Voices for International Business and Education
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM
Location
International High School, 727 Carondelet St. , New Orleans , La 70130 , Community Room
Voices for International Business and Education
http://public.boardontrack.com/VIBE_1
Directors Present
C. Allen, H. Blumenthal, K. Katner, K. Turner, L. Hughes, M. Garcia, M. Roney, S. Retzlaff, S. Thomas
Directors Absent
F. McField
Ex Officio Members Present
S. Wilson
Non Voting Members Present
S. Wilson
Guests Present
Allison Anderson, Betty Wolfers, Carmelita Johnson, David Powell, David Torres, Denise Deno, Franklin Bruyneal, Holly Bunn, Jacob Rosenzweig, Karen Dwyer, Michele Beloney, Mike Hughes, Robert Keller, Shannon Blue, Tim McGreger
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 Sep 16, 2015 at 6:03 PM.
C.
READ MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS
The Mission and Vision Statements were read by the Chair, Harry Blumenthal.
D.
Approval of Minutes of August 19, 2015 Board Meeting
S. Retzlaff made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 08-19-15 Board Meeting on 08-19-15.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF BOARD RETREAT
S. Retzlaff made a motion to approve minutes from the Meeting on 08-29-15 IHS BOARD RETREAT on 08-29-15.
M. Garcia seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Chair Report
A.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INFORMATION
The Chair, Harry Blumenthal, announced that given the fact that the last question on the Board Evaluation was 2 parts, it would be revised to include an extra question from now on. He reminded the Board to send Allison their Bios to be uploaded to the school Web Site. He also reminded the directors of the importance to have 100% participation and asked them to contribute to the school. He thanked the members that were present at the Retreat and asked them to remember to RSVP on Board on Track and to also read any documents attached to the agendas prior to coming to the meetings.
III. Head Report
A.
HEAD REPORT
Head of School, Sean Wilson, reported 60% of student population is designated to receive free or reduced lunch. He reminded the directors of the LAPCS conference to be held on October 12 and 13 in Baton Rouge. He hopes to fill the principal position by November. The 2014-2015 audit is almost complete. He reiterated that One App is still a challenge. RSD took issue with some on-site enrollments and we can expect a letter of concern. He explained that this was not an intentional breach and we intend to grieve this.
IV. Committee Meeting
A.
FINANCE COMMITTEE - REVIEW LATEST FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND VOTE ON ACCEPTING INFORMATION REVIEWED
H. Blumenthal made a motion to accept the information presented in the Financial Report.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
Carol Allen announced that the committee did not have a quorum for the first 35 minutes and asked that members please try to be there because the committee had very important business to discuss. The Committee set their goals for the year. The first goal is for the Academic Committee to use the Administration's Academic Dashboard to assess overall student achievement and the second is to Review and Monitor the Strategic Plan Tracking Tool as it relates to the Academic Programs Pillar.
C.
GOVERNANCE: Vote on Committee Recommendation to Elect Robert Keller to the Vibe Board
K. Katner made a motion to elect Robert Keller to the IHSNO Board.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
GOVERNANCE : Vote on Committee recommendation to elect Father James Carter to the Vibe Board
K. Katner made a motion to elect Father James Carter to the IHSNO Board.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
GOVERNANCE: ADD TO BY-LAWS SLOT ON BOARD FOR PTO REP AND ANOTHER PARENT
K. Katner made a motion to say the Vibe Board will recognize and inscribe in the VIBE/International High School By-Laws the motion made by Andrew Ward at the 6/2/2010 VIBE Board Meeting to have one Board member elected by the PTO to be a voting member of the VIBE Board and that another Board member slot be kept open for another parent not necessarily representing the Parent Organization.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
GOVERNANCE:VOTE TO APPROVE STUDENT PRIVACY POLICY
K. Katner made a motion to approve the student privacy policy.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
GOVERNANCE: VOTE TO,CORRECT TYPOS ON SEAN WILSON'S CONTRACT
K. Katner made a motion to correct the typos in Sean Wilson's contract.
S. Retzlaff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT
Laval Hughes announced that there was no quorum but the committee discussed projects pertaining to drainage, security and roofing issues.
I.
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT
Stacie Retzlaff announced that the committee met and set tasks for committee members to gather information pertaining to the 5 Pillars in the Strategic Plan. The committee hopes to have a detailed report for the Board by November.
V. Other Business
A.
VOTE ON RECOMMENDATION TO ELECT MARISKA RONEY TREASURER OF THE VIBE BOARD AS OF 10/1/2015
H. Blumenthal made a motion to elect Mariska Roney Treasurer of the Vibe Board as of October 1, 2015.
C. Allen seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
C. Allen made a motion to adjourn.
M. Garcia 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 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Retzlaff