Girls Global Academy

Minutes

GGA Special Board Meeting - Oct 16, 2020

On-boarding Parent Member Candidate; ED Compensation Market Adjustment

Date and Time

Friday October 16, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Location

This will be a virtual meeting hosted via a Zoom session.

Trustees Present

Catalina Talero (remote), Christine Miller (remote), Elaine Harris (remote), Marilyn Bowser (remote), Mary Pendleton (remote), Maura Dunn (remote), Maureen Colburn (remote), Max Levasseur (remote), Scott Ganske (remote), Shalini Benson (remote)

Trustees Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Max Levasseur called a meeting of the board of trustees of Girls Global Academy to order on Friday Oct 16, 2020 at 4:08 PM.

II. Governance

A.

Vote on Candidacy of Janice Parker

Christine Miller presented Janice Parker's candidacy.  Our board is to have 2 parent members, with the full responsibilities of other board members.  Janice is the first parent candidate proposed and thus would be GGA's 14th board member.

Janice is the parent of a freshman and has been involved in the student/education space for 30 years.  She's a member of the Student Advisory Team at GGA as well as the parents' organization.  She brings a breadth of skills and experience to the board, as well as parental perspective.  Appreciation of Karen's recommendation of Janice was expressed. Maura, Beth, and Christine all participated in the interview process.
Christine Miller made a motion to Approve Janice Parker as the newest board member.
Catalina Talero seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Other Business

A.

Address Personnel Matter Under Closed Session (includes Board Vote)

Max Levasseur made a motion to Move to closed session to discuss a confidential personnel matter.
Maura Dunn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Transition to Closed Session

After discussion,  a motion was made, seconded, and approved to make a one-time market adjustment to the Executive Director's salary for fiscal year 20-21.  It will be retroactive to July 1.   

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:48 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Elaine Harris