Voices for International Business and Education

Minutes

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday August 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM

Location

IHSNO, 727 Carondelet Street • New Orleans, LA 70130, Community Room
Voices for International Business and Education http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1

Committee Members Present

A. Anderson, F. McField, H. Blumenthal, S. Retzlaff, S. Wilson

Committee Members Absent

M. Garcia

Guests Present

D. Powell, K. Collins, K. Katner

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Retzlaff called a meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee of Voices for International Business and Education to order on Tuesday Aug 4, 2015 at 6:10 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes of June Strategic Planning Committee Meeting

S. Retzlaff made a motion to approve the minutes from the June 1, 2015 Strategic Planning Committee Meeting.
F. McField seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Other Business

A.

Set Committee Goals for current School Year

SP Chair held a discussion of recommended Strategic Planning Goals for 2015-2016 SY: 1) Track action items and due dates of the Board Strategic Plan, per the Strategic Plan Tracking tool created by SP Chair, Stacie Retzlaff. 2) Review the language in the SP and determine if more realistic due dates are needed for Action Items. 3) Recommend Board Committees/members to track the five pillars/action items by working with Administration in each area of the five pillars. Chair Retzlaff will present recommendations to each Board committee Chair. The following are current recommendations: *Academics Committee - Academic Programs Pillar *Franz McField - School Culture Pillar *Stacie Retzlaff - Exceptional Staff Pillar *Governance Committee - Governance and Strategy Pillar *Finance committee - Organizational Sustainability Pillar
S. Retzlaff made a motion to Set three Strategic Planning Committee goals for the 2015-2016 SY.
F. McField seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Set Committee Meeting Schedule for current School Year

S. Retzlaff made a motion to recommend the Strategic Planning Committee meetings are scheduled the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm for the 2015-2016 SY.
F. McField seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There will be no December 2015 Meeting.

C.

Public Comment

III. 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 7:36 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. Retzlaff