Community Regional Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 21, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Location
Unless otherwise indicated, monthly meetings of the Board will be held at CCA (48 S Factory Street, Skowhegan) with a virtual option.
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), D. Denis, N. Reinholt (remote), S. Noonkester (remote), T. Arnold (remote), T. Overall (remote)
Directors Absent
K. LaCasse
Ex Officio Members Present
A. Savage, T. Works
Non Voting Members Present
A. Savage, T. Works
Guests Present
C. Priest (remote), E. Firnkes (remote), J. Alves (remote), S. Muzzy (remote), T. Wyman
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Executive Director Reports
A.
Resignations
* discussion around reasons and thoughts on filling positions
B.
New Hires
Denise Vittum is a new hire at Dimensions to fill a facilitator spot
3 part-time custodian (night time)
1 - Overman - Logan Wyman
2 - Dimensions (Ann Tibbetts and Ayiana Tibbets)
C.
Community Events
* Holiday Stroll - craft fair on Dec 3rd from 9am-2pm at Overman
* 35 trunks at the Trunk or Treat - successful and got some intent to enrolls from that
D.
Strategic Design Meeting Follow up
As a staff - we look at it on Tuesday, November 22nd
Look at possibly having Linda Laughlin present to the board about the document in an upcoming meeting
E.
Enrollment
* Filling spots as the openings becoming available throughout the school year
* Charter Commission is asking for monthly report outs from each school and district on the number learners that have unenrolled and the number of learners who have enrolled
* Discussion around reasons why some learners have left our district
F.
Leadership Agenda Notes
G.
NWEA Presentation
* Susan and Elizabeth gave a highlight of the Fall data
* Report which will be sent to the Charter Commission on Wednesday will also be sent to the board
* Academic Excellence committee will plan to meet soon to go more in depth with data
III. Other Communications
A.
Commission Updates
David Hartman - new interim director of Charter Commission
IV. Finance & Facilities
A.
Approve monthly financial performance measures
B.
Property Lease for Vehicle and Storage
Discussion around property and what it will be used for
C.
Vote to approve RHR Smith & Associates for FY 23, 25 & 25
D.
FY 22 Audit
* Received FY 22 Audit today (November 21, 2022) and will approve at the next meeting.
* Auditor will present at the next meeting before vote
V. Governance Committee
A.
Governance Committee Minutes
B.
Review/confirm policies that require no change
C.
Vote to approve edits of the following policies to comply with legal changes:
VI. Executive Session
A.
Vote to enter Executive Session pursuant to MRSA 405(6)(E) - For the purposes of consulting with legal counsel regarding the Board’s rights and duties with respect to pending or contemplated litigation.
B.
Discussion
C.
Vote to exit executive session
D.
Vote to enter executive session pursuant to MRSA 405(6)(A)1 - Evaluation of ED
This process will start at the executive committee which will meet before the next meeting.
2 Resignations
1 Ed Tech II at Dimensions
1 part-time Ed Tech II/part-time custodial
Looking to fill - posted on Servingschools.com
1 custodian position at Overman (termination)