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Community Regional Charter School

Business Meeting of the CRCS Board

Date and Time

Monday February 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM EST

Location

48 South Factory Street

Skowhegan, ME 04976

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe these meetings but must be aware that although the meeting is held in public it is not a public meeting and therefore observers are not permitted to speak during the meeting itself, except during public comment. 

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Minutes for Business Meeting of the CRCS Board on January 16, 2023
II. Public Comment
III. Executive Director Reports
  A. Resignations
  B. New Hires
  C. Community Events
  D. Strategic Design Meeting Follow up
  E. Enrollment
  F. Leadership Agenda Notes
   
   
   
   
IV. Other Communications
  A. Epicenter Training
   

Completion issue should be resolved for those that had trouble with modules being complete but not marked as such.

Reminder

> Incoming board member 

  • Module 1: (within 90 days of appointment)
  • Module 2: (within 9 months of appointment) 
     

> Annual elective training 

  • 100% of board members will complete at least one 
  • Can provide evidence of an outside/external source 
   
V. Finance & Facilities
  A. Approve monthly financial performance measures
   

Found in "Documents" tab for Board Members
  B. Budget workshop
   

March 6 @ 5:30pm in addition to March 13
  C. PreK Expansion Grant
VI. Governance Committee
  A. Governance Committee Minutes
   

Enter governance committee meeting minutes into public record with amendment:

Board adopted GCOC, BEDH, and ADC policies at the January board meeting. Ashlee will now upload these policies to Board OnTrack. Remove ADC.

 

Board did first read of policies BEB and DN. BEB and DN will move forward for 2nd read and adoption at February board meeting. Should be ADC and DN.

 

Board did first read of policies BE, BBB, BDE, BEC-E, BEC, BEDA, BEDC, BEDG, BGF, CM, and DD for elimination. These policies will move forward for 2nd read and vote for elimination at the February board meeting. BE should be struck - it didn't make it onto the January Business meeting of the Board. This will be added to the March agenda for first read for elimination.
    Minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on February 1, 2023
  B. Second read for elimination
   

The Governance Committee recommends that the following policies are put forward for second reading for elimination:

  • BBB Board Membership
  • BDE Board Standing Committees
  • BEC-E Maine Statutes Authorizing Executive Session for Maine Schools
  • BEC Executive Sessions
  • BEDA Notification of Board Meetings
  • BEDC Quorum
  • BEDG Minutes
  • BGF Suspension of Policies
  • CM CRCS Annual Report
  • DD Grants/Funding Proposals and Applications
  C. Second reading of:
   

The governance committee recommends a second reading and discussion of the following policies:

  • ADC - TOBACCO-FREE SCHOOLS:USE AND POSSESSION OF TOBACCO AND ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES
  • DN - Properties Disposition
VII. Academic Excellence Committee
VIII. Executive Committee
  A. Executive Director Contract
   

Working on a more comprehensive ED contract. The committee has requested that administration/leadership team review the staff handbook, with attention that the benefits section is accurate and includes benefits for all staff. 
IX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting