Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 4, 2017 at 5:00 PM
Trustees Present
A. Mendelson, D. Ford, D. Janes, G. Moody, L. Doherty, M. Landon, M. Sweet, R. Sela, T. Gabinetti, T. Moran
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
Carl Wistreich, R. Kaplan, R. Romano
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Sweet called a meeting of the board of trustees of Veritas Preparatory Charter School to order on Monday Dec 4, 2017 at 5:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Janes made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 10-27-17 Board Meeting on 10-27-17.
A. Mendelson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Holyoke RFP
A.
Process & Timeline
III. Description and discussion of proposed organization structure
A.
Proposed organization structure
Mike explained the organization structure. If selected, Friends of VPCS will engage in a contract with the Holyoke Public Schools. Veritas Prep Charter School will enter into a Collaboratiion and Services agreement with the Friends of VPCS. Trustees asked questions and discussed their role in this proposed structure.
M. Sweet made a motion to declare that it is of institutional interest to Veritas Prep Charter School to support the turnaround efforts in the Holyoke Public Schools in ways described in the response to the RFP by the Holyoke Public Schools.
M. Landon seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Allow management team to dedicate time to this effort
The group discussed how the management team would dedicate its time to supporting both schools. The group discussed that it is aligned with the board's strategic priority to become a regional leader in urban education reform and will also help to move dissemination efforts forward in a meaningful way.
M. Sweet made a motion to Allow the management team to dedicate not more than 50% of time toward this effort. .
D. Janes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Authorize exec. committee to approve a collaborative services agreement
D. Janes made a motion to Approve the Executive Committee to approve a Collaboration and Services Agreement.
T. Moran seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
A. Mendelson made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
L. Doherty seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Kaplan
Rachel & Mike fielded questions about management, the structure, location, issues, finances and benefits of the proposed school.