Wesley International Academy
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 14, 2020 at 4:30 PM
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Committee Members Present
A. Pullen (remote), D. Hrabe (remote), D. Johnson (remote), D. Mason (remote), E. Cater (remote), F. Carroll (remote), J. Hansen (remote), J. Marshall (remote), L. Price (remote), M. Guertin (remote), R. Goodman (remote), T. Tidwell (remote)
Committee Members Absent
D. Satterfield, T. Ryan-Lawrence
Guests Present
kamilah konrad
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Hrabe called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Wesley International Academy to order on Monday Sep 14, 2020 at 4:36 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
A. Pullen made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 08-17-20.
J. Hansen seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Welcome New Vice-Chair
Doug recognized and welcomed Donica Johnson as Vice-Chair of Governance.
II. Governance
A.
Governance Engagement
Discussion around required training hours.
Returning members are required to have 9 hours. Usually done by Elisa Falco which may include some financial training which is different than the State financial training required for new board members.
There is some discrepancy between Ga. Charter School Assoc. records on training and our records which need to be reconciled.
In order to avoid last minute rush to get training which seems to happen every year, Ewa proposed a quarterly monitoring system
Returning members are required to have 9 hours. Usually done by Elisa Falco which may include some financial training which is different than the State financial training required for new board members.
There is some discrepancy between Ga. Charter School Assoc. records on training and our records which need to be reconciled.
In order to avoid last minute rush to get training which seems to happen every year, Ewa proposed a quarterly monitoring system
B.
Governance Committee Goals
The Board Goals we discussed and approved at prior meetings were:
1. Increase overall board member engagement - Thomas
2. Review Succession plan for board members and administrative leadership - Tom and Mazie lynn
3. Successfully recruit at least two new board members - Tom, Fran, Doug and Thomas
> really need to dig into what are skill sets are needed in the coming years
4. Ensure at least three board members are tracked in Leader Keys (LKES) - Doug will take lead on figuring out how to get training
5. Gain clarity around what APS and DOE require regarding virtual and hybrid learning models - Mazie Lynn
Need to move paper on school climate to current school year. Jason will assign this project to one of his staff who will report to Governance.
1. Increase overall board member engagement - Thomas
2. Review Succession plan for board members and administrative leadership - Tom and Mazie lynn
3. Successfully recruit at least two new board members - Tom, Fran, Doug and Thomas
> really need to dig into what are skill sets are needed in the coming years
4. Ensure at least three board members are tracked in Leader Keys (LKES) - Doug will take lead on figuring out how to get training
5. Gain clarity around what APS and DOE require regarding virtual and hybrid learning models - Mazie Lynn
Need to move paper on school climate to current school year. Jason will assign this project to one of his staff who will report to Governance.
C.
Apply APS
Donica provided update on APS unified lottery plan. Last year, which was the first time this was done, was a very good experience. Wesley was able to engage APS in the pros and cons and some things have been changed. Jason will get copy of MOU, forward to legal and will report back to the committee.
D.
Addendum to Staff Handbook
A lot of good changes and suggestions were made with regard to COVID, but also made more streamlined and better suited for Wesley.
Motion to approve amended Staff Handbook so long as clerical notes re formatting errors on Leadership Keys are corrected. Motion by Mazie Lynn, seconded by Fran. Passed unanimously
Motion to approve amended Staff Handbook so long as clerical notes re formatting errors on Leadership Keys are corrected. Motion by Mazie Lynn, seconded by Fran. Passed unanimously
III. Other Business
A.
Review of 2020-2012 School Year
Jason provided update on current school year.
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 5:47 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
T. Tidwell