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New Heights Charter School Board of Trustees

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

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New Heights Board of Trustees

Starting Time: 5:00pm

Location: 1105 West Chestnut Street

Brockton, MA 02301

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order  
  B. Approved Board Members List  
   

1. Judge Gregory Phillips

2. Graham Bengen

3. Vinnie Marturano

4. Steve Bernard

5. Nicolas Christ

6. Jeff Charnel 

7. Shelly Jackson

8. William Lyttle

9. Jason Radzevich

10. Dr. Rita Hyde-Jones

 

  
  C. Roll Call   1 m
  D. Reading and Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes Steve Bernard 5 m
II. Chairperson's Report
III. Executive Director's Report 5:06 PM
  A. HBCU Recap Discuss Linda Edmond 7 m
   
  • Ms. Edmond-Hines Trip Recap
  
  B. 2026 Prom Update Discuss Laurie Casimir 5 m
  C. Strategic Planning Update FYI Paper Crane 5 m
  D. Student Recognition FYI Justin Gadry 5 m
   

Naziiah Herisse - Basketball and Academic Scholarship and 1000pts benchmark and 2025 Player of the Year

  
IV. Old Business
V. New Business
  A. Buildings and Ground Projects Discuss Delroy Dennis
   
  • PA System
  • Full speaker system for the gymnasium 
  
VI. Finance Committee 5:28 PM
  A. YTD (through February) Vote Nicholas Christ 5 m
VII. Academic Excellence Committee 5:33 PM
  A. Academic Excellence Report Vote Steve Bernard 15 m
   
  • Student Enrollment (Lourdes Pires)
    • YTD
    • SY 2026-27
  • Grade Data Presentation (Kaitlin Kendrick)
    • Middle School
    • High School
  • Early College Pathways
    • Educator Pathway (Stonehill College)
    • MCC Pathways
      • Information Security Certificate
      • Microcredential
    • Southshore Vocational Technical High School 
  
VIII. Governance Committee 5:48 PM
  A. Executive Session Discuss Vincent Marturano 30 m
   

Staffing and Contracts: To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion

personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations

with nonunion personnel.

  
IX. Special Orders N/A
X. Good of the Order N/A
XI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote