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Maine Charter School Commission

Executive Committee Meeting

Published on May 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM EDT

Date and Time

Thursday May 8, 2025 at 1:00 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   Norm Higgins
II. Agenda Items
  A. School Performance Committee and Finance Committee Report Discuss Lana Ewing
  B. Maine Arts Enrollment FYI Lana Ewing
   
  • Update on middle school and high school enrollment.
  C. Moxie Public Schools – Final Recommendation Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • The Ad Hoc Review Committee recommends approving Moxie Public Schools for charter authorization, with an anticipated opening in Fall 2026.
  • Review recommended conditions for approval.
  D. Budget Update – Public Instrumentality Status Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee has unanimously approved LD1718: “An Act to Establish the Maine Charter School Commission as a Public Instrumentality of the State.”
     
  E. Rubric for Incurring Debt Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • Review and provide feedback on the draft rubric that will guide decisions when schools.
  F. Proposed Definition of “School” Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • Discuss and provide input on the proposed definition of "school" for Commission use. 
  G. 2025 Graduation Dates Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • Baxter Academy for Technology and Science (May 31st at 11:00am/Merrill Auditorium-Portland)
  • Community Regional Charter School (June 13th at 6:00pm/Skowhegan Municipal Building, Opera House-Skowhegan)
  • Ecology Learning Center (June 5th at 5:00pm/MOFGA)
  • Maine Academy of Natural Sciences - Campus Program (July 18th at 6:00pm/MeANS Campus-Hinckley)
  • Maine Academy of Natural Sciences - Threshold Program (July 11th at 6:00pm/MeANS Campus-Hinckley)
  • Maine Arts Academy (June 1st at 12:00pm/Augusta Civic Center)
  • Maine Connections Academy (June 6th at 2:00pm/Merrill Auditorium-Portland)
  • Maine Virtual Academy (June 6th ay 2:00pm/ZOOM)
  H. Legislation Discuss Lana Ewing
   
  • LD 282 not reported out of Committee
  • LD 1718 - Public Instrumentality was successful
  • LD 1571 – Charter Teacher Certification flexibilities eliminated 
III. Updates / Reminders
IV. Next Month's Topics
V. Next Meeting
 

June 5, 2025 (Zoom)
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting FYI

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.