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Excel Academy Rhode Island

Board of Trustees Meeting - MEETING CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM

Published on February 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday November 7, 2024 at 6:15 PM EST

Location

Excel Academy Rhode Island

622 Woonasquatucket Ave
North Providence, RI, 02911

Meeting Notice Posted Publicly: 10/31/24

 

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 6:15 PM
  A. Record Attendance Discuss Arthur Kaynor
  B. Call the Meeting to Order Discuss Brett Smiley 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor 1 m
  D. Approve Minutes for 9.26.24 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
     
II. Academic Oversight
 

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

  
III. Real Estate 6:18 PM
  A. Real Estate Search Updates & Votes Discuss Chris Reed, Andrew Solomon, Arthur Kaynor 20 m
   
  • Updates on real estate search
  • Approve recommendation to hire project team for RIC renovation (see enclosed memo)
  • Approve resolutions regarding RIC project
  
IV. Governance
 

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

  
V. Finance 6:38 PM
  A. FYI - Reminder about FY24 Annual Audit FYI Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   

Excel MA & Friends of Excel Audit Review & Approval Meeting

  • Mon., Oct. 21 via Teams, 3:30-5pm
  • The Excel RI FC attended optionally for informational and collaborative purposes.
  • The Excel MA & Friends of Excel FY24 audit reports were accepted.

 

Excel RI Audit Review & Approval Meeting

  • Thurs., Dec. 5 at CSEA, 5:30-7pm
  • Excel MA & Friends FC optionally attending for informational and collaborative purposes
  
VI. Other Business
 

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

  
VII. Closing Items 6:39 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brett Smiley 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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