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Maine Charter School Commission

Monthly Commission Meeting

Published on February 8, 2024 at 3:03 PM EST
Amended on February 8, 2024 at 4:03 PM EST

Date and Time

Tuesday February 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST

Location

Room #103, Cross Office Building, 111 Sewall Street, Augusta or via 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."

 

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.

 

Any person seeking special accommodation for the public meeting should contact Rachel Spell at (207)816-2187 or rachel.spell@maine.gov

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 1/9/24 Commission Meeting Approve Minutes Norm Higgins
    Minutes for Monthly Commission Meeting on January 9, 2024
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
   
  • FY24 Spending Dashboard
   
  C. Executive Committee FYI Norm Higgins
V. Public Comment*
  A. Public Comment Discuss Norm Higgins
VI. Presentations
 

None
VII. Executive Director/Commission Staff Report
  A. School Updates Discuss Lana Ewing
  B. Organizational Updates Discuss Lana Ewing
  C. Media Updates FYI Lana Ewing
   
  • Maine schools say path to fixing chronic absenteeism starts with building relationships
  • Portland students collect trash after storm, hope to inspire and educate others
  • Celebrating Excellence: Society of Women Engineers honors outstanding Maine high school juniors and seniors
   
   
   
   
   
  D. New Charter School FYI Lana Ewing
VIII. Monthly School Portfolio/Data Report
  A. Enrollment Map Discuss Rachel Spell
IX. Unfinished Business
  A. Unfinished Business Discuss Norm Higgins
   

None
X. New Business Requiring Approval and/or Acceptance
  A. To Consider the Approval of Ecology Learning Center's Request for New Facility Vote Norm Higgins
   
  B. To Consider the Approval of Ecology Learning Center's Request to Increase Enrollment Vote Norm Higgins
   
  C. To Consider the Approval of Revisions to the Performance Framework for SY2023-24 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
   
  • Fiddlehead School of Arts & Sciences - Jamie Dickson
   
  B. Board Member Resignations FYI Norm Higgins
   

None
  C. Board Member Term Outs FYI Norm Higgins
   

None
XII. Next Month's Topics
  A. Next Month's Topics FYI Norm Higgins
   

 

  • Mid-Year Meeting Reports
  • Fiddlehead Request for Funds
XIII. Announcements
  A. Important Dates FYI Norm Higgins
   
  B. Next Regular Business Meeting FYI Norm Higgins
   

March 12, 2024  (Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, 185 Lancaster Street, Portland)

or Zoom
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.