City on a Hill Charter Public School
Minutes
July 2018 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday July 27, 2018 at 9:00 AM
Location
City Year
Trustees Present
Cara Stillings-Candal, Ginger Parker, Greg Vasey, Jeff Jablow, Karin Wall (remote), Kim Wechtenhiser, Matt Shaw, Mike Rosen
Trustees Absent
Alex Valdez, Lori Stevens, Melisa Lemire
Ex Officio Members Present
Kevin Taylor
Non Voting Members Present
Kevin Taylor
Guests Present
Gail Keith, Jordan Lopez
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 Friday Jul 27, 2018 at 9:08 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes from June 8, 2018
Cara Stillings-Candal made a motion to approve minutes from the June Board Meeting on 06-08-18 June Board Meeting on 06-08-18.
Kim Wechtenhiser seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Consider and Approve CoaH New Bedford's Application for Renewal for a Public School Charter
A.
Approve City on a Hill New Bedford’s Application for Renewal of a Public School Charter
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, gave an overview of the New Bedford Charter Renewal Application status and led a brief discussion in anticipation of submitting the application to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Taylor then directed the attention of the Board to Gail Keith, Principal of City on a Hill New Bedford. Keith held a discussion of the current status of City on a Hill New Bedford and highlighted major changes for school year 2018-2019, including staffing with more experienced teachers and a Freshman Academy.
Cara Stillings-Candal made a motion to Approve City on a Hill New Bedford’s Application for Renewal of a Public School Charter and for Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, to Submit Renewal Application to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Behalf of City on a Hill Charter Public School New Bedford.
Kim Wechtenhiser seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Other Business
A.
CEO Updates
Taylor gave an overview of his first three weeks in the position, including his observations and reactions to areas of strength and growth in the organization.
IV. 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 10:10 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ginger Parker