PUBLIC NOTICE
OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
OTTER VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL BOARD
Tuesday, March 11, 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
● Welcome & Introductions if necessary
● Review and Accept Agenda
II. 6:02 p.m. Reorganization of the Board
● Confirm Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office taken by Elected Board Members
● Elect Chair
● Elect Vice Chair
● Elect Clerk
● Appoint RNESU Board Members (3 Seats)
● Appoint Stafford Tech Center Advisory Board Rep.
III. 6:10 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.
● February 2025 Reach Out! - Report
● Board “Reach Out” Communications
● Ltr. from C.Bryant - Resignation as District Clerk and Recording Secretary
IV. 6:12 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. RNESU Policy for Action
○ DID: Capitalization of Assets (Revised Feb. 2025)
F. RNESU Education Support Professionals Negotiations Committee
G. RNESU Teacher Negotiations Committee
H. Hawk Hill Committee
I. Board Members to Sign Orders
J. Board Members’ Conflict of Interest
K. Truant Officers
L. Official Newspaper
M. Regular Meeting Date/Time/Location
N. Meeting Time Limit
O. Posting Locations
P. Tabulator Use for Special Elections
Q. Board of Directors Interim Payment Authorization
R. Audit Review
S. Burditt Trust Activity Report
T. Ely Trust Performance Update
U. March 2025 Ballot Election Results
V. 6:25 p.m. Global Ends Monitoring (Policy 1.0)
● Presentation: Snapshot - District Data Reporting
VI. Board Professional Development (Policy 4.7)
No items identified by the Board for review at this time.
VII. 6:50 p.m. Executive Limitations Monitoring Report (Policy 2.0)
● Monitoring Report: 2.3 Financial Conditions and Activities
VIII. Board Management Delegation (Policy 3.0)
No items identified by the Board for discussion at this time.
IX. 7:00 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: 4.5 Board Members’ Code of Conduct
○ Board Monitoring Report: 4.6 Board Committee Principles
● Annual Meeting and Elections Debrief
○ FY26 - Budget Next Steps
○ OVUUSD District Clerk - Letter of Resignation
● Community Linkage
○ Board Member Recruitment
■ Open Seats
● Welding Program - Discussion re: Tariffs and potential increase in costs
● Hawk Hill Committee
○ Committee Vacancy - Brandon Museum Representative
● Other Business - for future consideration
● Review Board Annual Work Plan
X. 7:45 p.m. Communication and Support to the Board (Policy 2.8)
● Superintendent Informational Report
XI. 7:55 p.m. Set Date for Next Meeting
OVUU Facilities Committee Mtg. - Tues., March 18, 2025 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library &
Online/Dial In
OVUU Board Mtg. - Tues., April 1, 2025 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In
● Board Meeting Group Evaluation
XII. 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.
XIII. 8:00 p.m. Adjourn
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