Final

Excel Academy Rhode Island

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on February 18, 2026 at 12:56 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday June 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

Center for Southeast Asians

270 Elmwood Ave

Providence, RI, 02907

Meeting Notice Posted Publicly: 6/25/24

 

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 5:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Brett Smiley 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  D. Approve Minutes for 4.25.24 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
     
II. Team Builder
 

N/A - No team builder exercise for this meeting

  
III. Governance 5:32 PM
  A. Introduction & Vote to Approve New Board Member: Jamie Greenthal Vote Owen Stearns 10 m
  B. Approve Change to Principal Place of Business Vote Arthur Kaynor 2 m
   

Vote to authorize Chiv Heng and Arthur Kaynor to file Articles of Amendment with the RI Secretary of State to change Excel Academy Rhode Island's principal place of business from One Financial Plaza 18th Floor, Providence, RI 02903 to 622 Woonasquatucket Ave, North Providence, RI 02911.

  
  C. Approve FY25 Officers, Terms, Calendar, and Committee Assignments Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   
  • Enclosed FY25 Board Calendar
  • Enclosed FY25 Committee Assignments
  • Officers:
    • Chair: Mayor Brett P. Smiley
    • Vice Chair: Channavy Chhay
    • Treasurer: Chiv Heng
    • Clerk: Mayor Maria Rivera
  • Term Renewals for 2nd 3-Year Terms (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027):
    • Channavy Chhay
    • Mayor Charles Lombardi
    • Chiv Heng
    • Gary Goldberg
    • Liz Giordano
    • Mayor Maria Rivera
  
IV. Academic Oversight 5:49 PM
  A. Update on the State of the School Discuss Owen Stearns 5 m
   

Please see enclosed 5/2/24 Academic Oversight Committee update slides and updated quarterly academic data dashboard (here) for reference.

  
  B. Approve LEA Strategic Plan Update Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   

Vote to approve updated LEA Strategic Plan, as recommended by the Academic Oversight Committee and School Improvement Team on May 2, 2024.

  
  C. Authorize Academic Oversight Committee Chair to Approve Annual HOS Evaluations Vote Arthur Kaynor 5 m
   

Please see enclosed Protocol for HOS Oversight by Boards for reference.

  
  D. Authorize Chair to approve Annual Report & Manual and Handbook updates Vote Arthur Kaynor 2 m
   

Vote to authorize the Chair to:
• Approve and submit the SY23-24 annual report

• Approve annual updates to school manuals and handbooks (note: we will provide a summary of updates to the Board at the September meeting)

  
V. Finance 6:06 PM
  A. Approve FY25 Budget Vote Aaron Stelson & Andrew Solomon 20 m
   

Vote to approve the FY25 Budget, per the Finance Committee's recommendation on April 25, 2024.

  
  B. Confirm FY25 CMO fee Vote Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   

Vote to confirm a CMO fee in RI for FY25 of 12.5% of public revenue as defined by the CMO agreement, consistent with the FY25 budget.

 

Note: The CMO Agreement between XLRI & Friends of Excel includes a 14% fee for FY25. This vote is to confirm a lower fee % than what is in the agreement.

  
VI. Real Estate 6:27 PM
  A. Vote to approve and unseal Executive Session Meeting Minutes from 4.25.24 Approve Minutes Channavy Chhay 2 m
  B. Update on Real Estate Search & Votes Discuss Chris Reed, Andrew Solomon, Arthur Kaynor 30 m
   
  • Vote to approve enclosed resolutions regarding Rhode Island College RFP, as recommended by the XLRI Building Committee on June 20th, 2024.
  • Vote to approve updates to Promissory Notes to extend the maturation deadline from 6/30/24 to 6/30/25.
  
VII. Other Business
 

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

  
VIII. Closing Items 6:59 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 781.526.6927 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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