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Excel Academy Massachusetts

Board of Trustees - Academic Oversight Committee Meeting

Published on February 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM EST

Date and Time

Monday December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM EST

Location

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Meeting Notice Posted Publicly on 12/4/25.

 

Please note: All items listed on the agenda are subject to a possible vote by the Board of Trustees or its subcommittees.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 1:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Steven Zrike 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor 5 m
  D. Approve Minutes for prior Academic Oversight Committee Meeting Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees - Academic Oversight Committee Meeting on September 29, 2025  
II. Academic Oversight 1:37 PM
  A. Update on State of the Schools, Academic Data, and Priorities Discuss Network Academic Team 40 m
   

Link to quarterly academic data dashboard

  
  B. Vote to Recommend Board Approval of Updated Competency Determination Policies Vote Academic Team 10 m
   
  • Vote to recommend Board Approval of enclosed, updated Competency Determination policies and guidelines for students at Excel Academy Charter School.
  
III. Other Business
 

N/A - No discussion or voting topics at this meeting

  
IV. Closing Items 2:27 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Steven Zrike 1 m

The public is welcome to attend any meeting of the Board of Trustees or its subcommittees. If communication assistance (readers/ interpreters/captions) or any other accommodations are needed to ensure equal participation, please contact Arthur Kaynor at akaynor@excelacademy.org at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting. Any changes in the agenda will be posted on Excel Academy Charter School’s website, Excel’s principal place of business, and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting. If you would like to attend a Board meeting and provide public comment, please sign up 48 hours in advance here: https://forms.gle/7315BJ7v1bHGGh2Q9.

 

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