Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

1:00pm

Location: https://zoom.us/j/93921913738?pwd=B5yPxEIjflkXTKMWplqgIp8hPHX5DE.1

Meeting ID: 939 2191 3738

Passcode: 669680

Posted 8/5/2024 at 12:40pm

1. Call to order + Roll Call

2. Public Comment

3. Board Business 

1. Action item: Vote to approve 7/10/24 minutes

2. New expense review process

4. Governance

1. Priority prospects: legal, finance, HS/edtech, general capacity

2. Discuss draft board member one-pager

3. Revised bylaws: discuss changes

4. Action item: Vote to approve revised bylaws

5. Status of DESE Conditions based on feedback from DESE week of 7/23

1. Discussion

1. Condition #1 Action Plan To Open School: Met

1. Sept 15: Enrollment Policy; Student Application; Policy for 10-Day Resident District Notification; Board selection of auditor

2. Nov 1: Condition #7 Curric aligned with MA Curric Frameworks; Recruitment Retention Plan; Plan for Board Member Orientation

2. Condition #2 ASUPG Contract Accountability and Justification: Under review by DESE

3. Condition #3 Budget Solvency: to discuss

4. Condition #4 Reasonable Access to Hubsite: to discuss 

5. Condition #5 Staffing Plan Aligned with Finances and Instructional Quality: to discuss

6. Condition #6 Tuition Rate Justification: to discuss 

2. Next Steps

Executive Session

• Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a) (2) To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with nonunion personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel (3) To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares.

IV. Adjourn

Enclosures:

1. Minutes from meeting held on 7/10/24

2. Revised bylaws

3. Board Member one-pager