Final

City on a Hill Charter Public School

December 2024 COAH Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday December 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST

Location

https://cityonahill-org.zoom.us/j/81315100800
 

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 October 2024 Board Minutes Approve Minutes Melisa Lemire 1 m
     
II. School Updates 5:04 PM
  A. General School Updates Discuss Sonya Pratt 20 m
   

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

  
  B. General Finance Updates Discuss Sonya Pratt 20 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 under Purpose #6 5:44 PM
  A. Executive Session under Purpose #6 Discuss Jordan Lopez 25 m
   

Purpose #6: To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property if the chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the public body.

  
IV. School Discipline Policy Update Discussion 6:09 PM
  A. Vote to Approve Amended School Discipline Policy Vote Jordan Lopez 5 m
V. Board Committee Updates 6:14 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 10 m
   

Alekz Hirshmann, Academic Excellence Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

  
  C. Executive Director Support Committee FYI Jacqueline Bennett 5 m
   

Jacqueline Bennett, ED Support Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

  
  D. Finance Committee Update FYI Ted Gildea 5 m
   

Ted Gildea, Finance Committee Chair, gives an update from the Committee. 

  
VI. Organizational Goals Dashboard 6:39 PM
  A. Organizational Goals Dashboard Discuss Sonya Pratt 20 m
   

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

  
VII. Closing Items 6:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Melisa Lemire 2 m