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Excel Academy Rhode Island

Excel Academy Rhode Island Board of Trustees

Published on February 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM EST

Date and Time

Thursday April 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM EDT

Location

Excel Academy Rhode Island

622 Woonasquatucket Ave.

North Providence, RI 02911

Meeting Notice Posted Publicly: 4/22/25

 

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 Brett Smiley 1 m
  C. Public Comment Discuss Arthur Kaynor 1 m
  D. Approve prior Board meeting minutes Approve Minutes Arthur Kaynor 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on April 10, 2025  
II. Academic Oversight 6:33 PM
  A. Approve update to Academic Oversight Committee & SIT Membership Vote Arthur Kaynor 2 m
   
  • Approve updated Academic Oversight Committee & School Improvement Team Membership reflecting Frangely Rojas as the Committee Chair.
  
III. Real Estate, Fundraising, and Advocacy 6:35 PM
  A. Advocacy Updates Discuss Owen Stearns & Arthur Kaynor 10 m
   

- Advocacy Timeline

- Letters of Support

- Upcoming Meetings

  
  B. EFF Site Visit - Request for Board volunteers Discuss Arthur Kaynor 2 m
IV. Governance 6:47 PM
  A. Reminder: Annual Disclosures FYI Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   

Reminder: The RI Ethics Commission sends your annual disclosure forms via mail, and the forms are due back to the Ethics Commission by the last Friday in April (4.25.25). You can submit your disclosures online. Please contact Arthur Kaynor if you have not received your disclosure paperwork yet or have questions about completing this requirement. Thank you!

  
V. Finance
 

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

  
VI. Other Business 6:48 PM
  A. FYI - Reminder about upcoming events & engagement goals FYI Arthur Kaynor 1 m
   

School Campus Tours

 

Excel RI

  • February 5
  • February 28
  • March 19
  • April 28

Excel MA

  • February 25
  • March 24
  • April 30

Save the Dates:

  • Signing Day Ceremony at Excel HS - May 30, 2025, 11am
  • Excel Academy Charter High School Graduation - June 11, 2025, 5pm

Reminder: Please schedule 1:1 Board engagement check-ins with Owen & Arthur.

  
VII. Closing Items 6:49 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.

 

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.