Abby Kelley Foster Charter Board of Trustees

​ ​ Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School 10 New Bond Street Worcester, MA 01606 Phone: (508) 854-8400 Fax: (508) 854-8484 www.akfcs.org Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda Wednesday, October 29, 2025 6:30 p.m. https://akfcs-org.zoom.us/j/96960559238 1.​ Call to Order 2.​ Attendance Recorded 3.​ Faithfulness to Charter a.​ Reading of the AKF Mission: “The mission of the Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is to assist families in their role as primary educators of their students by providing a liberal arts education representative of diverse works and global perspectives and aimed at academic excellence, musical competence, and character formation.” 4.​ Public Comments / Open Forum 5.​ Review of the September 24 and September 29, 2025, Meeting Minutes. a.​ Motion: To accept the September 24, 2025 meeting minutes. b.​ Motion: To accept the September 29, 2025 meeting minutes. 6.​ Governance Committee - Patrick Royce a.​ Motion: Vote to approve the AKFCS by-law changes. b.​ Moton: Vote to appoint Patrick Royce, Board Chair, with authority to review and approve the June 6, 2025 Executive Session meeting minutes. c.​ Motion: Vote to appoint Kathleen Greenwood to the Board of Trustees for a three-year term expiring June 2028. 7.​ Education Committee - Shelly Yarnie a.​ MCAS Presentation 8.​ Facilities and Finance Committee - Adam Beaudry a.​ Motion: Vote to approve FY2025 Fiscal Audit as presented, with the understanding that the Federal compliance guidance has not been finalized, assuming no findings come from the final preparation. b.​ Motion: Vote to approve the restatement of the FY26 budget. c.​ Motion: Vote to approve spending up to $325,000 for additional schematic design for the expansion project. 9.​ Executive Director Goals - Patrick Royce a.​ Motion: Vote to discuss and approve the Executive Director’s 25-26 Goals. 10.​Executive Director’s Report - Heidi Paluk  ​ ​ Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School 10 New Bond Street Worcester, MA 01606 Phone: (508) 854-8400 Fax: (508) 854-8484 www.akfcs.org 11.​Upcoming Board/Committee Meeting(s) - Patrick Royce a.​ November 14, 2025 - Education Committee b.​ November 21, 2025 - Facilities and Finance Committee c.​ December 12, 2025 - Education Committee d.​ December 17, 2025 - Board of Trustees Meeting e.​ Friday, January 9, 2026 - Governance Committee 12.​Adjournment - Patrick Royce - adjourn meeting