MOXIE Public Schools
Minutes
MOXIE PS Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday May 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Directors Present
B. Rabbitt (remote), J. Brown (remote), J. Perkins (remote), V. Hammonds (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Pouliot
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Operational Updates
A.
Executive Session
B.
Facility
B. Rabbitt shared an update on facilities progress, including the status of permits and contract execution with PM Construction.
C.
Development
B. Rabbitt shared recent development updates, including a local donation from the True Foundation through a DAF (Maine Community Foundation) as well as the status of submitted requests to CSGF and NewSchools for follow on funding.
D.
Nonprofit Operations
B. Rabbitt shared that back end office and HR support contracts were now executed with Flaherty Financial and Paper Trails.
E.
Student/Family Recruitment
B. Rabbitt shared updates on enrollment and recruitment progress.
F.
Hiring Updates
D. Sonrouille shared updates on teacher hiring.
III. Committee Updates
A.
Instructional Design
C. Brown shared updates on recent signature learning experience curriculum development and planning.
B.
Finance
IV. Closing Items
A.
Summer Retreat Planning
C. Brown and J. Perkins shared that they are working with Bellwether (MOXIE's Governance consultant) to develop an agenda for a board retreat in August, intended to overlap with MOXIE's staff orientation. The date and agenda will be determined in the next month.
C. Brown made a motion to move to executive session to discuss a finance matter. The board entered executive session at 1:12 PM. The board returned from executive session at 1:25 PM.