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Excel Academy Rhode Island

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on November 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM EST

Date and Time

Monday November 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM EST

Location

Excel Academy RI Middle School

622 Woonasquatucket Ave, North Providence, Rhode Island  02911

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 6:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Channavy Chhay 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 September 2, 2026  
II. Real Estate 6:33 PM
  A. Updates on Real Estate Discuss Owen Stearns 10 m
   
  • Updates on Real Estate projects and financing.
  
III. CEO Report 6:43 PM
  A. CEO Report Discuss Owen Stearns 15 m
   
  • Updates on the state of the school and organizational priorities
  
IV. Academic Oversight
 

N/A - No discussion or voting topics at this meeting. We encourage all Board members to attend the Academic Oversight Committee meeting on Monday, November 9 at 5:30pm.

  
V. Governance 6:58 PM
  A. Approve SY26-27 Board Goals Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   
  • Vote to approve SY26-27 Board Goals, recommended by the Governance & Nominating Committee on 9/2/26
  
  B. Approve Updated Board Officer Slate Vote Governance & Nominating Committee 5 m
   
  • Vote to approve the updated officers listed in the attached slate, effective November 10, 2026.
  
VI. Finance
 

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

  
VII. Board Engagement 7:08 PM
  A. Reminder of Upcoming Events FYI Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   
  • Please reference our Board campus visit & event calendar here.

 

 

  
VIII. Other Business
 

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

  
IX. Closing Items 7:09 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Channavy Chhay 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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