Wesley International Academy
Minutes
September Governance Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 19, 2022 at 4:30 PM
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Committee Members Present
D. Hrabe, D. Johnson, E. Cater, J. Marshall, K. Jones, L. Price, R. Goodman
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Hudson, Kate Boyer, R. Pavone, Tamara Christion
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Governance Committee Membership
Discussion about Co-Chair. Chair will be a Board Member and discussion was Co-Chair will take over as Chair the following year. Kwende volunteered to be Chair for 2023. Donica Johnson was nominated to be Co-Chair.
B.
Governance Committee Goals
Discussion of 2022-2023 Goal ideas: Recruitment of New Board Members, Review Bylaws and make necessary revisions, deep dive into enrollment at WIA and discuss and develop different strategies to increase/sustain enrollment numbers.
C.
ED Evaluation Subcommittee
Discussion of ED Evaluation Subcommittee: Ewa Carter and Doug Hrabe will join the Subcomittee.
III. Other Business
A.
Virtual/In-Person Meetings
Discussion on Continuing Virtual/In Person Meetings: Virtual is more convenient and seems to get us better attendance. Need to make sure we are complying with Open Meetings Act. Kwende Jones will examine Open Meetings Act to ensure compliance. We will consider Hybrid Model to see if compliance is necessary. Discussion of Board get together to allow Board Members to meet in person
B.
Board on Track Skills Assessment
Discussion regarding Board on Track Assessment. Reminder that new Board Members need to complete Track Assessment and returning Board Members to update if necessary.
C.
Enrollment
Discussion regarding enrollment issues. Enrollment is down and this committee is being tasked with analyzing any trends regarding enrollment and discuss and implement strategy to increase/sustain enrollment numbers. Potentially hiring consultant to determine how WIA enrollment will look in next 4-5 years.
Governance Committee will be made up of Kwende Jones, Donica Johnson, Jason Marshall, Ewa Carter, Douglas Harbe, Lisa Price, Rachel Goodman, Kate Boyer, and Crystal Hudson.