Community Regional Charter School
Minutes
Business Meeting of the CRCS Board
Date and Time
Monday June 19, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
48 South Factory Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
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, K. LaCasse, N. Reinholt (remote), T. Arnold (remote), T. Overall (remote)
Directors Absent
S. Noonkester
Ex Officio Members Present
T. Works
Non Voting Members Present
T. Works
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Denis |
Aye
|
| K. LaCasse |
Aye
|
| N. Reinholt |
Aye
|
| C. Hansen |
Aye
|
| S. Noonkester |
Absent
|
| T. Arnold |
Aye
|
| T. Overall |
Abstain
|
II. Executive Director Reports
A.
Letters of Resignation
B.
New Hires
No new hires. Have a couple of open facilitator positions at Overman and one Special Ed.
C.
Enrollment
Social media is working. Every boost has been generating 1 - 2 enrollment intent. Investing about $500/month to keep the brand out there.
Need to beef up enrollment 5-8. K-4 there is a waitlist. 7th in particular at Overman. Would like 10 -15 more in 7th - 10th.
Last day of PK screening is tomorrow.
III. Other Communications
A.
CRCS meeting with MCSC School Performance Committee
June 5th update of where we are and their areas of concern. Our latest NWEA data and performance measures - CRCS now meets or exceeds all but one of the academic performance expectations.
Chronic absenteeism continues to be a concern for both CRCS Administration and MCSC. Have identified barriers for learners and families. Increased messaging to families. We have not found a correlation between absenteeism and academic performance. Next strategies -
- getting coaching from Maine DOE as a Tier III school as a community/network
- start conversations around CRCS core values and accessing programming and be more explicit with families about valuing having learners in school
- planned absences for appointments or medical reasons will have a form for parents/caregivers accountability
- continue to analyze data
MTSS/RTI for absences is going to be a focus for the fall. Have focused on academics, now bringing in absenteeism and developing strategies as a team from a wholistic approach. Bringing in bus drivers.
B.
Final Progress Monitoring Check-In
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pj_WCA5IiibOAQvFeHSSCv0oGAHYeNN-xCd2F7LJIz8/edit
Lana is going to recommend to the Charter Commission School Performance Committee that CRCS will no longer be on intervention.
IV. Finance & Facilities
A.
Approve monthly performance and stability report
B.
Vote on FY24 CRCS Budget
Important to use the time in committees to get information.
Danielle brought up questions around health insurance for retirees and policies were raised.
Tonya brought up that it’s important for details followed up in a different venue and account for funds.
V. Governance Committee
A.
Second reading and enactment of the following policies
VI. Executive Committee
A.
Vote on 23-24 Executive Director Contract
VII. Other Business
A.
Vote to accept Mike Buja as a new board member
Mike Buja introduced himself to the Board.
B.
Committee Nominations
Nicki Reinholt, Board Chair
Tonya Arnold, Vice Chair
Secretary: Travis Works
Treasurer: Charlie-Marie
Governance:
Tonya and Seth
Executive Committee:
Tonya and Theresa
Academic Excellence:
Mike and Theresa
Finance/Facilities:
Charlie-Marie and Mike
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