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KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools

Minutes

Governance Committee

Date and Time

Thursday May 20, 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), H. Richman (remote), L. Whitaker (remote), S. Wilson Jones

Committee Members Absent

D. Reuter, M. Carter, R. Knowles

Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened

S. Wilson Jones

Guests Present

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

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

A. Aerts called a meeting of the Governance Committee of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools to order on Thursday May 20, 2021 at 4:03 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

H. Richman made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 03-25-21.
G. Lewis seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Final Board Slate - SY21-22

  1. A. Aerts opened the meeting with an update on the KPPS Board Slate to be voted on in the June Board meeting
    1. Officer slate includes Board member term renewals, resignations, and new member nominations

B.

Board Pipeline

  1. A. Aerts presented the Board pipeline to the committee
    1. Discussion took place on how to refine the pipeline
S. Wilson Jones arrived at 4:17 PM.

C.

Strategic Plan Actions Update

  1. J. Cunningham updated the committee on the Year 1 Strategic Plan Implementation
    1. Updates on Headlines, Year 2 planning, and highlights of each of the Pathways
  2. N. Wiltshire updated the committee on Pathway 5: Local Impact and the charter modification for KIPP Parkside

D.

Governance Committee Admin

  1. A. Aerts presented the calendar for the SY 21-22 Board Meeting Calendar
H. Richman made a motion to recommend SY 21-22 Board Meeting Calendar to the Board for a vote.
G. Lewis seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
  1. A. Aerts updated the committee on the status of the Conflict of Interest Policy and Board Complaint Policy 
    1. Policies will be reviewed and updated
    2. Changes include: each charter has a conflict of interest policy and updates on steps to take on filing a complaint at the school level for Board Complaint Policy
  1. A. Aerts presented the Board Handbook and CMO evaluations as items that are being updated

III. Other Business

A.

Other or New Business

  1. No new or old business at 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 4:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Aerts