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Excel Academy Massachusetts

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on February 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM EST

Date and Time

Friday February 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM EST

Location

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Meeting Notice Posted Publicly: 2/5/25

 

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 1 m
  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 13, 2024  
II. Governance
 

N/A - No discussion or voting topics.

 

Note: New Board Member Vote moved to March meeting.

  
III. Academic Oversight 8:33 AM
  A. Annual CAPS (College Access & Post-Secondary Success) Update Discuss Laura Goldworm 30 m
IV. Finance
 

N/A - No discussion or voting items.

  
V. Other Business 9:03 AM
  A. Executive Session Discussion & Vote Vote Arthur Kaynor 10 m
   

Vote to enter Executive Session pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws c. 30A, s. 21(4) exclusively to discuss the deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto;

  • Executive Session Pursuant to  Mass. Gen. Laws c. 30A, s. 21(4) exclusively to discuss the deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto;
  • Report on Actions Taken During Executive Session
  • Vote to seal Executive Session Meeting Minutes
  
  B. Reminder about upcoming events & engagement goals FYI Owen Stearns & Arthur Kaynor 2 m
   

School Campus Tours

 

Excel RI

  • February 5
  • February 28
  • March 19
  • April 28

Excel MA

  • January 14
  • February 25
  • March 24
  • April 30

Annual CAPS Program update meeting via Teams on February 7, 8:30-10am

 

Save the Date: Excel Academy Charter High School Graduation - June 11, 2025

 

Reminder: Please schedule 1:1 Board engagement mid-year check-ins with Owen & Arthur.

  
VI. Closing Items 9:15 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.

 

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