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Excel Academy Rhode Island

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST

Location

Excel Academy Rhode Island

622 Woonasquatucket Ave

North Providence, RI 02911

Meeting notice posted publicly on 1/30/26.

 

Please note: All items listed on the agenda are subject to a possible vote by the Board of Trustees. 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Brett Smiley 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor 1 m
  D. Approve Prior Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on December 4, 2025  
II. Academic Oversight 6:03 PM
  A. High School Planning Updates Discuss Academic Team 20 m
   
 
III. Real Estate 6:23 PM
  A. Real Estate Search Updates & Votes Vote Real Estate Team 20 m
   
  • Updates on real estate search
  • Vote to ratify lease
  • Vote to approve real estate resolutions
  
IV. Governance 6:43 PM
  A. Approve Update to Academic Oversight Committee & SIT Membership Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   
  • Vote to approve updating the Academic Oversight Committee & SIT (School Improvement Team) membership to remove inactive members: Katie Medina and Elizabeth Matson.
  
  B. Approve CMO Agreement Process Resolutions Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
V. Finance
 

N/A - No discussion or voting topics at this meeting.

  
VI. Board Engagement & Development 6:53 PM
  A. Fundraising Update Discuss Owen Stearns & Arthur Kaynor 5 m
  B. Upcoming Events Discuss Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   

Reminder: Please schedule your Board 1:1 check-in with Owen, Arthur, and Yanssy to discuss prospective new connections, fundraising goals, and the campus visit schedule. Our Board recruitment overview is enclosed for reference.

 

Campus Visit Schedule

  • 10/28 (RI) and 10/22 (MA)
  • 11/17 (MA)
  • 1/26 (RI) and 1/28 (MA)
  • 2/9 (RI) and 2/10 (MA)
  • 3/18 (RI)

Other Events

  • 9/9/25 - MCPSA Board Training on Advocacy in MA
  • 9/16/25 - RIEC Voter Registration Campaign Kick-Off, 5-7pm at Roger Williams Park Casino in Providence
  • 9/30/25 - Joint Committee on Education Hearing on various bills in MA
  • 10/25/25 - 2nd Annual Family Community Resource Fair, 12:00 PM-3:00 PM at Excel Academy Charter High School
  • 11/12/25 - MA Legislative Hearing on various bills
  • 2/3/26 - MA Commissioner Assembly at XLHS
  • 2/6/26 - Excel MA Board meeting with Annual CAPS Update (XLRI & Friends Board members invited optionally)
  • 2/12/26 - City Councilor visit to CAPS Dept./XLHS
  • 3/25/26 - Foundation Site Visit to XLHS
  • May TBD - Signing Day Ceremony
  • June TBD - XLHS Graduation Ceremony
  
VII. Other Business
 

N/A - No discussion or voting items at this meeting.

  
VIII. Closing Items 6:59 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brett Smiley 1 m

The public is welcome to attend any meeting of the Board of Trustees or its subcommittees. If communication assistance (readers/ interpreters/captions) or any other accommodations are needed to ensure equal participation, please contact Arthur Kaynor at akaynor@excelacademy.org at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting. Any changes in the agenda will be posted on Excel Academy Charter School’s website, Excel’s principal place of business, and will be electronically filed with the Secretary of State at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the meeting. If you would like to attend a Board meeting and provide public comment, please sign up 48 hours in advance here: https://forms.gle/7315BJ7v1bHGGh2Q9.

 

Excel Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, country of ancestral origin, or veteran status in administration of its admissions or educational policies, curricular programs, other school-administered programs, or in its hiring and employment practices in accordance with applicable federal, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island laws and regulations.