RVCS Executive Committee Committee Meeting
Director reported that the new playground installation by Asheville Playgrounds is scheduled for completion by Thanksgiving; French drains will follow and stone dust surfacing is deferred until spring (the path will not be ADA-compliant until then). The director noted funding is contingent on an easement being filed with the City of Newburyport, targeted for early December.
The Executive Committee met on November 5, 2025. After calling the meeting to order the committee approved prior meeting minutes. The director provided a detailed operational update covering staffing (no current concerns with new hires), grounds and facilities work, fundraising and grant deadlines, and internal audit and HR scheduling. Key facilities items included that Asheville Playgrounds is expected to complete the new playground by Thanksgiving, French drains will be installed afterward, and stone-dust surfacing will be postponed until spring — meaning the new path will not be ADA-compliant until that later work is done. The director also reported that funding for certain site work is dependent on an easement being filed with the City of Newburyport, with a goal to complete that filing in early December. Other operational notes included coordinating class captains for the Annual Fund, completing a CPA grant by Thanksgiving, scheduling an internal audit presentation for staff, HR onsite meetings for staff, and first information sessions held for prospective families.
Under Executive Committee business the group discussed next steps for the director evaluation tool and the need to form a subcommittee to assess it, alignment of PBE goals with Montessori practices (including three-hour morning work cycles), plans for a holiday potluck on 12/11 with intent to cater rather than have board members bring dishes, confirmation that Central Source has filed the audit statement (including on the DESI site), and succession planning given that the chair is in her final year. There were no recorded public comments or contentious debates, and the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.