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Excel Academy Rhode Island

Board of Trustees - Governance & Nominating Committee Meeting

Published on August 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

Excel Academy Rhode Island High School

291 Westminster St., 5th Floor

Providence, RI 02903

Meeting notice posted publicly by 8/31/26.

 

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 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Liz Giordano 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 - Governance & Nominating Committee Meeting on October 20, 2025  
II. Governance 7:03 PM
  A. Update on Shared Governance & Nominating Priorities for SY26-27 Discuss Liz Giordano, Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   
  • Board Recruitment
  • Charter & CMO Agreement Renewals
  • Improvements to Evaluation Processes
  
  B. Recommend Board Approval of Draft SY26-27 Goals & SY25-26 EOY Report Vote Owen Stearns, Arthur Kaynor 10 m
   
  • Vote to recommend Board approval of draft SY26-27 Board Goals and SY25-26 EOY Report, pending any necessary edits or corrections, including the addition of an academic report narrative once EOY data is available.
  
III. Other Business
 

N/A - No discussion or voting topics.

  
IV. Closing Items 7:18 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Liz Giordano 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.