City on a Hill Charter Public School
Minutes
March 2018 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 5, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
58 Circuit Street, Boston 02119
Trustees Present
Cara Stillings-Candal, Ginger Parker, Jeff Jacobs, Lori Stevens, Matt Shaw, Melisa Lemire
Trustees Absent
Alex Valdez, Greg Vasey, Jeff Jablow, Johanna McCarthy, Karin Wall, Kim Wechtenhiser, Mike Rosen
Ex Officio Members Present
Sally Bachofer
Non Voting Members Present
Sally Bachofer
Guests Present
Cristin Berry, Daniella Satterfield, Katie Kline, Nadine Abraham, Nathan Walsh, Paul Hays, Sonya Pratt, Wanda Nascimento
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Ginger Parker called a meeting of the board of trustees of City on a Hill Charter Public School to order on Monday Mar 5, 2018 at 5:45 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Given quorum was not made, the minutes were not able to be voted on at this meeting
II. Development
A.
Gala 2018 Preparation and FY2019 fundraising activities
At 5:47pm Lori Stevens, Development committee member, provided an update on the current status of gala and the support the Board can provide. Sam Larkan, Development Manager, also described the gala program this year
III. Finance
A.
FY2018 Financial Report
At 5:50pm, Matt Shaw, chair of the Finance Committee, provided an update on CoaH's finances since the last Board meeting, including describing changes in enrollment and the impact on the finances.
IV. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Update
At 5:53pm, Sally Bachofer provided updates on behalf of the Governance Committee. The Commissioner voted to approve the Dudley Square's renewal without conditions. CoaH is continuing to work with external coaches to improve climate and culture at our schools. CoaH is also continuing to partner with external experts to ensure we are setup in the best manner with respect to Finance and Governance at our schools.
V. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
Jeff Jacobs made a motion to Enter executive session for the purposes of discussing labor relations strategy and not return to a general board meeting after executive session.
Lori Stevens seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jeff Jablow |
Absent
|
| Karin Wall |
Absent
|
| Alex Valdez |
Absent
|
| Melisa Lemire |
Aye
|
| Matt Shaw |
Aye
|
| Jeff Jacobs |
Aye
|
| Cara Stillings-Candal |
Aye
|
| Greg Vasey |
Absent
|
| Lori Stevens |
Aye
|
| Johanna McCarthy |
Absent
|
| Mike Rosen |
Absent
|
| Ginger Parker |
Aye
|
| Kim Wechtenhiser |
Absent
|
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Cara Stillings-Candal