Living School
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Friday April 19, 2019 at 8:00 AM CDT
Location
Living School, 6003 Bullard Ave, Ste 16, New Orleans, LA 70128
All are welcome at Living School Board Meetings. Translation is available with 24 hours notice. Public comment is welcome on any item on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to comment, may raise their hand and be recognized by the Board Chair to speak for up to 2 minutes per person, per agenda item. On any matter up for a vote, public comment must be heard prior to taking the Board's vote. For members of the public wishing to address the Board for longer than 2 minutes on any given agenda item, please give the Board Chair at least 24 hours notice to be added to the agenda.
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on March 7, 2019 | ||
| II. | Governance | |
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Governance
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| A. | Review Committee OKRs | |
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OBJECTIVE1: Develop a well-governed organization
KR 1.2: Create a Board communication strategy (7/31/18) 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 |
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| B. | Review Board Performance & Composition Data | |
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Refer to "Governance Scorecard" under "Reports" tab on left-hand navigation menu and "Members Report" under "Team".
1. How is our Board Performance? What improvements do we need to focus on? 2. How is our Board Membership? Do we need to add or remove anyone? 3. How are office limits for Officers? How should we plan for succession? 4. How are term limits for Board Members? How should we celebrate anniversaries and thank everyone for their service? |
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| C. | Board Assessment Review | |
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What are key take-aways and how do we want to communicate them to the Board?
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| D. | 1.4 Board Training at Retreat | |
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Reference Onboarding and Calendar.
Review takeaways from committee readings and determine any next steps or new systems that should be created in compliance with law: - Louisiana Open Meeting Law (Governance) - Louisiana Legislative Auditor (Finance/Development) - OPSB Charter Accountability Framework (Academic/Culture/CEO) |
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| III. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Review Grant Connections from Development Committee | |
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The Development Committee asks that all Board Members please take 10 minutes to review the Potential Connections tab on our Grant Tracker to see if any Board Members might be able to broker potentially useful connections with prospective funders. |
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| B. | Adjourn Meeting | |