Otter Valley Unified Union School Board recorded on April 1, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OTTER VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL BOARD Tuesday, April 1, 2025 OVUHS Library Virtual Option Available 6:00 PM All School Board meeting information, including a link to participate remotely, can be found online at https://www.rnesu.org/page/district-information-school-boards SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA I. 6:00 p.m. Call the Meeting to Order ● Review and Accept Agenda II. 6:02 p.m. Communications with Parents/Citizens/Staff (Policy 4.2) Thank you for coming to speak to the Board. We appreciate your time and are interested in hearing your questions and thoughts. Before you begin, please state your name and the particular agenda item or topic to which you’d like to speak. After you have finished, the Board may ask clarifying questions and the Superintendent or Board Chair may of er helpful resources about your topic, but the Board will not discuss any topics other than those listed on the published agenda. If there is an issue that the Board should act on that is not on the published agenda, the Superintendent may be directed to bring it to the Board for future discussion through the agenda planning process. In order to permit fair and orderly expression of comment, speaking time may be limited per individual due to the volume of speakers (but no less than two minutes per individual). The Board Chair may rule any speaker out of order for inappropriate statements. Comments may also be shared with the Board using the Reach Out button on each school and district website. ● March 2025 Reach Out! - Report ● Board “Reach Out” Communications III. 6:10 p.m. Consent Agenda (Policy 4.3) Items that the Board has previously delegated to the Superintendent, but that an external authority requires the Board to “approve.” The entire Consent Agenda is adopted by one motion, without discussion. However, any item can be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion, following the Board’s policy. A. Minutes B. Orders C. Monthly Financials D. Personnel Changes IV. Global Ends Monitoring (Policy 1.0) No items identified by the Board for review at this time. V. Board Professional Development (Policy 4.7) No items identified by the Board for review at this time. VI. 6:15 p.m. Executive Limitations Monitoring Report (Policy 2.0) ● EL Monitoring Report - 2.6 Asset Protection VII. Board Management Delegation (Policy 3.0) No items identified by the Board for discussion at this time. VIII. 6:25 p.m. Governance Process (Policy 4.0) ● Governing Style (4.1.6) The board will monitor and discuss the board’s process and performance on a regular basis. Self-monitoring will include comparison of board activity and discipline to policies in the Governance Process and Board-Management Delegation categories. ○ Board Monitoring Report: 4.3 Agenda Planning ● Community Linkage ○ Board Member Recruitment ■ Board Member’s Resignation ■ Open Seats ● Summer Facilities Report and Project Request ● World Language Program Discussion ● Facilities Committee’s request to Allocate Funds for Architect Authorize an Architect facility study and cost estimate for Middle School Model -- authorize up to $20,000 ● Stafford Tech. Center Update ● Other Business - for future consideration ● Review Board Annual Work Plan IX. 7:45 p.m. Communication and Support to the Board (Policy 2.8) ● Superintendent Informational Report X. 7:48 p.m. Set Date for Next Meeting OVUU Facilities Committee Mtg. - Tues., April. 29, 2025 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In Date changed due to scheduling conflicts. OVUU Board Mtg. - Tues., May 6, 2025 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In ● Board Meeting Group Evaluation XI. Executive Session (if necessary) https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/005/00313 With a finding that premature general public knowledge would clearly place the public body or person(s) involved at a substantial disadvantage. XII. 8:00 p.m. Adjourn