PUBLIC NOTICE

OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

OTTER VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL BOARD

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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 2024 Reach Out! - Report
● Board “Reach Out” Communications
● Ltr. to the Board re: World Language Program

III. 6:20 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 discussion at this time.

V. Board Professional Development (Policy 3.0)

No items identified by the Board for discussion at this time.
VI. 6:35 p.m. Executive Limitations Monitoring Report (Policy 2.0)
● Monitoring Report: 2.4 Financial Planning and Budgeting

VII. 6:45 p.m. Board Management Delegation (Policy 3.0)
● Board Monitoring Report: 4.3 Agenda Planning
● Board Monitoring Report: 4.4 Chair’s Role

VIII. 6:50 p.m. Governance Process (Policy 4.0)
● FY25 Budget - Next Steps
○ FY25 Budget Considerations
○ District Informational Meeting
○ Appointment of District Clerk for Special Election
● Board Vacancies
○ Brandon Rep. - 1 year remaining of 3 year term
○ Leicester Rep. - 2 years remaining of 3 year term
○ Pittsford Rep. - 3 year term
○ Whiting Rep. - 3 year term
○ At-Large - 3 year term
● Light up the Valley Campaign - Field Light Update
● Truancy/Homeless/Home Study Data
● RNESU Board Update
● Other Business - for future consideration
● Review Board Annual Work Plan
○ Board PD

IX. 7:40 p.m. Communication and Support to the Board (Policy 2.8)

● Superintendent Informational Report
○ School Calendar 24-25
○ Student & Parent Advisory Council
○ April 8 - Solar Eclipse
○ Secretary of Education
○ Recruitment Efforts
○ Community Communication Options

X. 7:53 p.m. Set Date for Next Meeting

OVUU Board Mtg. - Tues., April 9*, 2024 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In
*Date Changed Due to School Vacation
OVUUSD DISTRICT INFO MTG. - Wed., April 23, 2024 - 6:00 PM
- OVUHS Auditorium & Virtual via Zoom
● Board Meeting Group Evaluation
XI. Executive Session (if necessary)

https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/01/005/00313

XII. 8:00 p.m. Adjourn