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City on a Hill Charter Public School

December 2023 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday December 12, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST

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. The meeting was held via Zoom at https://cityonahill-org.zoom.us/j/81315100800.

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 October 2023 Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Melisa Lemire 2 m
     
II. Organizational Updates 5:05 PM
  A. General School Updates FYI Sonya Pratt 15 m
   

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

  
  B. General Finance Updates Discuss Ted Gildea 15 m
   

Sonya Pratt, Executive Director, and CentralSource present the School's most up to date financial results. Ted Gildea, Vice Chair & Treasurer, leads a discussion.

  
III. Executive Session 5:35 PM
  A. Executive Session Discuss Melisa Lemire 15 m
   

The City on a Hill Charter Public School Board of Trustees will adjourn to Executive Session under Purpose #3: To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares. The Board will return to public session.

  
IV. School Leadership Discussion 5:50 PM
  A. Leadership Transitions Discussion Discuss Melisa Lemire 25 m
   

The Board discusses upcoming Leadership Transitions at the District and School levels.

  
V. Board Committee Updates 6:15 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 Alekz Hirschmann 5 m
   

Alekz Hirschmann, Academic Excellence Committee Member, gives an update from the Committee. 

  
  C. Finance Committee Update FYI Ted Gildea 5 m
   
Ted Gildea, Finance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 
  
  D. Executive Director Support Committee Discuss Jacqueline Bennett 15 m
   

Jacqueline Bennett, Executive Director Support Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee, including sharing the Committee's recommendation for the Executive Director's mid-year evaluation and bonus potential.

  
  E. Vote to Accept Recommendation of the Executive Director Support Committee Vote Melisa Lemire 5 m
   

Melisa Lemire, Board Chair, leads further discussion of the Executive Director Mid-Year Evaluation recommendation, and calls for a motion to approve.

  
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