Voices for International Business and Education
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 16, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Location
Community Room
Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1
Directors Present
C. Allen, F. McField, H. Blumenthal, K. Katner, L. Hughes, M. Roney, R. Keller, S. Retzlaff, S. Thomas
Directors Absent
J. Carter, K. Turner, M. Garcia
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
F. McField
Ex Officio Members Present
S. Wilson
Non Voting Members Present
S. Wilson
Guests Present
A. Berger, A. Washington, Cliffton Webb, D. Deno, Lynette Lopez, R. McGee, T. McGregor
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
H. Blumenthal called a meeting of the board of directors of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Wednesday Mar 16, 2016 at 6:06 PM.
Welcome Clifton Webb to the meeting. Toured school today and interested in joining the board.
C.
READ MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
D.
Approve Minutes
S. Retzlaff made a motion to To approve the minutes Feb 17, 2016 Board Meeting on 02-17-16.
L. Hughes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. CHAIR REPORT
A.
New item
Mr. Harry received a letter from ex board member Rob.
F. McField arrived.
III. Academic
A.
General
Holly Bunn will present on IB programme on April 12th. Send any question to Carol Allen.
IV. Finance
A.
REVIEW OF LATEST FINANCIAL REPORTS AND VOTE TO ACCEPT INFORMATION PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED
M. Roney made a motion to accept the financial statements as presented.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
VOTE ON GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING BOARD SIZE AND MEMBERSHIP
R. Keller made a motion to approve recommendation concerning board size and memebership.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Strategic Planning
A.
New item
School is doing a good job meeting action items in strategic planning.
VII. Other Business
A.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE / EXPANSION COMMITTEE
H. Blumenthal made a motion to accept the recommendation that the Board revisits the discussion of expansion of the School by the end of the 2016/2017 school year.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A.
PUBLIC COMMENT
IHSNO no longer participated in the Southeastern Foreign language competition.
IX. Closing Items
A.
NEXT BOARD MEETING APRIL 20TH , 6:00PM , COMMUNITY ROOM OF THE IHSNO
B.
Adjourn Meeting
H. Blumenthal made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Washington