Final

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell

Regular Board Meeting

September 2024
Published on September 14, 2024 at 8:34 AM EDT
Amended on September 16, 2024 at 7:37 AM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday September 17, 2024 at 6:00 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 September 17, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in room 128.

 

Posted to The Lowell Sun 9/15/2024.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 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 - August 2024 Approve Minutes Walter McGrail 1 m
     
II. Public Comment 6:07 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 6:10 PM
  A. Monthly Update Discuss Ashley Bailey-O'Keefe 10 m
IV. New Business 6:20 PM
  A. Student Opportunity Act Report Vote Adam Bakr 5 m
  B. Board Retreat Planning Discuss Walter McGrail 5 m
  C. Bullying Prevention Plan Vote Adam Bakr 5 m
V. Committee Reports 6:35 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
  G. Director's Evaluation Sub-Committee Discuss Walter McGrail 10 m
VI. Director's Report 6:55 PM
  A. Academic Dashboard FYI Courtney Connors 10 m
  B. Athletics Update Discuss Adam Bakr 5 m
  C. Marketing FYI Casey Crane 5 m
  D. Staffing FYI Tim Cameron 1 m
  E. Enrollment FYI Carl Nystrom 1 m
  F. Events FYI Adam Bakr 1 m
   
  • 9/2 - No School - Labor Day
  • 9/3 - No School - Primary Elections
  • 9/9 - MAP Testing Begins for Grades K-12
  • 9/10 - Deadline for High School Students Submission to Run for Student Council
  • 9/13 - Half Day of School (K-8 @ 12:30 and 9-12 @ 11:30)
  • 9/13 - Grandparents Day Event for Gr. K-5 (5:00p - 7:00p) in Cafeteria
  • 9/16 - Back to School/Curriculum Night Gr. K-2 5:30p - 6:30p (For Parents Only)
  • 9/17 - Back to School/Curriculum Night Gr. 3-5 5:30p - 6:30p (For Parents Only)
  • 9/17 - Board of Trustees Meeting @ 5:30
  • 9/17 - High School Assembly during Wolf Block - Student Council
  • 9/17 - Elections for High School Student Council (5:00 p.m. deadline)
  • 9/18 - Back to School/Curriculum Night Gr. 6-8 5:30p - 6:30p (For Parents Only)
  • 9/19 - Back to School/Curriculum Night Gr. 9-12 5:30p - 6:30p (Virtually - For Parents Only)
  • 9/19 - Gr. 8 Parent Meeting for Class Trip to Washington D.C. @ 6:00 p.m. (Virtual)
  • 9/26 - Special Education Parent Advisory Council Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. (Virtual)
  
VII. Unfinished Business 7:18 PM
  A. Bicknell Easement III - Settlement Payment Request Discuss Brian Chapman 5 m
  B. Organizational Chart Discuss Walter McGrail 5 m
VIII. Executive Session
IX. Next Meeting
 

The next Regular Meeting of the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15th @ 5:30 p.m. 

  
X. Closing Items 7:28 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Walter McGrail 1 m