Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Board of Trustees Meeting
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Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 4:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 1 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Dale Janes | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve minutes | Approve Minutes | Dale Janes | 2 m | |
| Approve minutes for Board of Trustees Meeting on February 24, 2022 | |||||
| II. | Executive Director Report | 4:34 PM | |||
| A. | High School Leadership Update | FYI | Rachel Romano | 10 m | |
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Rachel will update the Board on the status of hiring related to High School leadership positions. |
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| B. | Mask Requirement | Vote | Rachel Romano | 5 m | |
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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley announced that DESE would not renew the statewide mask requirement on February 28, 2022. Since that time, school districts and charter schools have been moving toward making masks optional. The board will discuss current trends with mask requirements in schools and authorize Rachel to make a decision about moving to masking as optional at Veritas Prep. |
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| C. | Teacher Recruitment and Retention | FYI | Rachel Romano | 5 m | |
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Rachel will share some of the efforts being made around recruitment and retention of high quality teachers and staff at Veritas. She will provide some context for the changes to staffing model which we will implement in 2022-2023 and the proposed amendment to change the length of year and day in the 2022-3023 school year. |
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| III. | Academic Achievement Committee | 4:54 PM | |||
| A. | Academic Achievement Committee Report | FYI | Rebecca Sela | 20 m | |
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The academic achievement committee and Rachel will update the Board about proposed changes for next year including: 1. Changes to the current staffing model. 2. Changes to the daily schedule and calendar year for SY 2022-23. |
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| B. | Vote to Amend the School Day and School Year for SY 22-23 | Vote | Rachel Romano | 5 m | |
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After Rebecca and Rachel present the proposed changes to the school day and year for SY 22-23, the Board will vote to approve the amendment. |
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| IV. | Finance Committee | 5:19 PM | |||
| A. | Finance Committee Report | FYI | Denise Ford | 5 m | |
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Denise will update the Board re: this month's financials. |
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| V. | Governance Committee | 5:24 PM | |||
| A. | Governance Committee Report | FYI | David Fuller | 5 m | |
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David will update the Board about the creation of a new accountability plan and the timeline within which it must be finalized. |
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| VI. | Executive Director Compensation Review | 5:29 PM | |||
| A. | Compensation Review | Vote | Dale Janes | 15 m | |
| B. | Executive Director Title Change | Vote | Dale Janes | 10 m | |
| VII. | Closing Items | 5:54 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Dale Janes | 1 m | |