RVCS Committee on Trustees Meeting
Committee reviewed updated bylaws aligned to DESE guidance and agreed to time final approval with new whistle‑blower and complaint policies; the committee also planned a board retreat with anonymous 30‑minute interviews for an external audit and voted to create a board education subcommittee. The meeting included a formal review of trustee removal procedure and Open Meeting Law requirements.
The Committee on Trustees reviewed a set of updated bylaws drafted to align with DESE guidance and determined that final approval must be timed to coincide with adoption of updated Whistle‑blower and Complaint policies; the committee will coordinate with the Executive Committee and the Executive Director to move those policies through the approval process so bylaws can be finalized at the next meeting. The group also set several action items: review bylaws and new policies at the Executive Committee meeting, update CoT/subcommittee meeting dates for board training, and address a scheduling conflict for April 1 because of Passover.
The committee planned a board retreat and an external audit process consisting of roughly 30‑minute anonymous interviews with each board member (questions focused on governance/management relationships and board composition). They targeted completion of the interviews by the end of February, agreed to review findings as a Committee on Trustees before presenting to the full board, adjusted meeting scheduling to accommodate a member (rescheduling a review meeting to March 3 at 7:00 PM), and decided to create a subcommittee for board education to streamline planning. The meeting also included a substantive discussion about trustee conduct and the statutory removal process under Open Meeting Law—clarifying that removal requires a recommendation from this committee, reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard in open session, and a two‑thirds affirmative vote of the entire voting board.