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Voices for International Business and Education

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VIBE Governance Committee Meeting

Governance Committee

Date and Time

Tuesday May 4, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Location

International High School of New Orleans
Community Room
727 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
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Committee Members Present

G. Medford (remote), J. Lampton (remote), M. Roney (remote), Q. Le (remote), S. Thomas (remote), S. Wilson (remote), T. Huynh (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Wilson called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Tuesday May 4, 2021 at 6:31 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes from the April 1, 2021 Governance Committee Meeting

G. Medford made a motion to approve the minutes from VIBE Governance Committee Meeting on 04-01-21.
M. Roney seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Board Recruitment

A.

Update on VIBE Board Member Recruitment

B.

Board Candidate Interview - Reginald Coleman

  • The Governance Committee members will ask Mr. Coleman questions in this section.
  • This is the first interview with Mr. Coleman.
  • Mr. Reginald Coleman gave an overview of the resume that he has submitted. 
  • Mr. Coleman has an extensive background in education. 
  • Mr. Coleman received a degree in HVAC during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • J. Lampton spoke about the requirements of being a VIBE Board Member. 
  • Potential Board Members are asked to commit to serving 2 committees.
  • Mr. Coleman is interested in serving on the Development and Academics committees.
  • Mr. Coleman wrote a charter for a performing arts school therefore he is very familiar with how charters work.
  • Mr. Coleman has past experience being a Head of School and a Principal. He is committed to making sure that schools are operating in the best interest of the students. 
  • Mr. Coleman would like to stay engaged as a board member. 

III. Policy Review and Adoption

A.

Drug and Alcohol Policy & Procedure

  • The Drug and Alcohol Policy will be addressed in depth during the next committee meeting. 

B.

Charter Operating Agreement

  • The IHSNO charter has been renewed. 
  • It is the standard document for Type II charter schools.
  • IHSNO is a C-Rated school therefore, IHSNO received a 4-year charter renewal. 
  • IHSNO did not qualify for the longest contract renewal that is available. 

C.

Recommend Adoption of Renewal Contract to the VIBE Board

G. Medford made a motion to recommend adoption of renewal contract to the VIBE Board.
M. Roney seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. VIBE Bylaws

A.

Article III - Board of Directors: Section 3.3 Amendment

  • There was a discussion about the Section 3.3 Amendment by the Governance Committee. 
  • The Governance Committee made a recommendation to the Main Board to make the amendment to the 3.3 By-Laws so that the Chair would be able to serve another year. 

B.

Recommend Adoption of Amendment to Bylaws to VIBE Board

G. Medford made a motion to recommend adoption of Amendment to Bylaws to the VIBE Board.
M. Roney seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

V. Other Business

A.

Strategic Plan

  • The Strategic Plan will need to be discussed more. 
  • In the past, the strategic plan was discussed, and then all of a sudden, it did not move further. 
  • Gail Medford has experience with strategic planning. 
  • There may be a need to hire or speak to a strategic planning specialist or consultant. 
  • The expert can possibly help with the planning. 

B.

Next Meeting - June 1, 2021

  • The next meeting will take place on June 1, 2021.

VI. 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 7:47 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Lampton
Documents used during the meeting
  • IHSNO Charter Renewal-2021-0503-unsigned.pdf
  • VIBE Board ByLaws-2017.pdf