The Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School offers its students intensive exposure to the performing arts within the context of an excellent college preparatory curriculum. The goal is to provide students with a supportive and challenging environment that is responsive to multiple learning styles, emphasizes learning through the arts, and integrates critical and creative thinking throughout the curriculum.

Welcome board members, ex officio board members and staff stakeholders to board's annual retreat.

Brief discussion of purpose, introductions, ice breaker team building exercise.

Discussion and agreement on board norms to be reinforced, established and implemented during the upcoming year of board governance.

Discussion and vote on:

a. the areas for improvement identified through the assessment tool(s),

b. the areas for improvement identified in the investigation of the actions of the board and school leadership in response to past incidents, and

c. the specific strategies and timeline(s) for implementation to address all areas for improvement.

Discussion and vote regarding outlining the steps the board has taken and will take to ensure compliance with the Open Meeting Law. The action plan must include descriptions of board policies and procedures related to meeting notices, executive sessions, remote participation, public participation, minutes, and complaints under 603 CMR 1.09. 

This vote is to approve the Action Plan consisting of Onboarding Policy of for new board members, Complaint Policy and Form, Annual Training with BoardOnTrack, and Mandatory Open Meeting Law training for all new trustees.