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Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School

Board of Trustee Retreat 2025: Sunday, July 27, 2025

Published on July 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM EDT
Amended on July 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT

Date and Time

Sunday July 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM EDT

Location

Betty Shabazz Cultural Center

2 Dunlap Place

South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075

 

Welcome/ Breakfast will start at 8:30am

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:30 AM
  A. Welcome/ Breakfast Discuss 15 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   LATRINA DENSON 1 m
  C. Record Attendance   1 m
  D. Read the Mission Statement Discuss Alyson Miller 1 m
  E. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes LATRINA DENSON 5 m
   

Approval Amended Minutes: March 11th 2025

Approval of Minutes: June 10, 2025

Approval of Minutes: June 24, 2025

  
    Approve minutes for Board of Trustee Meeting June 2025 on June 10, 2025  
  F. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes 5 m
    Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on June 24, 2025  
II. Head of School Report 8:58 AM
  A. Approval of the Charter Renewal Application Vote Brent Nielsen 5 m
  B. Additional Updates 5 m
III. Election of Officers 9:08 AM
  A. Election of Officers 2025-2026 Vote Azizah Yasin 15 m
   

Slate provided by the Governance Committee

  
IV. Retreat Topics and Activities 9:23 AM
  A. Team Builders/ Ice-breaker Discuss 30 m
  B. Review Trustee Expectations Discuss 90 m
   
  • What is a Board of Trustee 
  • Discuss and Revise Trustee Norms, Agreements 
  • Overview of Conflict of Interest Law
  • What is the MA Charter Association? 
  • Continuing to grow as a board member  
  • PVPA Community Engagement and Participation
  
  C. Develop Trustee Goals for 2025-2026 Discuss 30 m
  D. Break for lunch/snack 45 m
  E. Wrap up additional retreat discussion, reflection, and closing exercise 30 m
V. Executive Session 1:08 PM
  A. “Executive session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, section 21(a)(7) 30 m
   

“Executive session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, section 21(a)(7) to comply with, or act under the authority of, any general or special law or federal grant-in-aid requirements (to review executive session minutes of January 14, March 4, 11, 26, and May 16 of 2025 in accordance with the Open Meeting Law.”

  • January 14, 2025
  • March 4, 2025
  • March 11, 2025
  •  March 26, 2025
  • May 16, 2025
  
VI. Closing Items 1:38 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote LATRINA DENSON 1 m