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• Enclosed FY27 Board Calendar
• Enclosed FY27 Committee Assignments
• FY27 Officers:
  • Chair: Mayor Brett P. Smiley
  • Vice Chair: Channavy Chhay
  • Treasurer: Chiv Heng
  • Clerk: Mayor Maria Rivera
• Term Renewals:
  • Frangely Rojas for a second term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029

• Vote to delegate authority to the Chair, or the Chair's designee on the Board, to:
  • Approve and submit the School Year 25-26 annual report.
  • Approve annual updates to school manuals, handbooks, and policies over the summer as needed, retroactively to July 1, 2026.
• Vote to delegate authority to the Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee on the Finance Committee, to approve updated financial policies & procedures over the summer as needed, retroactively to July 1, 2026.

Note: these policies will be presented to the Board for ratification at the first meeting of School Year 26-27. The Board will also retrain on the Title IX Policy and the Board's role with respect to the Policy. Please see the attached protocol for reference.

• Vote to authorize the Treasurer, in collaboration with staff, to update the school's registered agent with the Secretary of State from Barton Gilman to Cole Law Partners.

• Vote to approve the Board Recording & AI Note-Taking policy, with any necessary edits or corrections.

Note: this draft policy is unchanged from the version that was distributed to Excel's Boards on 4/29/26.

• Vote to approve a School Year 25-26 Calendar of 178 days of school, instead of 180 days. Due to the nature of the February snowstorm and the impact of snow clean-up, Rhode Island has waived 2 days of school for makeups. RIDE has advised that local school boards must each approve this change.

• Vote to approve updated LEA Strategic Plan, with any necessary edits, as recommended by the Excel Academy Rhode Island Academic Oversight Committee and School Improvement Team on April 15, 2026.

Notes:

• Goals are largely unchanged from the prior version, with metrics updated based on the latest data.
• Stakeholder feedback is gathered from sources that may include, but are not limited to, the Academic Oversight Committee and School Improvement Team, a family input meeting and survey, the Family Leadership Council, a staff survey, and meetings with individual staff members.

This Right to Read Corrective Action Plan is required by RIDE after 1 of 22 applicable staff members did not complete a required training, and it outlines the steps Excel RI will take next year to return to full compliance.

• Vote to approve the FY27 (School Year 26-27) Budget, per the Finance Committee's recommendation on April 15, 2026.

Notes:

• The proposed FY27 Budget is not substantively different from the draft budget reviewed and recommended for approval by the finance committees of each board in April.
• Please prioritize reviewing the FY27 Budget Memo sent by Aaron Stelson.
• The following materials are also provided for reference: the April Cash Balances Email and the 5-Year Strategic Financial Model.

• Vote to confirm a CMO fee in RI for FY27 of 12.25% of public revenue as defined by the CMO agreement, consistent with the FY27 budget.

Note: The CMO Agreement between XLRI & Friends of Excel includes a 14% fee for FY27. This vote is to confirm a lower fee % than what is in the agreement.

• N/A - no promissory notes need to be updated at this meeting.

• Vote to approve resolutions delegating approval of the financing plan for the 291 Westminster St. project and, if applicable, associated projects, to the Treasurer, with Finance Committee and Vice Chair input and in collaboration with representatives of the Friends of Excel Board.

Campus Visit Schedule

• 10/28 (RI) and 10/22 (MA)
• 11/17 (MA)
• 1/26 (RI) and 1/28 (MA)
• 2/3 (MA), 2/9 (RI), 2/10 (MA) with Rep. Tyler, 2/12/26 with City Councilor, 2/26 (MA)
• 3/9 (MA)
• 3/18 (RI)
• 5/26 (MA)

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
• 1/29/26 - Charter 101 Zoom Session
• 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)
• 3/17/26 - Charter 101 Zoom Session (thank you for co-hosting, Liz!)
• 3/25/26 - Foundation Site Visit to XLHS
• 4/7/26 - Foundation Site Visit to XLHS
• 4/15/26-4/17/26 - RIDE Site Visit to XLRI
• 5/12/26 - Board Dinner in Massachusetts at 6:30pm
• 5/29/26 - Signing Day Ceremony at 401 Bremen St. (East Boston), 10:45-11:45am
• 6/2/26 - Board Dinner in Rhode Island at 7:15pm
• 6/11/26 - Excel MA High School Graduation Ceremony at Leader Bank Pavilion, 5-7pm
• 6/13/26 - Excel MA New Family Welcome Day @ 401 Bremen St. (East Boston), 12-3pm
• June 16-20 – Excel 8th Grade Graduations
  • June 16 - Excel Chelsea, 6-8pm, @ 401 Bremen St. (East Boston)
  • June 17 - Excel East Boston, 6-8pm, @ 401 Bremen St. (East Boston)
  • June 18 - Excel Greenway, 5-7pm, @ 401 Bremen St. (East Boston)
  • June 20 - Excel Rhode Island, 2-4pm @ Providence Career & Technical Academy

Reminder: Please schedule 1:1 Board check-ins.