Voices for International Business and Education

Minutes

February Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday February 4, 2020 at 6:30 PM

Location

IHSNO Community Room; 727 Carondelet
Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1

Committee Members Present

J. Lampton, K. Katner, S. Thomas, S. Wilson

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

Karen Dwyer, M. Roney

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Lampton called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Tuesday Feb 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

C.

Approve 10/01/19 Minutes

K. Katner made a motion to approve the minutes from VIBE Governance Committee Meeting on 10-01-19.
S. Thomas seconded the motion.
no discussion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Board Member Recruitment

B.

Karen Dwyer, CPA, - Interview

  • K Dwyer gave an overview of her work as a founding member of the school. 
  • Wants to get back into the building and growing the high school
  • Wants to be involved in the Finance & Development committees
  • Start-up of the high school required great effort and many meetings
  • Will need time to catch up with the current trajectory of the school. remain supportive of the current mission and vision. 
  • Board members must abide by the vote of the board. and defer to the chair as the leader of the board. 
  • Expansion is a viable option. must have options about in what way to expand. (partnerships with other schools to grow incoming classes).
KD had several questions:
  • number of board members
  • frequency of meetings
  • school's plan for an alumnae association

C.

Dr. Gail Medford Interview

Deferred to the next Governance Committee meeting

D.

Vote to recommend Karen Dwyer to IHSNO Board

K. Katner made a motion to Recommended Karen Dwyer as a member of the VIBE Board.
S. Thomas seconded the motion.
A discussion was had about the inclusion of Karen Dwyer involvement on the board. 
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
S. Wilson
Abstain
M. Roney
Abstain
S. Thomas
Aye
J. Lampton
Aye
K. Katner
Abstain

E.

Vote to recommend Dr. Gail Medford to IHSNO Board

Deferred to the next Governance Committee meeting.

F.

Governance edits to Charter

Deferred to the next meeting

G.

Board Meeting Evaluations

Deferred to next meeting

III. Other Business

A.

Next Meeting

Next meeting March 3, 2020
Items to consider:
  • Dr. Gail Medford Interview
  • Sarah Olivier interview
  • Charter Edits Discussion
  • Board meeting evaluations
  • Title IX Policy & Procedure

 

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 7:53 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. Wilson
Documents used during the meeting
  • K Dywer Resume.pdf