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Maine Charter School Commission

Monthly Commission Meeting

Published on June 7, 2024 at 9:41 AM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday June 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT

Location

Ecology Learning Center, Clifford Arts and Student Center, 42 Depot Street, Unity

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 Sue Whipkey at (207)816-2187 or susan.whipkey@maine.gov.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance   Susan Whipkey
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Norm Higgins
  C. To Consider the Approval of the 5/14/24 Commission Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Norm Higgins
    Minutes for Monthly Commission Meeting on May 14, 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 Brian Langley
  C. Executive Committee FYI Norm Higgins
  D. Ad-Hoc Nomination Committee FYI Tori Kornfield
V. Public Comment*
  A. Public Comment Discuss Norm Higgins
VI. Presentations
 

Maine Alliance of Public Charter Schools Presentation - Dr. Joseph Mattos, President
VII. Executive Director/Commission Staff Report
  A. School Updates Discuss Lana Ewing
  B. Organizational Updates Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • Maine Charter Schools Heat Map
   
  C. Media Updates FYI Lana Ewing
   
  • Maine Academy of Natural Sciences - A WABI TV segment about the Blacksmithing Classes held at MeANS was aired on May 21st.  
  • Maine Academy of Natural Sciences - MeANS receives a GEAR UP- Maine RISE grant.    
  • Kennebec Journal Graduation Keepsake Edition                
   
   
   
  D. New Charter School FYI Lana Ewing
VIII. Monthly School Portfolio/Data Report
 

None
IX. Unfinished Business
 

None
X. New Business Requiring Approval and/or Acceptance
  A. To Consider Cancelling the July 9th Commission Meeting Vote Norm Higgins
  B. To Consider the Approval of the Commission's Revised Mission, Vision, and Values 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
   

None
  B. Board Member Resignations FYI Norm Higgins
   

None
  C. Board Member Term Outs FYI Norm Higgins
   

None
XII. Executive Session
 

Title 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS, Chapter 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS, Subchapter 1: FREEDOM OF ACCESS; 405. Executive Sessions

 

(A) Discussion or consideration of the employment, appointment, assignment, duties, promotion, demotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplining, resignation or dismissal of an individual or group of officials, appointees or employees of the body or agency or the investigation or hearing of charges or complaints against a person or persons subject to the following conditions:

 

1) An executive session may be held only if the public discussion could be reasonably expected to cause damage to the individual's reputation or the individual's right to privacy would be violated.

 

 
XIII. Next Month's Topics
  A. Next Month's Topics FYI Norm Higgins
   
  • Election of Officers
XIV. Announcements
  A. Important Dates FYI Norm Higgins
   
  • New School Application Release Date - July 1st
  • Letters of Intent due - July 15th 

Graduation Ceremonies:

  • Community Regional Charter School - June 14th at 6 p.m (Skowhegan Opera House, 225 Water Street)
  • Maine Academy of Natural Sciences 
    • Threshold Graduation - July 19th at 6 p.m. at the School Pavilion or if rain, at the Hinkley Chapel. 
    • Campus Graduation - July 26th at 6.p.m. at the School Pavilion or if rain, at the Hinkley Chapel.
  B. Next Regular Business Meeting FYI Norm Higgins
   

Tentative July 9, 2024, or August 13, 2024 (Room #103, Cross Office Building, 111 Sewall Street, Augusta)

or Zoom

 
XV. 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.