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Maine Charter School Commission

Monthly Commission Meeting

Published on August 8, 2023 at 10:27 AM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

Location

Zoom

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The Vision of the Maine Charter School Commission is that "All of Maine's children will have access to a vibrant ecosystem of diverse schools so that all of them can become happy, healthy and thriving citizens."

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance   Amy Allen
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Norm Higgins
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Norm Higgins
   
II. Reminders
 
  • This meeting is being recorded via Zoom.
  • We ask members of the public to hold comments until public comments are being heard.
  • When speaking, state your name and speak slowly and clearly and loudly enough for the captioner to pick up your comments. Lana or Amy will interrupt if the captioner is having a difficult time hearing what is being said.
III. Comments from Commission Chair, Committee Reports and Additions or Adjustments to the Agenda
  A. Comments from Commission Chair FYI Norm Higgins
  B. School Performance Committee Report Discuss Tori Kornfield
  C. Finance Committee Report Discuss Leigh Weisenburger Albert
  D. Executive Committee Report Discuss Norm Higgins
  E. Additions or Adjustments to the Agenda Discuss Norm Higgins
IV. Public Comment
V. Presentations
 

None
VI. Executive Director/Commission Staff Report
VII. Monthly School Portfolio/Data Report
  A. Spring 2023 Panorama Survey Results Discuss Lana Ewing
VIII. Unfinished Business
 

None
IX. New Business Requiring Approval and/or Acceptance
 

None
X. New Business Requiring Notification to the Commission
  A. New Board Member: Baxter Academy for Technology and Science - Justin Richards FYI Norm Higgins
   
  B. New Board Member: Community Regional Charter School - Stephanie Saltzman FYI Norm Higgins
   
  C. New Board Member: Ecology Learning Center - Michael Shell FYI Norm Higgins
   
XI. Future Topics
 

September

  • EOY 2022-23 Unenrollment Data
  • To Consider and Place on File the MeANS Intervention Plan

October

  • To Consider the Approval of Maine Connections Academy's Renewal Application
XII. Announcements
 

Important Dates:

  • 9/26/23 Public Hearing for Renewal - Maine Connections Academy (4:30-6:00pm)
  • Next Regular Business Meeting - September 12, 2023 (Room #103A/B, Cross Office Building, 111 Sewall Street, Augusta)
XIII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Norm Higgins

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.