Final

Community Regional Charter School

Governance Committee Meeting - W/AGENDA

Date and Time

Wednesday May 3, 2023 at 1:00 PM EDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 1:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Tonya Arnold 1 m
   

GENERAL PURPOSE

 

The governance committee is commissioned by and responsible to the Board of Directors to:

  • assume the primary responsibility for matters pertaining to Board of Directors recruitment, nominations, orientation, training, and evaluation in accordance with the bylaws of the organization, and;
  • establish policies and practices to recommend for approval by the Board of Directors.

 

  
II. New Policies 1:02 PM
  A. GCSB - Employee Use of Social Media Discuss Tonya Arnold 10 m
   

Report results from April District Leadership Team review of policy and decide on next steps.

 

GCSB - Employee Use of Social Media - 2022 

 

 

  
  B. Status check on timing of GBIA and ADF to full Board Discuss Tonya Arnold 10 m
   

Recommend both to full board for first reading in MAY and second reading in JUNE:

 

GBIA - Staff Participation in Political Activities

 

ADF - School District Commitment to the Learning Results

  
III. Governance Committee 1:22 PM
  A. Board Self Assessment & Goals - Update Discuss Danielle Denis 25 m
   

Review status of goals and discuss any necessary next steps.

 

  1. Board development - quarterly trainings, goal setting updates
  2. Review Board Calendar for the year - decide when/how to share with full Board for reference
  3. Board manual - communicate Board Member expectations - review draft and plan when/how to share with full Board
  
  B. Policy Audit - Update Discuss Tonya Arnold 5 m
   

1. Review status of the vote to adopt the following policies at APRIL Regular Board Meeting:

 

         BEB - Board Member Use of Social Media

         BHC - Board Communication with Staff 

         JLCD - Administration of Medication to Students 

         JLCD-R - Administration of Medication on Field Trips
 

  2. Review status of second reading vote to ELIMINATE the following policy at APRIL Regular Board Meeting: 

 

       BE - Regular Board Meetings

 

  3. Review status of the APRIL Regular Board Meeting vote to adopt legally required revisions in ONE READING to the following policies:

 

      JEA - Compulsory Student Attendance

 

      JHB - Truancy

 

      JK - Student Discipline

 

      JKA - Corporal Punishment Prohibited

 

      JKAA - Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion

 

      JKAA-R - Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Procedures

 

      JKD - Suspension of Students

 

      JKE - Expulsion of Students

 

       IHBA  - Individualized Education Programs

 

      JICIA - Weapons, Violence and School Safety

 

      JICK - Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention in Schools

 

      JLCB- Immunization of Students

 

      JLCC - Communicable/Infectious Diseases
 

 

  
IV. Existing Policies 1:52 PM
  A. Verify whether Board reviewed without substantive change in APRIL the following: Discuss Tonya Arnold 5 m
   

IHBAA - Referral and Use of General Education Interventions. (only edit = change "Superintendent" to "Executive Director")

IHBAA-R - Referral Procedures and General Education Interventions

JKE-R Expulsion of Students Guidelines

JKF - Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities

JKF-R - Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities - Procedures 

  
  B. Section I review for policies to remove, review or update Discuss Tonya Arnold 30 m
   

IHB Special Education Policy and Purposes 

IHBAA-E Maine Special Education Regulations (Chap. 101)

IHBAB Free Appropriate Public Education

IHBAG Programming in the Least Restrictive Environment Policy

IHBAI Independent Educational Evaluations Policy

IHBAJProvision of Supportive Services to Students with Disabilities

IHBAK Life Sustaining Emergency Care Policy

IHBAL Grievance Procedure for Persons with Disabilities (Required for Fed Grants)

IHBAM Third Party Funding for Services to Students with Disabilities

IHBAQ Transition Services for Students with Disabilities Leaving School

IHBEA LAU Plan (Language Assessment Committee)  (Required for Fed Grants)

IHBF Homebound Instruction

IIB Class Size

IJNDC School System Website/Web Pages

IJNDC-E Agreement to Publish Student Information on the CRCS Website

IJOA Field Trips and Excursions

IJOAA Overnight Class Trips

IJOC School Volunteers

IK Reporting of Student Academic Achievement

IKA Grading System

IKB Homework

IMBB Exemption from Required Instruction

IMBD Flag Displays

IMG Animals in School

IMGA Service Animals in Schools

 

  
  C. Review status of First Reading for revision of IGA and IMDC 5 m
   

If full Board vote to approve First Reading occurred in APRIL, then recommend Second Reading and Adoption of changes in MAY.

 

    IGA - Curriculum Development and Adoption 

 

    IMDC - The Celebration of Holidays

  
V. Other Business
 

Review Tracking Document to check if current with adoptions/reviews that have happened to date and decide on next policies to review/revise.

 

Any other item added to the agenda at the beginning of this meeting

  
VI. Closing Items 2:32 PM
  A. Agenda Items for Next Month Discuss Tonya Arnold 5 m
  B. Approve minutes from today's meeting Vote 3 m
  C. Adjourn Meeting Vote 1 m