Community Regional Charter School

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday November 8, 2023 at 4:30 PM EST

Location

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Tonya Arnold 5 m
   

GENERAL PURPOSE per BDE-R

 

Generally, 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.

Quarterly review of the Governance Committee's charge and pertinent sections of our Charter & the Performance Framework

 

 
II. New Policies
III. Governance Committee 4:36 PM
  A. Board Self Assessment & Goals - Update Discuss Nicki Reinholt 10 m
   

Review status of goals and discuss any necessary next steps.

 

  1. Board development - quarterly trainings, goal setting updates
  2. Board training - Board manual                                                                                                                                                                 - communicate Board Member expectation & update on any other full Board training at a business meeting
 
IV. Existing Policies 4:46 PM
  A. Review status of Section I policies to remove FYI Tonya Arnold 3 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

IHBAM Third Party Funding for Services to Students with Disabilities

IHBAQ Transition Services for Students with Disabilities Leaving School

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

IKA Grading System

IKB Homework

IMBD Flag Displays

 

Confirm September 11th first read vote and second read to eliminate that was proposed for the October 9th full Board meeting?

 

 
  B. Review status for revision of IGA and IMDC Discuss 3 m
   

Confirm September 11th first read vote and second read to eliminate that was proposed for the October 9th full Board meeting?

 

    IGA - Curriculum Development and Adoption 
 

    IMDC - The Celebration of Holidays

 

 

 
  C. Review status of single reading vote to adopt necessary legal edits or review: Discuss 3 m
   

BBAA - Board Member Authority

BCB - Conflict of Interest

BCC - Nepotism

EBAA - Chemical Hazards

EBCF - Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Policy

GBEBB - Staff Conduct with Students

GBN - Family and Medical Leave

GBO - Family Care Leave

GCFB - Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff

GCFB-R - Recruiting and Hiring of Administrative Staff: Administrative Procedures

JICIA - Weapons, Violence and School Safety

JICK - Bullying and Cyberbullying

 

Confirm whether adopted in one vote on September 11th?

 
  D. Review the status of the following Section I policies for review w/o changes FYI 3 m
   

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

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

IK Reporting of Student Academic Achievement

IMBB Exemption from Required Instruction

IMG Animals in School

IMGA Service Animals in Schools

 

Confirm review occurred at September 11th meeting?

 
  E. Review of Section I policies related to instructional materials Discuss 15 m
   

IJJ - Instructional and Library Materials Selection

IJJ-E - Challenge of Instructional Materials Form

ILD - Student Submission to Surveys, Analysis, or Evaluations

 

Determine next steps.

 
  F. Review proposed changes to policy BDB - Board Officers Discuss 5 m
   

BDB - Board Officers

 

Decide when to put forward to the full Board at a regular meeting.

 
  G. Review Section E for policy elimination and propose dates to full board meeting Discuss 30 m
   

EA - Support Services Goals

EB - Safety Program

EBCD - Weather-Related Emergencies

ED - Free School Supplies and Materials

EE - Transportation Services Management

EEAEE - School Transportation Accident Policy

 

 

 

 
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 5:48 PM
  A. Agenda Items for Next Month Discuss Tonya Arnold 3 m
  B. Approve minutes from today's meeting Discuss 3 m
  C. Adjourn Meeting Vote 1 m