RVCS Board Meeting
The board approved the Director's FY25/26 goals — focused on increasing caregiver participation, creating a teacher evaluation rubric with coaching, and publishing an organizational chart — and discussed HR support recommendations and grounds/playground timelines. The Development Committee announced an upcoming annual fund appeal with a $50,000 goal.
The board meeting opened with no public comment and focused on the Director's update and committee reports. Trustees approved the Director's FY25/26 goals — emphasizing caregiver engagement, a teacher evaluation rubric that includes coaching/professional development, and publication of an organizational structure/chart — after discussion of alignment with the strategic plan. The board noted the need for HR support to help implement these goals and agreed the HR buy-in would assist several initiatives.
In the Director's report trustees discussed HR support options (Blue Lion recommended as a top vendor at $175/hour for limited monthly hours), grounds and playground work (pathway layout, playground delivery and an estimated six-week install window), and SPED staffing and pre-audit work related to English learner testing. Committee updates covered finance (year-end audit and budget tracking tools; funds rolling into retained earnings), development (community events and an annual fund goal of $50,000), accountability (MCAS results presentation planned for October and a draft Montessori review), and trustee development (retreat penciled for March 28 and emphasis on trustees as school ambassadors). There were no public comments, and the meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.