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Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School

Board of Trustees Meeting

Published on November 6, 2026 at 6:36 AM EST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST

Location

15 Mulligan Dr., South Hadley, MA 01075 

Conference Room 304, 3rd floor

or Zoom link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88161529752?pwd=h84OT3SiTYwq3uTl0j7SB61QIlg0iJ.1

PVPA Conference Room

15 Mulligan Drive

South Hadley, MA

 

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Azizah Yasin 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Azizah Yasin 1 m
  C. Reading of the Mission Statement   PVPA Board Member 1 m
   

PVPA offers its students intensive exposure to the performing arts within the context of an excellent college preparatory curriculum.

 

  
  D. Public Comments   Azizah Yasin 10 m
   

Brief comments are welcomed

 

Public Comment is a time to for us to hear directly from the community. We genuinely value every opinion, as your feedback is crucial to our work as we provide service and support to PVPA students, families, and staff. Please note that the Board does not respond directly to Public Comment to ensure that we give full consideration to each issue before formulating an official response.

 

  
  E. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes Azizah Yasin 5 m
    Minutes for PVPA Board of Trustees on October 13, 2026  
II. PVPA Staff and Student Reports 6:18 PM
  A. Staff Report Discuss Jayme Winell 5 m
   

Jayme Winell is invited to provide a PVPA Staff Report

  
  B. Student Reports Discuss Student Council Reps 5 m
   

PVPA Student Council members are invited to provide student reports

  
  C. Mission Moment: School Culture Update Discuss Emily Niemann 10 m
III. Head of School Report 6:38 PM
  A. General Updates Discuss Brent Nielsen 10 m
   

 

  • Conditions Update
  • Enrollment
  • Student Achievement
  • General Updates
  
IV. Committee Reports 6:48 PM
  A. Finance Committee Discuss Mindi Winter 5 m
  B. Governance Committee Discuss Thomas Roy 5 m
V. Closing Items 6:58 PM
  A. President's Business Discuss Azizah Yasin 10 m
   

President's Business as well as any updates that were not anticipated 24 hours prior to the meeting.

  
  B. Board Norms Vote Azizah Yasin 15 m
   

Discussion and agreement on board norms for all board meetings.

  
  C. Executive Session for Union Strategy Discussion Vote Azizah Yasin 20 m
   

Executive session pursuant to Chapter 30A, section 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with respect to with UAW, Local 2322,  if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body, and the chair so declares. 

  
  D. Adjourn Meeting Vote Azizah Yasin 1 m
   

The Board will not return to Open Session after the Executive session, and so will Adjourn formally during the vote to enter Executive session.