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Environmental Charter Schools

ECS Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday September 13, 2017 at 10:30 AM PDT

Location

2625 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Suite 100, Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Governance Committee Members 
Ken Deemer - Chair 
Anthony Jowid
Alison Diaz 
Jeremiah David

Governance Committee Charter 
  • Recommends policies and processes for effective governance.
  • Evaluates Board, Chairperson and in collaboration with the Board, review’s the Executive Director.  
  • Recruits, recommends and trains new board members.
  • Set goals for the annual board retreat.
  • Stewards the strategic plan and planning process.
  • Develops metrics / scorecard to monitor effectiveness of organization and its programs.
  • Plans for succession of board members and Executive Director.
Goals for 2016-2017
  • Dashboard revised to align to LCAP and Strategic Plan
  • Pipeline of future ECS Board members
  • Establish the process for the annual review of the Board, Chair and ED
  • Establish timeline and process for next phase of strategic planning - completing 2017-2020 Strategic plan
  • Review evaluation procedures for all staff, teachers, and administrators
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The Governing Board’s presiding officer reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Notice is hereby given that consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting.  However, any such presentation will be for information only.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Governing Board may request assistance by contacting ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda or for materials relating to this meeting, please contact ECS at 812 West 165th Place, Gardena, CA 90247; telephone (310) 214-3400; fax (310) 214-3410.

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
II. Review and Approval of Agenda
 
Governance Committee
  A. Motion to Approve the Agenda
  B. Approve Previous Governance Committee Minutes
   
Governance Committee Meeting Minutes on May 31, 2017
    Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on May 31, 2017
III. Presentation from the Floor
  A. Presentation from the Floor on Non Agenda Items
   
At this time any person wishing to speak to any item not on the agenda will be granted three minutes to make a presentation to the committee. Non-English speakers utilizing translators will be granted six minutes to make a presentation to the committee. 
  B. Presentation on the Agenda
   
Any person wishing to speak to any item on the agenda will be granted five minutes to make a presentation. Non-English speakers utilizing translators will be granted ten minutes to make a presentation to the committee. 
IV. Discussion Items / Updates
  A. Review Governance Goals
   

Goals for 2016-2017

  • Dashboard revised to align to LCAP and Strategic Plan
  • Pipeline of future ECS Board members
  • Establish the process for the annual review of the Board, Chair and ED
  • Establish timeline and process for next phase of strategic planning - completing 2017-2020 Strategic plan
  • Review evaluation procedures for all staff, teachers, and administrators
Proposed Goals for 2017-18
  • Create a Board Dashboard within Board on Track
  • Successfully onboard newest ECS Board members
  • Continue to develop our pipeline of future Board members
  • Adopt a mission revision and draft 2018-2021 Strategic Plan
  • Collaborate with HR consultant to review evaluation procedures for all staff, teachers and admin, Board and ED
  B. Review Board On Track's Process for adopting a Board Dashboard
  C. Consider Pipeline of Board Members:
   
  1. Consider Zena Fong. Zena Bio can be found here, application for board membership here and the recommendation for board membership here.  
  2. Consider Ernie Levroney as candidate for Board Membership.  Please find Ernie's Bio here.  
  3. Future candidates: Board Pipeline List
  D. Mission Rewrite and Strategic Planning Update
   

Suggestion: With other challenges and no urgency to change the mission, lets set the intention and goal this year to revise the mission.  Lets ask the board as subgroup of the Equity Committee to set the goals of revising this school year!
V. Action Items
  A. Approve 2017-18 Governance Committee Goals
  B. Recommend Approval of Zena Fong for a one year term, starting September 25, 2017 and ending June 30,
   
See previous section. 
VI. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
   

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