City on a Hill Charter Public School
Minutes
January 2019 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 16, 2019 at 5:00 PM
Location
City on a Hill - New Bedford, 384 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA
Trustees Present
Alex Valdez, Cara Stillings-Candal, Greg Vasey, Jeff Jablow, Karin Wall, Lori Stevens, Matt Shaw (remote), Mike Rosen
Trustees Absent
Melisa Lemire
Ex Officio Members Present
Kevin Taylor
Non Voting Members Present
Kevin Taylor
Guests Present
Callie Slocum, Jackie Hayes, Jordan Lopez, Nadine Abraham
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Cara Stillings-Candal called a meeting of the board of trustees of City on a Hill Charter Public School to order on Wednesday Jan 16, 2019 at 5:15 PM.
II. Executive Session
A.
Enter Executive Session
Cara Stillings-Candal made a motion to enter 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 Board and the Chair so declares.
Candal stated that having the discussion in open session would have a detrimental effect on the public body’s negotiating position and bargaining position and that it would reconvene in Open Session after the Executive Session.
Mike Rosen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Alex Valdez |
Aye
|
| Karin Wall |
Aye
|
| Greg Vasey |
Aye
|
| Melisa Lemire |
Absent
|
| Mike Rosen |
Aye
|
| Matt Shaw |
Aye
|
| Jeff Jablow |
Aye
|
| Cara Stillings-Candal |
Aye
|
| Lori Stevens |
Aye
|
Open Meeting ended at 5:17 PM. Executive Session began at 5:19 PM.
Cara Stillings-Candal made a motion to adjourn Executive Session and reconvene in Open Session.
Greg Vasey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Greg Vasey |
Aye
|
| Matt Shaw |
Aye
|
| Mike Rosen |
Aye
|
| Lori Stevens |
Aye
|
| Alex Valdez |
Aye
|
| Cara Stillings-Candal |
Aye
|
| Karin Wall |
Aye
|
| Jeff Jablow |
Aye
|
| Melisa Lemire |
Absent
|
Executive Session ended at 6:15 PM. Open Session began at 6:17 PM.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve October 2018 Meeting Minutes
Cara Stillings-Candal made a motion to approve minutes from the October 2018 Board Meeting on 10-30-18 October 2018 Board Meeting on 10-30-18.
Greg Vasey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Vote to Approve the City on a Hill Gender Identity Policy
Cara Stillings-Candal made a motion to approve the City on a Hill Gender Identity Policy.
Greg Vasey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Vote to Approve New Board Member
Cara Stillings-Candal made a motion to approve Callie Slocum as a member of the Board of Trustees.
Greg Vasey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. The COAH Effect
A.
The COAH Effect
Kevin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, reintroduced the purpose of The COAH Effect to the Board and guests as a progress monitoring tool. Taylor walked through the dashboard and provided explanation of the status of each goal, and paused for brief questions from the Board.
V. Committee Updates
A.
Governance Committee Update
Jeff Jablow, Vice Chair and Governance Committee Member, gave an update on the work of the Committee which included sharing that there were more candidates in the pipeline to join the Board, reiterating that the Committee was hoping for multiple new Members to have ties to New Bedford, and mentioned exploring a partnership with Latinos for Education.
B.
Academic Excellence Committee Updates
Karin Wall, Academic Excellence Committee Chair, reviewed the Committee's latest actions, which included solidifying goals and adding Sarah Griffin as a non-voting Committee Member of the Academic Excellence Committee.
C.
Development Committee Update
Alex Valdez, Development Committee Chair, and Nadine Abraham, Chief of Strategy and Operations, shared updates from the City on a Hill Gala Committee meetings, which the Development Committee supports and reminded Board Members of opportunities for sponsorship.
D.
CEO Support Committee Update
Mike Rosen, CEO Support Committee Chair, reviewed the process of solidifying goals for Taylor, as well as the use of the Board on Track evaluation system in the coming months.
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 7:01 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Cara Stillings-Candal