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Excel Academy Rhode Island

Board of Trustees - Building Committee Meeting

Published on June 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday June 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

Location

Center for Southeast Asians

270 Elmwood Ave

Providence, RI 02907

Meeting notice posted publicly on 6/25/26.

 

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

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 11:00 AM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Chiv Heng 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  D. Approve Prior Building Committee Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees - Building Committee Meeting on February 4, 2026  
II. Governance
 

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

  
III. Real Estate 11:02 AM
  A. Stage II RIDE School Building Authority Presentation Discuss SBA Team 15 m
   
  • Review of Necessity of School Construction Process & Timeline
  • Q&A
  
  B. Review of RIDE SBA Stage III Schematic Design Submission Discuss Project Team 40 m
  C. Approval of Resolutions Related to Schematic Design Submission and RIDE Stage III Review Vote Arthur Kaynor 2 m
   
  • Vote to approve resolutions approving the Schematic Design submission for the Excel Academy Rhode Island High School Project, recommending the submission for approval by the Rhode Island Department of Education School Building Authority (RIDE SBA), authorizing representatives of the Building Committee and project team to participate in the RIDE review process, and authorizing non-material revisions, corrections, clarifications, and other changes requested by RIDE SBA consistent with the intent of the Committee's approval.
  
IV. Closing Items 11:59 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Chiv Heng 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.

 

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