Voices for International Business and Education
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 18, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Location
IHS Community Room, 727 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Voices for International Business and Education
http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1
Directors Present
C. Allen, E. Graf, H. Blumenthal, K. Katner, L. Hughes, M. Garcia, M. George, S. Retzlaff
Directors Absent
E. George, K. Dwyer, K. Turner, L. Johnson
Ex Officio Members Present
S. Wilson
Non Voting Members Present
S. Wilson
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 18, 2015 at 6:08 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes of 2/28/15
C. Allen made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 02-25-15 Board Meeting on 02-25-15.
E. Graf seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Chair Report
A.
Board Members Donations-Goal 100%
Harry Blumenthal requesting 100% participation from Board.
B.
Audio Recording of Board Meetings - Update
Board Meetings are now being audio recorded by Edward Graff.
C.
HANGING GARDENS UPDATE
Hanging Gardens is not a Board decision but that of the Administration. The Hanging Gardens project will need approval from RSD & NOSB. If Administration decides to go through with the project they will notify the Board.
D.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFORMATION
Harry Blumenthal will be out of town 3/21-3/28. Please email him if you need to contact him.
There is no financial report to report on.
Tier 3 Non-Conflict form needs to be completed by all Board members. For those members that will be going off Board in June, you will still need to provide a report the year following. Head of School will send information to the Board. Board members are instructed to fill out and forward the originals to the HoS office. HoS office will make sure that all forms are sent to the Ethics Board.
Annual Ethics Training will need to be completed by out-going members as soon as possible. All other Board members need to complete the training prior to the start of the school year. HoS will send the link to the Board. The Board is to print out the certificate of completion of the training, make a copy and forward to the HoS office.
E.
CHANGE DATE OF APRIL 15, 2015 BOARD MEETING
Harry Blumenthal asked for a motion to change the April Board meeting to April 22nd.
S. Retzlaff made a motion to Change April Board meeting date from April 15, 2015 to April 22, 2015.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Vote on whether or not to have a JULY Board Meeting
H. Blumenthal made a motion to Stacie Retzlaff.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E. Graf made a motion to Cancellation of July Board meeting.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Head Report
A.
Head Report
School newsletter and a separate parent newsletter to insure that all faculty/staff are aware of what’s currently in the works and what will be coming down the pipeline.
Creating the Parent Advisory Council-HoS. This is an invitation council to parents and teachers across grades and socio-economic backgrounds. The Advisory council is a non-voting council created to get input from parents and teachers regarding challenges/kudos for the future of the organization.
Principal Interviews were complete. The final three candidates; Tiffany Cherrie, Dr. Karen Collins and Logan Crowe. A decision and offer will be made Friday.
Teacher Fair was successful with many great candidates. All IHS positions were posted. This had been done in the past but had not been communicated for transparency.
African American Ceremony to take place March 25th. S. Wilson asked that the Board come out in support during the reception.
IV. Academic Committee Meeting
A.
Academic Committee Report
Academic committee had 100% participation. Nan presented a handout explaining the dashboard that Administration will be working from. Board members will have access to view the dashboard
OneApp was discussed and greatly opposed to the OneApp process. More discussion will take place during the committee meetings regarding OneApp. S. Wilson is on the RSD OneApp Steering Committee representing Type 2 schools.
V. Strategic Planning
A.
Strategic Committee Report
The meeting consisted of discussion regarding pillars/values and their outputs/outcomes.
Hoping that all assignments can be completed on time, by the beginning of April.
Next meeting will take place April 1st @ 5:30.
VI. Other Business
A.
Board Education Presentation
Ed Graff presented a handout, “Caterpillars into Butterflies”.
VII. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
Heather Causey: Participated in the Principal interview process and was impressed with the candidates and liked the inclusion of the different panels.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
K. Dwyer made a motion to Adjourn meeting.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Adjourn meeting at 7:13 pm
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Anderson