Community Regional Charter School
Minutes
CRCS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 12, 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
C. Hansen (remote), J. Dionne, S. Saltzman (remote), T. Overall (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Buja
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Dionne
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), Hanna Wurgaft (remote), J. Alves (remote), K. Canning (remote), S. Muzzy (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 6/10/2026 Board Meeting
B.
Approve Minutes from 7/22/2026 Special Board Meeting
III. CRCS Program Highlights
A.
Positive Community Share Out
B.
Professional Development share out
Lots of staff attended both the Elevate Conference in Vegas and Every Teacher A Leader conference
IV. Board Chair Updates
A.
Reminders
No reminders
B.
Review Board Goals
Doing well on working towards the Board Goals - will work more deeply on those during the September board meeting
C.
Board Member Job Description and action plan
Check in to see if any board members have had any discussions with the public around potential new board members.
D.
New Board Calendar
Theresa shared out the new board calendar that was created that highlights a "to do" list on a monthly basis for the board
V. Executive Director and Staff Reports
A.
Letters of Resignation/Non-Renewal (since last Board Meeting)
Melony Hull - secretary at Overman
Destiny Goodwin - ed tech at Dimensions
B.
New Hires (since last Board Meeting)
Brittnay Nichols - secretary at Dimensions
Ron Hull - internal transfer from ed tech to secretary at Overman
Duncan MacLeod - ed tech at Dimensions
Nicole Santiago - ed tech at CCA
C.
Renewal Update
CRCS Team met with the Charter Commission today to complete our annual end of year meeting. The meet went well and lots of items were discussed including data, highlighted areas of success, areas of weakness, renewal, etc.
CRCS is working with Momentum who is contracting with the Charter Commission to do a deep dive into our data over the past 3 years. Admin met with the Charter Commission to review the report that was created.
D.
Annual Open Meeting Law Training/Professional Development
Hanna Wurgaft joined the meeting and completed the annual Open Meeting Law professional development.
E.
Professional Development (Upcoming)
* Staff that are working on Professional Development over the summer with leads from Susan and Elizabeth.
* 4 staff have been participating in the Restorative Practices training down in Saco.
* The first Friday of school (August 28th) will be a workshop day for staff to collaborate to kick off the school year and after having learners for 4 days.
* Former staff member has been doing some Science of Reading training with current staff
F.
Other Updates
VI. Academic Excellence Committee
A.
Review of the Academic Excellence Committee Meeting
No academic excellence committee meeting has happened since the last board meeting.
VII. Finance & Facilities
A.
Review of Finance and Facilities Committee Meetings on 8/5/2026
Stephanie shared out an overview of the Finance and Facilities Committee that happened on 8/5/26
B.
Vote to approve the minutes for the Finance and Facilities Committee meeting on 8/5/2026
VIII. Governance Committee
A.
Review of Governance Committee Meetings
Theresa shared out an overview of Governance Committee meeting that happened just before the board meeting.
B.
Follow up on intellectual property and artificial intelligence discussions
Theresa shared out the discussion that was had around Intellectual Property and the plan for development of an administrative procedure.
Theresa shared out the draft policies for Artificial Intelligence as well as the AI Use Guidance Procedure.
IJNDD - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HQNhXemmxYzV590XxLMTvHQwaXrKd1k-4gOJdp3gWLM/edit?tab=t.0
IJNDD-R - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GKSdokSIUL2MKsh1oGUnZjnBO0vDHHJ38jv5VMtpvto/edit?tab=t.0
IX. Items to Be Voted Upon:
A.
Vote to approve the 4th Quarter Financials
B.
Vote to Opt-Out of participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for the 2026/2027 School Year
X. Other Business:
A.
Board meeting schedule for 2026-2027 school year
Board has decided to keep the monthly board meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 6pm-8pm.
B.
Election of Board Officers for 2026-2027 school year
Board officers being elected -
Theresa Overall - Chair
Mike Buja - Vice Chair
Stephanie Saltzman - Treasurer
Jess Dionne - Secretary
C.
Review Maine Charter Public Schools Staff Orientation Charter 101
Travis shared and reviewed the Maine Charter Public School Staff Orientation document and the information provided within it.
D.
Public comment on spending ESEA funds
Travis opened up the floor to anyone who wants to speak about spending ESEA funds. The notice is also posted on our website.
Dan Ryder shared out some details around the Press Release that happened with the DOE on "Inside Out" that highlights the collaboration around outdoor education and technology. The idea is that technology can enhance outdoor education and vise versa. Dan and Selina presented the concept at Every Teacher A Leader at Thomas College.