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Excel Academy Massachusetts

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on February 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM EST

Date and Time

Friday February 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM EST

Location

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Meeting Notice Posted Publicly by 2/3/26

 

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

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:30 AM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Caitlin Brumme 5 m
   
  • Introductions with meeting observer and prospective Board member, Anne Healy
  
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor 1 m
  D. Approve prior Board Meeting minutes Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on December 12, 2025  
II. Academic Oversight 8:37 AM
  A. Annual CAPS (College Access & Post-Secondary Success) Update Discuss Laura Goldworm 30 m
  B. CEO State of the Schools Update Discuss Owen Stearns 10 m
III. Finance 9:17 AM
  A. Delegation Votes Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   
  • Vote to approve delegating authority to the Treasurer to negotiate a new capital lease with the Treasurer of the Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools Board.
  • Vote to approve delegating authority to the Finance Committee to approve a plan for 58 Moore St. debt repayment or refinancing, in coordination with the Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools Finance Committee.
  
IV. Governance 9:22 AM
  A. Approve Updated Enrollment Policy Vote Arthur Kaynor & Estevan Puerta 10 m
   
  • Vote to approve updated enrollment policy with any necessary edits or corrections including any that may be required by DESE.
  
V. Board Engagement 9:32 AM
  A. Upcoming Events Discuss Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   

Campus Visit Schedule

  • 10/28 (RI) and 10/22 (MA)
  • 11/17 (MA)
  • 1/26 (RI) and 1/28 (MA)
  • 2/9 (RI), 2/10 (MA)
  • 3/18 (RI) and 3/20 (MA)

Other Events

  • 9/9/25 - MCPSA Board Training on Advocacy in MA
  • 9/16/25 - RIEC Voter Registration Campaign Kick-Off, 5-7pm at Roger Williams Park Casino in Providence
  • 9/30/25 - Joint Committee on Education Hearing on various bills in MA
  • 10/25/25 - 2nd Annual Family Community Resource Fair, 12:00 PM-3:00 PM at Excel Academy Charter High School
  • 11/12/25 - MA Legislative Hearing on various bills
  • 2/3/26 - MA Commissioner Assembly at XLHS
  • 2/6/26 - Excel MA Board meeting with Annual CAPS Update (XLRI & Friends Board members invited optionally)
  • 2/12/26 - City Councilor visit to CAPS Dept./XLHS
  • 3/25/26 - Foundation Site Visit to XLHS
  • May TBD - Signing Day Ceremony
  • June TBD - XLHS Graduation Ceremony
  
  B. Updated Board Member Job Description FYI Arthur Kaynor 1 m
VI. Other Business
 

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

  
VII. Closing Items 9:34 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Caitlin Brumme 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.

 

Excel Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, country of ancestral origin, or veteran status in administration of its admissions or educational policies, curricular programs, other school-administered programs, or in its hiring and employment practices in accordance with applicable federal, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island laws and regulations.