March 7, 2019

March 7, 2019

MEETING NOTICE

Board of Trustees

Agenda March 7, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Location: PVCICS, 317 Russell Street, Hadley, MA

Agenda (time estimates in minutes)

1.      Call to Order

2.      Public Comment (5)

3.      Administrative items (10)

a.      Approval of February 5, 2019, meeting minutes – vote

b.      DESE Core Criteria visit: April 30, 2019

4.      SEPAC Report (5)

5.      Committee & Task Force Reports (20)

a.      Finance Committee (5)

b.      Personnel & Grievance Committee (10)

c.      Trusteeship Committee (5)

6.      Principal’s Update (10)

7.      Executive Director’s Update (10)

a.      Settlement of lawsuit

b.      Recent press coverage and PVCICS response to press and communication with families

c.      Recruitment update

d.      Marketing update

e.      Charter amendment

8.      Board Development Discussion (15)

a.      Discuss aspects of self-assessment survey

b.      April 1, 2019 MPCSA webinar: "To Govern, Not To Manage: What Good Charter School Boards Do To Support Quality in Their Schools"

9.      Board Retreat (10)

10.   Board Members’ Updates (10)

11.          11. New Business (5)

12.   EXECUTIVE SESSION for discussion on property acquisition (10)

The PVCICS Board of Trustees will enter into Executive Session per Chapter 30A Section 21(a)2 –To consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property- open session will not reconvene at the conclusion of the Executive Session.

As per Open Meeting Law, this announcement meeting has been posted in the PVCICS office, sent to the Secretary of State’s office, fax: 617-742-4822 and posted online at http://www.pvcics.org/about-pvcics/board-of-trustees