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KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM

A regular meeting of the KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools Board of Trustees Governance Committee in joint session with regular meetings of the KIPP Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees Governance Committee, KIPP DuBois Charter School Board of Trustees Governance Committee, KIPP West Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees Governance Committee, KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School Board of Trustees Governance Committee, and KIPP Parkside Charter School Board of Trustees Governance Committee, with Committee Chair Ann Aerts.

Committee Members Present

A. Aerts (remote), G. Lewis (remote), L. Whitaker (remote), M. Carter (remote), N. Wiltshire (remote), S. Wilson Jones (remote)

Committee Members Absent

D. Reuter, H. Richman, R. Knowles

Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened

A. Aerts

Guests Present

J. Cole (remote), J. Cunningham Akoto (remote), Z. Rankin (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Wilson Jones called a meeting of the Governance Committee of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools to order on Thursday Jan 21, 2021 at 4:04 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

M. Carter made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 11-12-20.
S. Wilson Jones seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Strategic Plan Execution Reporting

  1. Z. Rankin opened the meeting by giving the committee on update on the Strategic Plan Year 1 Implementation
    1. Implementation kicked off Jan. 1, 2021
    2. Equity Meets Design is underway to define a vision for Liberatory Education
    3. Year 1 initiative will be re-prioritized based on pandemic and vision setting in November
  2. Z. Rankin continued the discussion giving an update on highlights of the 5 pathways: Student Experience, Alumni Success, Team Experience, Family Experience, and Local Impact
A. Aerts arrived.

B.

Public Participation Policy Review

  1. Z. Rankin reviewed the Public Participation Policy and opened the floors for amendments
    1. There was discussion surrounding the guidelines of participation during virtual meetings

C.

Board Recruitment Update

  1. A. Aerts updated the committee on the Board recruitment pipeline
    1. Follow up with potential Board Member candidates (David and Donald)

D.

Governance Committee Goals Status Update

  1. M. Carter updated the the committee on the Governance Committee Goals and focusing on self evaluations and will present a draft for expectations of evaluations
  2. A. Aerts updated the committee on CMO evaluations being pushed to the Spring

III. Other Business

A.

New Business

  1. No new business a this time

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 4:50 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Aerts