River Valley Charter School Board of Trustees · April 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM
RVCS Board Meeting
Board declined to adopt a proposed Professional Code of Conduct and approved a 3.5% increase to the salary line for the upcoming school year (allocation to be determined by the Executive Director).
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Key decisions
Board rejected the proposed Professional Code of Conduct (as drafted).
Approved a 3.5% increase to the salary line item of the FY27 budget to be allocated by the Executive Director.
Agenda
Approve Previous Board Minutes
II.A. Approve Minutes
Approve minutes for Special Board Meeting on March 13, 2026.
Consent Agenda
III. Consent Agenda and Committee Updates
FYI updates from standing committees (Accountability, Development, Executive, Committee on Trustees, Finance) followed by a vote to approve the consent agenda.
Board Business
IV.A. Montessori Moment
Brief Montessori segment reintroduced to meetings.
Board Business
IV.B. Board Audit Review
Board audit review presented by Kate Scott.
Board Business
IV.C. Timeline / PBE discussion
Discussion of timelines, PBE history, and programmatic decisions.
Board Business
IV.D. Professional Code of Conduct Policy Vote
Vote on adopting the Professional Code of Conduct policy.
Committee on Trustees
V.A. Trustee Recruitment & Bylaws Update
Update on trustee recruitment, interest in leadership positions for 2026–2027, and bylaws update.
Executive Committee
VI.A. Executive Committee Update
Update including Executive Director review/tool, succession planning for ED & Board of Trustees, and BoT RVCS emails.
Finance Committee
VII.A. Finance Committee Update & Salary-Line Increase Vote
Update on current financial position and vote to approve a 3.5% increase in the salary line item for the 2027 budget (2027 total budget $4,130,258; 69.6% of expected tuition revenue).
Accountability Committee
VIII.A. Accountability Committee Update
Update including caregiver survey progress.
Development Committee
IX.A. Development Committee Update
Update including information on the Maritime Mixer.
Director's Update
X.A. Director's Report
Director's report covering first/last day of school, enrollment, MCAS, staff updates, accountability, DESE audits, playground, and events.
Closing Items
XI.A. Board Meeting Survey
Board meeting survey reminder.