Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday January 19, 2018 at 8:15 AM
Location
Veritas Prep Charter School 1st Floor Conference Room or Dial-In Number: 866-848-2216, Conference Code: 7783935205
Trustees Present
A. Mendelson, C. Alves, D. Ford, D. Fuller, D. Janes, G. Moody (remote), L. Doherty, M. Sweet, R. Sela
Trustees Absent
J. Crowell, M. Landon, T. Gabinetti, T. Moran
Guests Present
R. Kaplan, R. Romano
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Janes called a meeting of the board of trustees of Veritas Preparatory Charter School to order on Friday Jan 19, 2018 at 8:24 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Janes made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 12-22-17 Board Meeting on 12-22-17.
A. Mendelson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Revisions to the Bylaws
A.
Revised by laws
The bylaws are very close to being ready and should be available to be reviewed and voted on for the next Board meeting.
III. Executive Director Update
A.
108 Seats
R Romano provided the update for the 108 seats. The charter school office did call and this item has been pushed back to their February meeting. She also detailed the reasons why this item may have been pushed to the next Board of Education meeting.
B.
Holyoke
R Romano provided the contracts are being worked on with HPS. Plans are moving forward.
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Finance Committee
L Doherty provided an overview of the HVAC presentation by BLW at the last Finance committee meeting. We've engaged the firm BLW to move forward with the work and discussed the work option that was chosen for the HVAC system. Also, she presented the roles and responsibilities that BLW will play in the project. Discussion around finance options for the current work and the future work.
December financials were discussed and presented as being on track and will end up on budget.
December financials were discussed and presented as being on track and will end up on budget.
B.
Governance Committee
Tabled for next meeting to make time for teacher presentation.
C.
Academic Committee
Tabled for next meeting to make time for teacher presentation.
V. Teacher Profile
A.
VPCS Teacher - Sarah Gray
Intro of Sarah Gray by R Romano. Sarah has had a tremendous impact on student achievement
Sarah provided to the Board her background and her experience in education and what brought her to Veritas.
Sarah provided her thoughts on recruiting other teachers and discussed her experiences with work life balance. She provided insight on her thoughts on sustainability as well. Further discussion on data in comparison to the places that she has worked and of the data that she uses day to day and her experiences and challenges. She wrapped up her time with questions and answers with the Board.
Sarah provided to the Board her background and her experience in education and what brought her to Veritas.
Sarah provided her thoughts on recruiting other teachers and discussed her experiences with work life balance. She provided insight on her thoughts on sustainability as well. Further discussion on data in comparison to the places that she has worked and of the data that she uses day to day and her experiences and challenges. She wrapped up her time with questions and answers with the Board.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Sweet made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
R. Sela 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 9:45 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
R. Sela