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Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Regular Board Meeting

September 2025
Published on September 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday September 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

1857 Middlesex Street

Lowell, MA 01850

Room 1223

Meeting Notice

The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, 1857 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA 

will hold a Board of Trustees monthly meeting on September 16, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in room 1223.

 

Posted to The Lowell Sun 9/14/2025.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Kathleen McCarthy
  B. Record Attendance   Tim Cameron
  C. School Mission   Kathleen McCarthy
   

The mission of the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell is to provide an academically rigorous and successful world-class college preparatory public educational program that enables all students, regardless of their background, to achieve their full potential, to be prepared for success in college, equipped with the ability and desire for lifelong learning, and develop strong civic, ethical, and moral values in a safe, caring, and rigorous environment built on a school ethos that emphasizes high behavioral and academic expectations

  
  D. Approve Agenda Vote Kathleen McCarthy
  E. Approve Minutes - August 2025 Approve Minutes Kathleen McCarthy
     
II. Public Comment
  A. Floor Open to the Public Discuss Kathleen McCarthy
   

Any member of the public wishing to address an item listed on the agenda may do so. When called upon please announce your name and item to be addressed. Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per individual.

  
III. Committee Reports
  A. Governance Discuss Pravin Patel
   

 

  • Board Member Recruitment Updates
    • Update on New Nominees:
      • Question and Answer with David Leighton
  
  B. Finance Discuss Alan Miller; Carl Nystrom
   

Update

  
  C. Academic Excellence Discuss Kathleen McCarthy
  D. Board Development (Fundraising) Discuss Brian Chapman; Adam Bakr;Tim Cameron; Casey Crane
   
  • School Fundraisers
  • Recent Grants 
    • Awarded
      • MA Cultural Council $5000
    • Applied
      • DESE Rethinking Discipline
  
  E. Facilities Committee Brian Chapman; Carl Nystrom
  F. Executive Director Support and Evaluation Committee Discuss Alan Miller
   
  • Schedule Next Sub-committee meeting
  
IV. Director's Report
  A. School Updates FYI Adam Bakr; Courtney Connors
   
  • Recent and Upcoming Events: Adam Bakr
  • Academic Dashboard Update: Courtney Connors and Adam Bakr
  
  B. Items for Board Discussion Discuss Kathleen McCarthy
   
  • Updates on Retreat and Board Development
    • Consultant John Schneider
  
  C. Items for Board Action Vote Kathleen McCarthy
   

Board Retreat Days

  
V. Unfinished Business
VI. Executive Session
VII. Closing Items
  A. Next Board Meeting FYI Kathleen McCarthy
   

The next Regular Meeting of the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21st @ 5:30 p.m. 

  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Kathleen McCarthy