Living School

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday March 7, 2019 at 6:15 PM CST

Location

Living School, 6003 Bullard Ave, Ste 16, New Orleans, LA 70128

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on December 18, 2018
II. Governance
 
Governance
  A. Review Committee OKRs
   
OBJECTIVE1: Develop a well-governed organization

KR 1.1: Everyone complete action items from monthly updates (7/31/18)
KR 1.2: Create a Board communication strategy (7/31/18)

KR 1.3: Create a Board strategic development plan (9/30/18)
KR 1.4: Develop Board Member handbook & training protocol (12/31/18) - Discussing today
KR 1.5: Develop criteria for Board composition & recruitment (5/31/19) - Discussing today
  B. Review Board Performance & Composition Data
   
Refer to "Governance Scorecard" under "Reports" tab on left-hand navigation menu and "Members Report" under "Team"
  C. Governance Policy
   
Review takeaways from LAPCS Legal Handbook and Louisiana Open Meeting Law. Determine any new systems that should be created in compliance with law. 
At the last board meeting, the governance committee assigned all committees homework to report out key takeaways and clarify new systems to establish based on law  Louisiana Open Meeting Law (Governance) Louisiana Legislative Auditor (Finance/Development) 
OPSB Charter Accountability Framework (Academic/Culture/CEO) 
  D. Board Onboarding and Training
   

Reference Onboarding 

Plan development for March board meeting. 

  E. Bylaw Review + Amendment Process
   

What do we need to do to get this right?
How do we involve stakeholders and when? 

  F. Board Assessment Review
   

What do we notice?
Who didn't take it? 

  G. Looking Ahead
   
Coming Up
  • Bylaws draft from Stefin coming early March to be ratified by Board at March meeting
  • Next meeting Mon April 22
  • FY20 Board Calendar Draft
III. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting