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Maine Charter School Commission

Monthly Commission Meeting

Published on October 6, 2023 at 10:49 AM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday October 10, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

Location

Room #103, Cross Office Building, 111 Sewall Street, Augusta OR Zoom

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."

 

The Mission of the Maine Charter School Commission is "To authorize, monitor and develop unique public charter schools that provide a dynamic, superlative education for every student."

 

Reminders:

  • This meeting is being recorded via Zoom.
  • We ask members of the public to hold comments until public comments are heard.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance   Rachel Spell
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Norm Higgins
  C. To Consider the Approval of the 9/12/23 Commission Meeting Approve Minutes Norm Higgins
    Minutes for Monthly Commission Meeting on September 12, 2023
II. Comments from Commission Chair
  A. Comments Discuss Norm Higgins
III. Additions or Adjustments to the Agenda
  A. Additions/Adjustments Discuss Norm Higgins
IV. Committee Reports
  A. School Performance Committee FYI Tori Kornfield
  B. Finance Committee FYI Leigh Albert
   
  C. Executive Committee FYI Norm Higgins
V. Public Comment*
  A. Public Comment Discuss Norm Higgins
VI. Presentations
  A. Maine Virtual Academy Discuss Melinda Browne
VII. Executive Director/Commission Staff Report
  A. School Updates Discuss Lana Ewing
  B. Organizational Updates Discuss Lana Ewing
  C. Media Updates FYI Lana Ewing
VIII. Monthly School Portfolio/Data Report
  A. Monthly School Portfolio/Data Report Discuss Lana Ewing
   

None
IX. Unfinished Business
  A. Unfinished Business Discuss Norm Higgins
   

None
X. New Business Requiring Approval and/or Acceptance
  A. To Consider the Approval of Maine Connections Academy's Renewal Application Vote Norm Higgins
   
XI. New Business Requiring Notification to the Commission (No formal action to be taken by Commission)
  A. New Governing Board Members FYI Norm Higgins
   

Baxter Academy for Technology and Science - Daniel Mickool

Ecology Learning Center - Randy Fox
   
   
  B. Board Member Resignations FYI Norm Higgins
   

Community Regional Charter School - Seth Noonkester

Maine Virtual Academy - Amy Carlisle

Maine Virtual Academy - Peter Mills
  C. Board Member Term Outs FYI Norm Higgins
   

None
XII. Next Month's Topics
  A. Next Month's Topics FYI Norm Higgins
   
  • To Receive and Place on File the 2022-23 Annual Monitoring Reports
  • To Consider the Approval of Maine Virtual Academy's Request to Increase Enrollment
XIII. Announcements
  A. Important Dates FYI Norm Higgins
   

10/11/23 - 1:00pm Maine Arts Academy Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (310 Cony Road, Augusta)
  B. Next Regular Business Meeting FYI Norm Higgins
   

November 14, 2023 (Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, 13 Easler Road, Hinckley)
XIV. 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.