Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Board of Trustees Meeting
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Meeting ID: 879 4469 7628
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Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
| A. | Record Attendance | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on January 27, 2022 | ||
| II. | Executive Director Report | |
| A. | Amendment Request: Shorten School Year to 180 days | |
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Rachel will present an amendment request to reduce the length of the 2021-2022 school year from 185 days to 180 days. Rachel will share the rationale for the request and a draft of the request. |
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| B. | Veritas Prep Holyoke - update | |
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Rachel will provide an update on Veritas Prep Holyoke and an opportunity for trustees to ask questions about the decision to exit and transition plan. |
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| C. | High School Updates | |
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1. Athletics: Veritas Prep Charter School was approved as a member of the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference (PVIAC) beginning in FY23. 2. Facility: Amendment to lease drafted 3. Founding Team and Principal Interviews
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| D. | REMINDER: Massachusetts Charter Public School Association (MCPSA) Advocacy Week | |
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MCPSA will be hosting its statewide Virtual Advocacy Week from March 7th - March 11th, 2022. The MCPSA is asking for help from our families, alumni, stakeholders, and Board members in two ways: Join us for the Virtual Kick-Off Rally on Monday, March 7 from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Each day throughout the week of March 7th, join us and other charter public school community members from across the state by engaging in quick, easy, and impactful advocacy actions, such as sending emails to legislators and posting on social media. MCPSA will share all the resources you need to take action each day.
I hope you’ll join us because your voice matters, and together, we can demonstrate strength in numbers and ensure that our elected leaders are thinking about our young people and what they deserve when making decisions that impact our school community.
To participate in Advocacy Week, please paste this link into your browser https://mcpsa.corsizio.com/c/61c203173e9e0890e0f5c58c and register.
We are also looking for a Board member interested in participating in our advocacy calls to Legislators. March 8, 2022 Senator Gonzalez at 10 a.m. and March 7, 2022 Rep. Gomez at 11 a.m. |
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| III. | Executive Director - Annual Performance Review | |
| A. | Annual Performance Review | |
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Ann will provide an update on the process and the final performance review to the board. |
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| IV. | Finance Committee | |
| A. | Finance Committee Report | |
| B. | Investment Sub-Committee Update | |
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Matt will provide an overview of the investment sub-committee's first meeting which took place on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. |
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| C. | Vote to Approve Increasing Veritas Credit Card Limit | |
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Denise will ask the Board to increase the credit card limit for Veritas Credit Cards to support the daily operational needs of Shirley Amunya, High School Director of Operations. |
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| V. | Academic Achievement Committee | |
| A. | Academic Achievement Committee Report | |
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The academic achievement committee will update the Board re: discussion about 8th grade academic data and its implications on the new high school. |
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| VI. | Governance Committee | |
| A. | Governance Committee Report | |
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New Trustee Recruitment and Board members with terms ending June 2022.
Trustee skills information collection. |
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| VII. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |