Otter Valley Unified Union School Board recorded on May 6, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OTTER VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL BOARD Tuesday, May 6, 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. ● April 2025 Reach Out! - Report ● Board “Reach Out” Communications III. 6:05 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 E. VPA Member to Member Agreement IV. 6:10 p.m. Global Ends Monitoring (Policy 1.0) ● Presentation: Interim Report 1.1 Academic Proficiency V. Board Professional Development (Policy 4.7) No items identified by the Board for review at this time. VI. 6:30 p.m. Executive Limitations Monitoring Report (Policy 2.0) ● EL Monitoring Report: 2.10 Safety VII. Board Management Delegation (Policy 3.0) No items identified by the Board for discussion at this time. VIII. 6:40 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: 4.1 Governing Style ○ Board Monitoring Report: 4.2 Board Job Description ● Community Linkage ○ Board Member Recruitment ■ Open Seats ● World Language Program Discussion ● Student Cell Phone Ban Discussion ● OVUUSD Outlook Discussion ● 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. 7:55 p.m. Set Date for Next Meeting OVUU Facilities Committee Mtg. - Tues., May 12, 2025 - 5:30 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In Date and time changed to accommodate schedules. OVUU Facilities Committee Mtg. - Tues., May 19, 2025 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In OVUU Board Mtg. - Tues., June 3, 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