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Board of Trustees - Governance & Nominating Committee Meeting

Published on October 1, 2026 at 11:14 AM EDT

Date and Time

Monday October 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM EDT

Location

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28378861595768?p=uKj135rpuZrXSfzG3H

Meeting ID: 283 788 615 957 68 

Passcode: DY6VT2GZ

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 2:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Maher Colaylat 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  D. Approve Prior Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees - Governance & Nominating Committee Meeting on August 15, 2025  
II. Governance & Nominating 2:32 PM
  A. Updates on Shared Governance & Nominating Priorities for SY26-27 Discuss Arthur Kaynor 2 m
   

Shared G&N Priorities

  • Board Recruitment
  • Charter and CMO agreement renewals
    • Update on the SY25-26 Annual Report and site visit follow-up
    • CMO agreement renewal on track
  • Improvements to Head of School, CMO, and CEO evaluation processes

 

Evaluation Process Improvements

  • G&N Committee reviews HOS evaluations and recommends approval to the full Board.
  • G&N Chair coordinates Board evaluation of CMO services and recommends approval to the full Board.
  • The Excel MA and Excel RI CMO evaluations then inform the Friends Board’s CEO evaluation.
  
  B. Review and Recommend Approval of SY25-26 Head of School Evaluations Vote Stephanie Patton, Nina Keough, Arthur Kaynor 15 m
   
  • Review SY25-26 Head of School evaluations.
  • Vote to recommend that the full Board approve the completed SY25-26 Head of School evaluations, consistent with the Board Protocol for Head of School Oversight.
  
  C. Recommend Approval of Updated Board Strategic Plan, SY26-27 Board Goals, and SY25-26 End-of-Year Report Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   
  • Vote to recommend Board approval of the updated Board Strategic Plan, SY26-27 Board Goals, and SY25-26 End-of-Year Report, subject to any necessary edits or corrections.
  
  D. Board Recruitment Next Steps Discuss Maher Colaylat, Owen Stearns, Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   
  • Review summary of Board recruitment needs and confirm next steps.
  
III. Other Business
 

N/A - No discussion or voting topics.

  
IV. Closing Items 2:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Maher Colaylat 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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