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Foxborough Regional Charter School

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FRCS Foundation

Date and Time

Monday September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM

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Committee Members Present

Amanda Mathias, Heidi Berkowitz, Kevin Heayden, Rachel Goldman

Committee Members Absent

Karen Calvert, Kathleen Crawford

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Heidi Berkowitz called a meeting of the FRCS Foundation Inc Committee of Foxborough Regional Charter School to order on Monday Sep 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

II. FRCS Foundation Inc

A.

Book Keeping

D. Book Keeping Topic

  1. Someone with a skillset to manage books, assets, etc. 
  2. Use QuickBooks.
    1. $1,200 A year. 
  3. Heidi to see a bookkeeper next Tuesday

B.

Golf Tournament Update

  1. Save the Date with Video and Smore
    1. Rachel to reach out to FCC for a 2026 Date - July 20, 2026
    2. Add pictures of Scholarship Ceremony & International Travel

C.

Additional Board Members

  1. Smore of WHO WE ARE!
  2. Bi Laws & Terms
  3. Application Process? Similar to the School
    1. Ask for interested and job descriptions from Heidi
    2. Heidi shared documents to us
      1. Review and discuss next time

III. Other Business

A.

International Travel Informational Session

  1. Malik Chase presents Information
    1. 2026 Program  - EF Tours/Safety and Itinerary, Parents can stay in contact and track all activity online 
      1. MS Belize - 11 Students 
      2. HS Spain - Over 20 Students
    2. Not many students have these opportunities to travel 
    3. Learning Experiences, Hands On, Career Exploration, STEM, and Community Service Based
    4. 8 Days of Travel 
    5. Costs per Student: $4800
  2. Wondering how funds would best utilized for the students?
    1. Support overall costs? 
    2. Support the extras expenses during traveling?
  3. Financial Aid Process Procedure/Criteria?
  4. Malik to research from others who do similar schools support funds

B.

New Fundraising Ideas

      1. Invitation Rodman Ride - Invitation Meeting in October TBA

C.

Scholarship Kick Off Timeline 2025-2026

Review Scholarships as a group then moves to Guidance/High School

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 1:45 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Heidi Berkowitz

The listed matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.