa Lemire, Chair, leads a discussion of the plan and its action steps.

  
  B. Vote to Approve the School Year 2024-2028 Strategic Plan Vote Melisa Lemire 5 m
   

Melisa Lemire, Chair, calls for a vote to approve the School Year 2024-2028 Strategic Plan.

  
IV. Circuit Street Campus Updates & Discussion 6:00 PM
  A. Circuit Street Loan Update FYI Sonya Pratt 15 m
   

Sonya Pratt, Executive Director, provides updates on the School and Foundation's discussions related to the mortgage for the Circuit Street building. Melisa Lemire, Chair, leads a discussion on the Board's recommendations to the Foundation.

  
  B. Circuit Street Construction Update FYI Ted Gildea 5 m
   

Ted Gildea, Vice Chair & Treasurer, and Sonya Pratt, Executive Director, provide updates on the Circuit Street Building construction project.

  
V. Board Committee Updates 6:20 PM
  A. Governance Committee Update FYI Melisa Lemire 5 m
   

Melisa Lemire, Governance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

  
  B. Academic Excellence Committee Update FYI Edelyn Contreras 5 m
   

Edelyn Contreras, Academic Excellence Committee Member, gives an update from the Committee. 

  
  C. Executive Director Support Committee FYI Jacqueline Bennett 10 m
   

Jacqueline Bennett, ED Support Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee, including results of the SY2022-23 Executive Director Evaluation.

  
  D. Finance Committee Update FYI Ted Gildea 5 m
   
Ted Gildea, Finance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 
  
  E. Vote to Accept the Recommendation of the Executive Director Support Committee Vote Melisa Lemire 5 m
   

Melisa Lemire, Chair, calls for a motion to accept the recommendation of the Executive Director Support Committee.

  
VI. Organizational Goals Dashboard 6:50 PM
  A. Organizational Goals Dashboard Discuss Sonya Pratt 10 m
   

Sonya Pratt, Executive Director, reviews the progress monitoring dashboard and the Board discusses appropriate next steps.

  
VII. Closing Items 7:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Melisa Lemire