RVCS Executive Committee Meeting
Agenda for the full Board will include a vote on the updated Capital Budget, a vote on the Board Secretary position (Meredith Makin has expressed interest), and an Executive Director search update and recommendation.
The Executive Committee reviewed operational and governance updates from the Director, including a successful start to the school year, full staffing and a strengthened substitute pool, planned professional development and weekly faculty meetings, and several ongoing facilities projects (new sign, stone dust pathways, fence quotes, swing installation). Administrative updates covered the audit distribution, policy topics coming for future Board discussion (absenteeism/tardiness/early release and minor enrollment policy revisions), HR changes (new front-office/HR liaison; transition to Hilb HR), and the development of a consolidated Board/School dashboard expected to be demonstrated at the September Board meeting once Finance inputs are included.
On governance matters the Committee continued work on establishing a recurring Executive Director evaluation process with consultant Kristin Levine, reviewed initial executive search firm findings and affirmed the goal of hiring a permanent Executive Director before year-end to allow transition time. The Committee discussed options for retaining the current Interim Executive Director to preserve continuity and noted the Interim Director expressed interest in being considered as a candidate. Meredith Makin indicated interest in the vacant Board Secretary role and the Committee agreed to bring a formal vote on that appointment to the upcoming Board meeting; the Committee also agreed on a focused Board meeting agenda that includes a vote on the updated capital budget, the dashboard demonstration, committee reports, and the Executive Director search update. No public comments or contested items were recorded in the meeting minutes.