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

D. Denis called a meeting of the board of directors of Community Regional Charter School to order on Monday Nov 21, 2022 at 5:35 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

N. Reinholt made a motion to approve the minutes from Business Meeting of the CRCS Board on 10-17-22.
D. Denis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Reports

A.

Resignations

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) 

D. Denis made a motion to approve the resignations of Mikahla Brown and John Kostka.
N. Reinholt seconded the motion.

* discussion around reasons and thoughts on filling positions

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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)

D. Denis made a motion to approve the new hires Logan Wyman, Ann Tibbetts, and Ayiana Tibbets.
N. Reinholt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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

D. Denis made a motion to approve the monthly financial performance measures.
T. Overall seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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. Denis made a motion to approve RHR Smith & Associates for FY 23, 24, and 25 to perform our annual financial audits.
N. Reinholt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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

T. Overall made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 11-02-22.
C. Hansen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Review/confirm policies that require no change

D. Denis made a motion to Approve the following policies with no change: EBCB Emergency Evacuation Drills, ECB Pest Management in School Facilities, EHB Records Management, FA Facilities Development Priority Objectives, FB Facilities Planning, FEA Educational Specifications, FF Naming of Facilities.
N. Reinholt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Vote to approve edits of the following policies to comply with legal changes:

N. Reinholt made a motion to Approve the following policies to comply with legal changes: AC Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, ACAA Harassment and Sexual Harassment of Students, ACAA-R Student Non Discrimination/Harassmen Complaint Procedure Employees, ACAB Harassment and Sexual Harassment of Employees, ACAB-R Employee Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure, ACAB-b Transgender Student Guidelines, ACAD Hazing; adding Title IX Director information to ACAA-R and ACAB-R.
D. Denis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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.

D. Denis made a motion 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.
C. Hansen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Discussion

C.

Vote to exit executive session

D. Denis made a motion to exit executive session.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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.

E.

Review of ED Eval

F.

Vote to exit executive session

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Denis