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Foxborough Regional Charter School

Minutes

FRCS Board of Trustees Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday October 18, 2023 at 8:00 AM

Location

Virtual

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Trustees Present

Anissia Vixamar, Badawi Dweik, Kathleen Crawford, Matthew Yezukevich, Mia Ortiz, Todd Tetreault

Trustees Absent

Sergio Martin

Guests Present

Christine Barraford (remote), Heidi Berkowitz (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Todd Tetreault called a meeting of the board of trustees of Foxborough Regional Charter School to order on Wednesday Oct 18, 2023 at 8:02 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Matthew Yezukevich made a motion to approve the minutes as amended from Monthly Board Meeting on 06-13-23.
Todd Tetreault seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Sergio Martin
Absent
Kathleen Crawford
Aye
Matthew Yezukevich
Aye
Todd Tetreault
Aye
Anissia Vixamar
Aye
Badawi Dweik
Aye
Mia Ortiz
Aye
Todd Tetreault made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 07-11-23.
Anissia Vixamar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Sergio Martin
Absent
Kathleen Crawford
Aye
Todd Tetreault
Aye
Mia Ortiz
Aye
Anissia Vixamar
Aye
Badawi Dweik
Aye
Matthew Yezukevich
Aye

II. Board Business

A.

Review and approve new Committee Structure

Mr. Tetreault welcomed new member Mia Ortiz.

 

Mr. Tetreault reviewed the present Board committee structure and discussion ensued on relevance, scope and membership.

Todd Tetreault made a motion to modify Board Committee structure as follows: Student/Staff Recruitment and Retention are disbanded under the principle that they lean into management more than to governance and oversight. Governance appeals and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion can continue under current leadership. Finance and Facilities will be combined with Mr. Yezukevich as Chair and Mr. Martin as Vice Chair. Egin the process of forming the Academic Excellence Committee requiring the assignment of a Trustee and SLT member and drafting a defining document.
Matthew Yezukevich seconded the motion.

Ms. Foley to work with Ms. Ortiz in first identifying and defining the scope of the committee, followed by definition of goals and ensuring that the lines are not blurred between oversight and operation.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Kathleen Crawford
Aye
Matthew Yezukevich
Aye
Sergio Martin
Absent
Anissia Vixamar
Aye
Badawi Dweik
Aye
Todd Tetreault
Aye

B.

Align on needs and date for FRCS planning/training session with Dr. Ingram

Mr. Tetreault to reach out to Dr. Ingram to schedule training session and annual planning meeting postponed since last August due to demands of reviewing/approving student/staff handbooks for the new school year.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Matthew Yezukevich made a motion to adjourn.
Badawi Dweik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
Sergio Martin
Absent
Todd Tetreault
Aye
Kathleen Crawford
Aye
Anissia Vixamar
Aye
Matthew Yezukevich
Aye
Mia Ortiz
Aye
Badawi Dweik
Absent
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:37 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Christine Barraford
Documents used during the meeting
  • 2024 Committee Re-Org Proposal.pdf

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.