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New Heights Charter School Board of Trustees

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday February 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST

Location

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New Heights Board of Trustees

Starting Time: 5:00pm

Location: 1105 W 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 Phillips
  2. Graham Bengen
  3. Vinnie Marturano
  4. Steve Bernard
  5. Nicholas Christ
  6. Jeff Charnel
  7. Shelly Jackson
  8. William Lyttle
  9. Jason Radzevich
  10. Gail Gibson Sheffield
  
  C. Roll Call   1 m
  D. Reading and Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes Gregory Phillips 5 m
    Approve minutes for December Board Meeting on December 3, 2024  
II. Chairperson's Report (N/A)
III. Executive Director's Report 5:06 PM
  A. Spotlights Discuss Maria Fernandes 10 m
   

Student -  Moriah Connolly (M. Fernandes)
Teacher - Royce Veal (M. Fernandes)
Staff - Amanda Roche (R. Lewis)
Department - Special Education (Dr. N.Jones)

  
  B. College Board "Dream Deferred" Conference: March 5th-7th FYI Omari Walker 5 m
   
  • College Knowledge Nights: Engaging Families for  a Smooth Transition to Higher Education
  
  C. DESE Early College Grant - 460 Discuss Jess Geier 5 m
  D. PowerSchool Breach Discuss Jess Geier 5 m
  E. ICE Procedures FYI Maria Fernandes 5 m
IV. Old Business (N/A)
V. New Business (N/A) 5:36 PM
  A. Out of State Travel Discuss Omari Walker 5 m
   
  • BSU Spring HBCU Tour (March 12th -16th)
  • MCC Spring HBCU Tour (March 19th - 23rd)
  
VI. Academic Excellence Committee 5:41 PM
  A. AEC Meeting Discuss Steve Bernard 5 m
   

Early College Update - Maria Fernandes  

  1. Early College vision (N.Jones) 
  2. Preparing all students for college (R. Lewis)
  3.  MCC and BSU Fall semester updates (M. Fernandes)
    1. Fall 2024 grade data & data dashboard (K. Kendrick)
      Full Dashboard
  4. DESE updates (M. Fernandes)

 

  
VII. Finance Committee (Section postponed until February 25, 2025) 5:46 PM
 
  • Extend tonight's meeting and then adjourn on February 25th
  • Close tonight's meeting and hold a separate board meeting with a Finance focus on February 25th
  • Close tonight's meeting and hold a Finance committee meeting where all board members are invited to attend
  
  A. YTD Finance (December 31, 2024) Vote Nicholas Christ 5 m
  B. Major Factors that impact the Construction of the NH FY-26 Budget Discuss Nicholas Christ
VIII. Governance Committee N/A 5:51 PM
  A. Executive Session (Discuss Legal Matter) Discuss Vincent Marturano 5 m
IX. Special Orders (N/A)
X. Good of the Order (N/A)
XI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote