Foxborough Regional Charter School
Minutes
Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 9, 2020 at 7:30 AM
Location
Virtual
Board meetings are open to the public. Members of the audience who wish to address the board may do so during the “Privilege of the Floor” portion of the monthly Board meeting. Forms for Privilege of Floor, for items other than those on the agenda, must be submitted by noon the day before the Board meeting in order to be heard during the meeting. Forms may be obtained from and submitted to the school’s central office.
Trustees Present
Badawi Dweik (remote), Kathleen Crawford (remote), Matthew Yezukevich (remote), Reem Ozone (remote), Sergio Martin (remote), Susanna Girard (remote)
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
Annie Azarloza (remote), Ben Dyer (remote), Christiana Benson (remote), Heidi Berkowitz (remote), Karen Calvert (remote), Krisan Pope (remote), Lori Obenchain (remote), Mark Logan (remote), Matt Harrington (remote), Mike Cournoyer (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Roll Call Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Kathleen Crawford called a meeting of the board of trustees of Foxborough Regional Charter School to order on Tuesday Jun 9, 2020 at 7:30 AM.
The meeting was called together by verifying all participants could hear and respond over the virtual platform.
II. Leadership Report
A.
High School Graduation
- An in person graduation is planned for July 20th per the request of the class of 2020.
- This evening the school is celebrating the scholarships earned by the students with an online ceremony
B.
Race & Social Justice
- There have been age appropriate discussions across the school district to open the lines of communication and support students and staff through a difficult time across the nation.
- We are working with a consultant to facilitate the discussions and this will continue through the summer and into the next school year. It has been more challenging to meet this need due to the closure of the physical facility but the dedication to this effort has just increased because of it.
- The demographics of our study body does not match the staff demographics however it is higher than other districts across the state to due to a recruitment effort on the part of the school to get closer to the student population.
- We are continuing to educate staff on racial issues
C.
Re-Opening Planning
- The district does not expect any additional financial support from the state beyond the standard per pupil tuition that has not changed due to the pandemic.
- The board reviewed the equipment list that was in the board packet and discussed a few items. Of note the $60,000 for temperature scanners does not seem to be needed as the correlation of fever is not a good indicator of COVID-19 illness.
D.
Awards, Honors & Recognition
- The board reviewed the student and staff academic and sport accomplishments and competitions from this school year from the packet provided.
- There have been numerous partnerships throughout this school year from many companies across the area that the school greatly appreciates.
- There was a shout out to the staff at the end of the school year which was great to read through and the board expressed their appreciation for everyone's hard work through trying times.
III. Committees
A.
Enrollment
- The school has been able to register 170 new students for the 2021/2022 school year. 70 more are scheduled to be registered this week.
- We are expected to enroll 1861 which is on track from previous year.
- Due to COVID-19 the enrollment team has been scheduling prospective students to come to an outdoor registration table.
B.
Facility
- The facilities team is working on the logistics of summer as families report they need a break from remote learning.
- Playground has been completed and hydro seeding the areas has been done.
- Banners have been hung from the light posts that are both instructional and welcoming.
Matthew Yezukevich made a motion to approve the purchase of chrome books ($332,000) for the middle and high school education program from Trinity3 Technology; up to $125,000 may be used from the board capital account.
Reem Ozone seconded the motion.
- This is to support a one to one availability of chrome books to students
- They may also be used by staff if they need a chrome book at home
- Old equipment will go to the elementary school for their use
- The request for bid went through the states bid process
- The board discussed the approximate balance of the board capital account.
- The expected receipt of the chrome books is 8 weeks from the order date.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Reem Ozone |
Aye
|
| Matthew Yezukevich |
Aye
|
| Badawi Dweik |
Aye
|
| Sergio Martin |
Aye
|
| Kathleen Crawford |
Aye
|
| Susanna Girard |
Aye
|
C.
Finance
- We are trending normally for this school/fiscal year. Preparations to gather materials for the annual audit are underway
- FY2021/2022 budget will be ready later this month for the board's approval.
D.
Goverance
Susanna Girard needs assistance from a staff member to link the school web site to board on track so that we can utilize the functionality of posting approved agendas and meeting minutes through Board on Track.
E.
Foxborough Regional Charter School Foundation
Nothing to Report
IV. Policy Review
A.
New or Updated Policies
Nothing to report
V. Special Reports
A.
Partners In Education (PIE) Report
Nothing to report
B.
English Learner Parent Advisory Committee (ELPAC) Report
Nothing to report
C.
Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) Report
Nothing to report
VI. New Business
A.
School Leader Evaluation
Kathleen Crawford is working with Reem Ozone and Krisan Pope on Mark Logan's evaluation and contract negotiation. There should be an update by the end of June.
VII. Old Business
A.
Remote Learning Update
Families have reported that most need a break from remote learning for the summer.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Approve of Minutes: 10DEC2019 & 12MAY2020
Tabled
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susanna Girard
The motion to adjourn was made by Susanna Girard and seconded by Matt Yezukevich which passed unanimously by a roll call vote.