Common Ground Board of Directors
April 28, 2025
AGENDA
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Welcome
Public Comment (5:30) (two minutes per person for a total time limit of 30 minutes, or by email; see instructions below) Sign up for Public Participation HERE
Business Requiring Approval
Minutes of the March 31st Board Meeting
Motion for Certified Resolution:
- Motion for 2 items (below) that the Board of Directors need to vote on for the Healthy Food certification.
Healthy Food Certification Required Votes from Board of Directors
Vote 1: Vote to participate in Healthy Food Option (HFC):
Pursuant to C.G.S. Section 10-215f, the Common Ground High School Board of Directors certifies that all food items offered for sale to students in the schools under its jurisdiction, and not exempted from the Connecticut Nutrition Standards published by the Connecticut State Department of Education, will comply with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards during the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This certification shall include all food offered for sale to students separately from reimbursable meals at all times and from all sources, including but not limited to school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, culinary programs, and any fundraising activities on school premises sponsored by the school or non-school organizations and groups.
Vote 2: Vote to Allow Exemptions for Foods and Beverages:
The Common Ground High School Board of Directors will allow the sale to students of food items that do not meet the Connecticut Nutrition Standards and beverages not listed in Section 10-221q of the Connecticut General Statutes provided that the following conditions are met: 1) the sale is in connection with an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend; 2) the sale is at the location of the event; and 3) the food and beverage items are not sold from a vending machine or school store. An “event” is an occurrence that involves more than just a regularly scheduled practice, meeting, or extracurricular activity. For example, soccer games, school plays, and interscholastic debates are events but soccer practices, play rehearsals, and debate team meetings are not. The “regular school day” is the period from midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the official school day. “Location” means where the event is being held and must be the same place as the food and beverage sales.
Invoices Needing Approval
- 501c3 Trust $9,545.55 2nd quarter trust deposit
- Zangari Cohn $7,618.60 Split between NHEP/CGHS for UAW questions and misc personnel questions related to deficit reduction
- Power Services $13,347.16 – Emergency repair of inverter in Springside Building, emailed for approval on 4/16/25 – (paid)
Executive Director Report
Link to April Director Reports
Committee Reports
Minutes of all Committee Meetings will be posted on the Board of Directors Webpage by the end of each month.
Finance Committee (Jeff)
The regular meeting of the finance committee was held on April 24th.
The meeting agenda and notes from the Finance Committee can be found HERE.
Governance Committee Report (Alexis)
The governance committee met on April 23rd. They will give a verbal update.
Development Committee Report (Brian + Committee)
The Development Committee met on Tuesday, April 22.
Minutes of the meeting can be found HERE.
School Committee Report (Liz)
The School Committee met on April 22nd.
Minutes from the School Committee Meetings can be found HERE.
Monique and Liz will share highlights during the School Committee share-out of the board meeting.
New Business
Executive Session
Adjourn
Next Meeting: Monday, May 19th on Microsoft Teams.
Public Comment:
In order to comply with Connecticut Open Meeting laws, any member of the public wishing to participate in the meeting must sign up on the Public Participation Sign-up Document. Sign-ups for Public Participation will open at 5 pm on the last business day before the meeting (Friday, March 28th) and will close at 5:00 pm on the day of the meeting (Monday, March 31st) Public Participation is limited to 2 minutes per person up to 30 total minutes. Anyone wishing to make a statement to the board can also submit testimony in writing to Alexis.Smith@nhep.com by 5:00 pm on the day of the meeting. All submitted documents will be included in the publicly shared meeting minutes.
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