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Maine Charter School Commission

Executive Committee Meeting

Published on May 7, 2026 at 6:58 AM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday May 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT

Location

Zoom

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance   Susan Whipkey
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Leigh Albert
II. Agenda Items
  A. School Performance Committee and Finance Committee Report Discuss Leigh Albert
  B. Election of Officers Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • May: Appoint the Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate Officers (Chair and Vice Chair)
  • June: Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate Officers Makes Recommendations 
  • August: Officer vote and appointments 
  C. Committee Assignments with New Members Discuss Lana Ewing
  D. Policy Review Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • Paid Parental Leave Policy (approved in 2022, updated to reflect the new Maine law)
  • Accounting & Capitalization Policy
  • Technology Acceptable Use Policy
  • Procurement & Purchasing Policy
  • Travel & Expense Reimbursement Policy (approved in February, with one addition for approval highlighted in the policy) 
  • Commission Employee Handbook (this contains several policies) 
  • Audit & Financial Review Policy
  E. FY27 Budget Review Discuss Lana Ewing
  F. National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Conference Attendance Discuss Lana Ewing
   
III. Updates / Reminders
IV. Next Month's Topics
V. Next Meeting
 

June 4, 2026 (Zoom)
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI Leigh Albert

The Charter School Commission does not allow airing of complaints in public meetings regarding Commission and charter school employees or school employment matters, in order to protect employee privacy, to comply with Maine law and pursuant to our contractual relation with the schools. To the extent that the Commission receives complaints and concerns relating to school employees in writing, those concerns will be reviewed and addressed by the Commission and its staff outside of a public meeting. This meeting is not the appropriate forum for such comments. You are free to direct your concerns in writing to the Commission's Executive Director, if you have not done so already.