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
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