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Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Regular Board Meeting

August 2024
Published on August 17, 2024 at 1:33 PM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT

Location

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

1857 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA 01851

Meeting Notice

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

will hold a Board of Trustees monthly meeting on August 20, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in room 128.

 

Posted to The Lowell Sun 8/18/2024.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Walter McGrail 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Tim Cameron 1 m
  C. School Mission Walter McGrail 3 m
   

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 Walter McGrail 1 m
  E. Approve Minutes - May 2024 Approve Minutes Walter McGrail 1 m
     
II. Public Comment 5:37 PM
  A. Floor Open to the Public Discuss Walter McGrail 3 m
   

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. School Culture 5:40 PM
  A. Monthly Update Discuss Ashley Bailey-O'Keefe 10 m
IV. New Business 5:50 PM
  A. Bicknell Easement III - Settlement Payment Request Discuss Brian Chapman 10 m
  B. Organizational Chart for 2024-25 Discuss Walter McGrail 5 m
  C. Director's Evaluation Sub-committee Discuss Walter McGrail 5 m
  D. Board - Staff Appreciation Lunch Discuss Kathleen McCarthy 3 m
  E. Student Opportunity Act Report Vote Adam Bakr 5 m
V. Committee Reports 6:18 PM
  A. Finance Vote Alan Miller 5 m
  B. Education Discuss Kathleen McCarthy 1 m
  C. Facility Discuss Brian Chapman 1 m
  D. Governance Discuss Pravin Patel 1 m
  E. Community Outreach Discuss Brian Chapman 1 m
  F. Board Development Discuss Walter McGrail 1 m
VI. Director's Report 6:28 PM
  A. Academic Dashboard FYI Courtney Connors 10 m
  B. Marketing FYI Casey Crane 5 m
  C. Staffing FYI Tim Cameron 1 m
  D. Enrollment FYI Carl Nystrom 1 m
  E. Upcoming Events FYI Adam Bakr 1 m
   
  • 8/14 & 8/15 - New Staff Orientation
  • 8/21 - Academic Year Staff Return
  • 8/26 - Day 1 for Kindergarten
  • 8/27 - Day 1 for Gr. 1-12
  • 8/30 - No School
  • 9/2 - No School
  • 9/3 - No School
  
VII. Unfinished Business 6:46 PM
  A. Sub-Commitee and Officer Nominations Discuss Brian Chapman 5 m
   

Nomination of new board members to sub-committees and/or officer positions.

  
VIII. Executive Session
IX. Next Meeting
 

The next Regular Meeting of the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17th @ 5:30 p.m. (Annual Meeting) and Regular Board Meeting to immediately follow (estimated @ 6:00 p.m.).

  
X. Closing Items 6:51 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Walter McGrail 1 m