Voices for International Business and Education
VIBE Board Meeting
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 19, 2021 at 6:00 PM CDT
Location
International High School of New Orleans
Community Room
727 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
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Senate bill No 466 passed in 2020 to authorize public bodies to conduct certain meetings electronically during certain states of emergency or disaster;
Per RS 42:17.1 (2) (c):
Matters that are critical to the continuation of the business of the public body and that are not able to be postponed to a meeting held in accordance with the other provisions of this Chapter due to a legal requirement or other deadlines that cannot be postponed or delayed by the public body.
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| C. | Approve Minutes - April 2021 VIBE Board Meeting | |
| D. | Chair Report | |
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1. Disclosure form due May 15
2. Graduation: May 21, 2021. • at St Bernard (Chalmette) Civic Center. There will be 2 ceremonies that day. 3. Strategic Plan 4. Board Retreat |
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| E. | Head of School Report | |
| II. | Governance Committee | |
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Governance
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| A. | Report of Governance Committee | |
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A. Charter Renewal
B. Bylaws Amendment C. Board Recruitment |
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| B. | Adopt Charter Renewal | |
| C. | Bylaws Amendment | |
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Purpose of Amendment: To allow Dr. Thomas to serve as board chair for an additional year as we add new board members and transition through the COVID pandemic.
Article III - Board of Directors: Sections 3.3 and 4.2 CURRENT LANGUAGE: 3.3 Election and Term of Office. Directors shall be elected by a majority vote of the Directors then in office. Directors shall hold office for a term of one (1) year. Director terms of office shall begin on July 1 of the year elected or re‐elected and end on June 30 of the following year; and the term of any Director elected after a term has started shall be considered to have retroactively started on July 1 at the beginning of said term. Director terms are eligible for re‐election. No Director shall serve more than six consecutive terms. The terms of the initial Board of Directors may be modified in order to effectuate the staggering of terms. AMENDED LANGUAGE: 3.3 Election and Term of Office. Directors shall be elected by a majority vote of the Directors then in office. Directors shall hold office for a term of one (1) year. Director terms of office shall begin on July 1 of the year elected or re‐elected and end on June 30 of the following year; and the term of any Director elected after a term has started shall be considered to have retroactively started on July 1 at the beginning of said term. Director terms are eligible for re‐election. No Director shall serve more than seven consecutive terms. The terms of the initial Board of Directors may be modified in order to effectuate the staggering of terms. *Article 4.2 of the Bylaws discusses the Officers and their term limits. If amendment made to this section of current bylaws, Dr. Thomas has another year of eligibility to serve as board chair. |
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| D. | Board Recruitment - Add Member | |
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Board Candidate: Mr Reginald Coleman
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| III. | Development Committee | |
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Development
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| A. | Report of Development Committee | |
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Recap Gala 2021
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| IV. | Finance Committee | |
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Finance
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| A. | Report of Finance Committee | |
| B. | APPROVE April 2021 Financials | |
| V. | Academic Committee | |
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Academic
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| A. | Report of Academics Committee | |
| VI. | Facility Committee | |
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Facility
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| A. | Report of Facilities Committee | |
| VII. | Public Comment | |
| A. | Request for Public Comment | |
| VIII. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |