Information for Meeting of North Central Charter Essential School
Friday October 14, 2011 7:30 AM EDT

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

14 October 2011
7:30 – 9:00 AM
Meeting Agenda

LOCATION:  NCCES
           One Oak Hill Road
           Fitchburg, MA

CALL TO ORDER

1. PRELIMINARY MATTERS     (~5 Minutes)
  Review and approve the minutes of the August 24, 2011 & September 13, 2011 meetings
  Review and offer comments to this agenda
  Notice of Committee meetings:
   o BOT:  Monday, November 14, 2011 @ 4:30 pm
   o Executive Committee:  TBD 
   o Academic Success:  TBD
   o Finance:   Monday, November 7, 2011 @ 4:00 pm
   o Facilities:  Thursday, October 20 & 27, 2011; November 3 & 10, 2011 @ 3:30 pm
   o Governance:  Friday, October 14, 2011 @ 9:00 am. & Monday, November 14, 2011 @ 6:30 pm
  Communications received:     

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS     (~5 Minutes)
 Any person attending this public meeting may at this time address the Board on matters of concern.   

3.  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT                       Kevin Howard
•  Auditors Report
•  Insurance Report
•  Budget to Actual Report

(Enter Executive Session)
 Review and approve the executive session minutes of the August 24, 2011 & September 13, 2011 meetings

FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT           Bill Harris
•  Status Report
(Exit Executive Session)

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REPORT             Melanie Gallo
•  Approval of the 2011-2012 Elected Representative Board Members
   o  Parents:
  Re-Elected to a second 2- Year Term:  Kathy Kaldis, 2009-2013
   o  Teachers:
  Elected to a first 2-Year Term:  Marktavian Martin, 2011-2013
  Elected to a first 2-Year Term:  Mariam Cronin, 2011-2013
   oStudents:
  Elected to a second 1-Year Term:  Martin Wolons
  Elected to a second 1-Year Term:  Antonia Calcaterra
  Elected to a first 1-Year Term:  Walter Brown
• Status Update
   o Committee Regrouping:  Melanie Gallo (Chair), Greg Wheeler, Kathy Kaldis, Lynne Man & Stephanie Davolos
   o	Meetings will take place after monthly Board Meetings

ACADEMIC SUCCESS COMMITTEE REPORT       Lynne Man
• Status Update
• Charter Renewal Debriefing
		
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL (15 Minutes)  
Stephanie Davolos & Tricia May
• CBA Update – Request for Board Participation
• Data Dashboard
• Enrollment Update
• Staffing Update
• Charter Renewal Site Visit Reflections
• Race to the Top – Overview

HOUSEKEEPING                            Kathy Kaldis    
• Board Profiles & Contact Information Updates
• 2011-12 Ethics Training- Mandatory for ALL Board Members
  o Please take the training, Board Secretary will resend link to the website
  o When training is completed, please print out last page and give to Board Secretary
  o 2011 Financial Disclosure Forms – Every Board member must fill out forms
  o Open Meeting Laws  - Board Member Acknowledgment

4.  NEW BUSINESS  

5. ADJOURN


NOTICE:  The above topics do not prohibit additional last minute or unforeseen matters.