Community Regional Charter School
Minutes
CRCS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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.
Directors Present
J. Dionne (remote), M. Buja (remote), S. Saltzman (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Hansen, T. Overall
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Works (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
T. Works (remote)
Guests Present
A. Richard (remote), A. Savage (remote), D. Ryder (remote), E. Firnkes (remote), J. Alves (remote), Kalli McConnell (remote), M. Munroe (remote), Nicole Santiago (remote), S. Muzzy (remote), Selina Warren (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
II. Approve Business Meeting Minutes
A.
Approve Minutes from 4/8/2026 Board Meeting
III. CRCS Program Highlights
A.
Positive Community Share Out
B.
Professional Development share out
Nothing for this meeting to discuss
IV. Board Chair Updates
A.
PD opportunities provided by the Charter Commission
Final PD opportunity offered by the Charter Commission in May if anyone can make it.
B.
Reminders
Travis shared out the School Board Member Job Description that was created.
Board reviewed the document and voted to approve the job description.
C.
Review Board Goals
V. Executive Director and Staff Reports
A.
Letters of Resignation/Non-Renewal (since last Board Meeting)
Ian Leadbetter - facilitator at Overman - end of the school year
B.
New Hires (since last Board Meeting)
Emma Weitzman - facilitator at Overman
C.
Renewal Update
Travis shared out about the meeting with Lana as a check-in for renewal. Travis, Susan, and Elizabeth reviewed the data.
Lana shared that the Charter Commission is contracting with 2 independent 3rd parties to get through renewal-
- Momentum (data)
- David Hartman (worked with other charter schools through renewal to remove any biased)
D.
Professional Development (Upcoming)
Elevate Conference in Las Vegas using Tier III money
Special Education Directors Conference this summer - Nicki was going to attend but she is going to be formally retiring and Brian Andre will be taking over the position so he is going to attend in her place.
E.
Other Updates
No other updates at this time
VI. Board Policies for Review and/or Adopting
A.
Vote to approve a second read for adoption of Policy IJNDA - Web Use Policy
B.
Vote to approve a second read for revision of Policy IKF - Graduation Requirements
C.
Vote to approve a second read for revision of Policy IKE - Promotion, Retention, and Acceleration of Learners.
VII. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Review of the Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
Mike reviewed the minutes and shared out the discussions that took place at the Academic Excellence Committee meeting.
B.
Approve minutes from the 4/22/2026 Academic Excellence Committee meeting
VIII. Finance & Facilities
A.
Review of Finance and Facilities Committee Meetings
Stephanie reviewed the minutes from the finance and facilities committee meeting. She shared a review of the monthly financials as well as an update on facilities.
Travis shared out an update on the kitchen project at Dimensions.
B.
Approve the minutes from the 4/29/2026 Finance and Facilities Committee Meeting
C.
FY 27 Draft Budget
Board reviewed the draft budget and had a discussion around it before voting.
IX. Governance Committee
A.
Review of Governance Committee Meetings
Jess shared out a review of the governance committee meeting and the policies that were worked on.
Dan and Selina shared out their work around engagement for learners for the Panorama Survey this Spring
Kalli and Nicole shared out their Share Shed project