RVCS Executive Committee Committee Meeting
Committee set the full board agenda to include votes on the trustee officer slate, retention of attorney Marc Terry (transition to Stoneman, Chandler & Miller), updated bylaws/policies (behavioral/whistleblower/complaint), and a Human Power Solutions/HR-vendor recommendation.
The Executive Committee convened and approved the January minutes, then received an extended Director update covering DESE accountability deliverables, staffing and interim leadership, HR vendor outreach, ELL policy work tied to the DESE audit, and brief operational items. Deliverables for the DESE visit are being collected for incorporation by February 11; staffing changes include a teacher (Laney) not returning next year with an offer to sub as needed and Josh remaining as engineering teacher, and ongoing work to cover Jane’s duties. The director reported outreach to HR firms (BlueLion and Human Power Solutions), uncertainty about grant eligibility, planned on-site staff development starting with a half day on March 11 and follow-up sessions, and a request for help drafting an in-house HR job description or combined HR+ role; an action was noted to add a future threshold for board approval of contracts or expenditures.
The committee discussed the school’s six-year DESE audit and a gap in English Language Learner (ELL) policies; Karen and Colin are taking point on policy updates and Morgan is now trained for ELL testing. Operational updates covered a fourth easement mock-up and remaining site-phase work with plans for a ribbon-cutting once complete; the CPA presentation scheduled for March 4 may be pulled pending easement completion. On governance, the committee reviewed attorney transition logistics—recommending continued use of Marc Terry and noting a required board vote with a February 1 retroactive date to avoid coverage gaps—and handled a board leadership transition: Denise submitted a resignation as chair effective 2/5 but will remain on the board and a formal board vote will be required to fill executive roles (CoT to make a recommendation). Additional items included a positive six-month finance update (with DESE indicating higher-than-expected tuition receipts), ongoing alignment work for behavioral/whistleblower/complaint policies with the bylaws, and scheduling a board retreat for March 28. The committee set the full board agenda to include public comment, a trustee officer slate vote, the vote on retaining Marc Terry, votes on bylaws and policies, and the Human Power Solutions recommendation.