Final

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Regular Board Meeting

October 2025
Published on October 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

1857 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA 01851

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 5:00 p.m. in room 1223.

 

Posted to The Lowell Sun 10/17/2025.

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 - September 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
   

 

  • Maria Porto officially approved by DESE
  
  B. Finance Discuss Alan Miller; Carl Nystrom
   

Update on Annual Audit

 

 

  
  C. Academic Excellence Discuss Kathleen McCarthy
   

Re-Schedule meeting

  
  D. Board Development (Fundraising) Discuss Bopha Malone
   
  • Yearlong Strategy Overview
  • Target Amounts
  • Board input
  
  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
  • MCAS Results Overview
  • Bullying Policy--Yearly Review
  • Annual Report
  
  B. Items for Board Discussion Discuss Kathleen McCarthy
   
  • Update on Retreat Logistics
  • Annual Report
  • Bullying Policy
  
  C. Items for Board Action Vote Kathleen McCarthy
   
  1. Annual Report
  2. Bullying Policy
  
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, November 18th @ 5:00 p.m. 

  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Kathleen McCarthy