Community Regional Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday February 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Location

Creative Children's Academy

48 South Factory Street

Skowhegan, ME

Committee Members Present

D. Denis (remote), N. Reinholt, T. Arnold (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

A. Savage, T. Works

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Arnold called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Community Regional Charter School to order on Wednesday Feb 1, 2023 at 1:07 PM.

II. New Policies

A.

Narcan Policy

Travis shared out the feedback from our CRCS Leadership Meeting regarding adding Narcan to our policy JLCD but it was all positive feedback. 

 

As a Governance Committee, we discussed some of the different optional portions of the policy   JLCD on whether or not to keep those or omit them. 

Tonya kept any changes and added parts in bold for Board to review at the February meeting.

 

Committee also reviewed policy JLCD-R which pertains to school field trips.

 

Governance Committee has made a recommendation for JLCD and JLCD-R to move forward to the Board for a first reading at the next board meeting. 

 

III. Governance Committee

A.

Board Self Assessment & Goals - Update

Travis and Danielle met and updated some pieces of the Board Handbook that is being created. 

 

Discussed the Epicenter Board Trainings 

B.

Policy Audit - Update

Board adopted GCOC, BEDH, and ADC policies at the January board meeting. Ashlee will now upload these policies to Board OnTrack. 

 

Board did first read of policies BEB and DN.  BEB and DN will move forward for 2nd read and adoption at February board meeting.

 

Board did first read of policies BE, BBB, BDE, BEC-E, BEC, BEDA, BEDC, BEDG, BGF, CM, and DD for elimination. These policies will move forward for 2nd read and vote for elimination at the February board meeting. 

IV. Existing Policies

A.

Required policy BHC - Board Communication with Staff

Tonya shared her edits to policy BHC including legal changes put into place in 2021. 

 

Governance Committee is recommending that this policy go to the board for first reading and adoption at the March board meeting. 

B.

Review relevance of BIC-E Certificate of Completion of FOA Training

Governance Committee is going to keep policy BIC-E and reference it in other policies.

V. Closing Items

A.

Agenda Items for Next Month

GBGB - we have this policy coded under ACAF and was adopted by the board. Tonya is going to cross reference the coding make sure it is update to date and accurate

 

Tonya is going to look at any legal changes that need to be made to policies:

IHBAC - Child Find
JEA - Compulsory Student Attendance
JHB - Truancy
JK - Student Discipline
JKA - Corporal Punishment
JKAA - Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion
JKAA-R - Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Procedures
JKD - Suspension of Students
JKF - Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities
JKF-R - Disciplinary Removal of Students with Disabilities - Procedures JLCB- Immunization of Students
JLCC - Communicable/Infectious Diseases

 

Tonya is going to send Travis and Ashlee some draft options for these policies to take a look at and will look at as a Governance Committee in March. Discussion on these policies around whether they are board policies or just items to be added to our Employee Handbook.

GBCC - Employee Use of Cell Phones 
GBIA - Staff Participation in Political Activities

 

B.

Approve minutes from today's meeting

T. Arnold made a motion to accept the minutes from today's meeting.
D. Denis seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:23 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Arnold