Living School
Living School Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM CST
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 or Committee 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 Living School Governance Committee Meeting on November 19, 2019 | ||
| II. | Governance | |
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Governance
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| A. | Review Committee FY20 Goals | |
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Goal 1: Clarify Board recruitment & composition strategy
- Task 1.1: Meet with Richard about donor cultivation events. - Task 1.2: Create list of Board needs. - Task 1.3: Create list of community members to cultivate. - Task 1.4: Host board cultivation events. Goal 2: Implement & improve Board development plan - Task 2.1: Improve Board participation, effectiveness, independence, & consistency. - Task 2.2: Raise funds for Board development & refreshments. Goal 3: Improve communications - Task 3.1: Utilize Board Members with large social media followings to increase communication across lines of difference. - Task 3.2: Create an emergency communication plan. |
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| B. | Elect Traci to position of Treasurer (Goal 1) | |
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Traci needs to be elected to the board and elected as Treasurer in order to free Danneka up to focus on her role as Chair. Based on her strong attendance and performance during her first 3 months, we will move to elect her today.
We will also review the Members Report (under Reports) to consider recruiting priorities moving forward.
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| C. | Becoming a Five Star Board (Goal 2) | |
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We want to continue our progress toward becoming a 5-star Board utilizing BoardonTrack's OnTrack Score (under Reports)
- Review BoardOnTrack Board On-Track Score (under Reports) - Review Board Assessment (under Assessments) - Discuss key next steps for Board Improvement - Discuss timeline for next Board Assessment
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| D. | Emergency Communications Plan (Goal 3) | |
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What constitutes an emergency?
In the event of an emergency, what should be the plan for communicating with the Board?
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| III. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |