- Board on Track will not let Chair choose other options for moving parties, so note that Eric Nothnagel moved to appoint Kim and the Chair, Polly Titcomb, seconded her appointment (there are no other voting members who could have otherwise seconded the vote).

BACKGROUND:

- Works for tech company authoring platform for educational companies who distribute educational programs to schools.  

- Accessibility of the programs for all students is a bit part of his personal focus at work  

- Just recently completed MBA from S. NHU in Business Administration

- Has 3 daughters (triplets!) at Charter who will be entering the 5th Grade in the fall

NOW:   

- He was able to join last Board meeting - really appreciated getting deeper understanding of the various struggles and challenges faculty face in running the school and learning more about that first-hand  

- Looks forward to the opportunity to practically apply his professional experience in a real-world context; also feels he could learn a lot as well

- Asked about how often we hear about parent concerns and how the Board goes about addressing those

VOTE:

- Board on Track will not let Chair choose other options for moving parties, so note that the Chair did not Move or Second the following vote.

- Eric N. moved to recommend Chris's appointment to the full Board of Trustees.  Kim N. seconded the Motion.  Unanimously passed.  

- Will not be able to attend the annual retreat tomorrow (06/21/25) 

- Has already joined DEI Committee; not sure if he's a voting member yet; would be interested in joining a second committee if the level of commitment was manageable with these other obligations.    

BACKGROUND: 

- Worked in Special Ed. for 30 years

- worked at Charter for a number of years during that time

- loves the mission of Charter

- was present for two of the administrative turn-overs in the past and the challenges that brought to the school and faculty

- attended the last Board meeting where we discussed the results of the teacher surveys of the Head of School and was very happy to see the positive results and satisfaction of the faculty overall 

NOW: 

- Spends her time volunteering: SPUR, NE Animal Shelter, co-runs her family's Charitable Trust Foundation, which focuses on helping to fill the needs of people in the Merrimack Valley

- school was perceived as a special ed school during her prior tenures; wants to make sure the perception of the school is accurate; would like to see the school opened up to more districts

VOTE: 

- Board on Track will not let Chair choose other options for moving parties, so note that the Chair did not Move or Second the following vote.

- Kim N. moved to recommend Karen's appointment to the full Board of Trustees.  Eric N. seconded the Motion.  Unanimously passed.  

-Karen will be in attendance at the annual retreat tomorrow (06/21/25).

- Would be interested in joining Academic Excellence Committee; would also consider Governance Committee