Living School
Minutes
Living School Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday November 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location
Living School, 6003 Bullard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70128
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Committee Members Present
I. King-Robins, T. Millard
Committee Members Absent
D. Lister
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
I. King-Robins called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Living School to order on Tuesday Nov 19, 2019 at 6:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Millard made a motion to approve minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting on 08-20-19 Governance Committee Meeting on 08-20-19.
I. King-Robins seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| I. King-Robins |
Aye
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| S. Pasternak |
Absent
|
| R. Brown |
Absent
|
| D. Lister |
Absent
|
| T. Millard |
Aye
|
II. Governance
A.
Review Committee Goals from June 2019 Retreat
Tris will schedule a call between Governance and Richard to talk more about donor cultivation events.
B.
Treasurer search & other recruitment needs (Goal 1)
Treasurer Candidates
We received 4 resumes from LAPCS for potential treasurer candidates. We believe Traci Simon (resume attached) will be a strong candidate for the role. We propose that she be an Advisory Board member for 3 months and be voted onto the Board as Treasurer in February 2020.
The recommendation is to invite Traci to participate as an Advisory Board member 3 months starting in December. Also, connect Traci and Joe to talk about Living School.
Our Family Council has voted that they would like 2 parent representatives: the Chair of the Family Council (Britany Holmes Nick) and an independent Parent Board Member who is not part of Family Council leadership (Nakeisha Kyle was elected to this role).
The recommendation is to vote Brittany Holmes Nick on the board tonight
We received 4 resumes from LAPCS for potential treasurer candidates. We believe Traci Simon (resume attached) will be a strong candidate for the role. We propose that she be an Advisory Board member for 3 months and be voted onto the Board as Treasurer in February 2020.
The recommendation is to invite Traci to participate as an Advisory Board member 3 months starting in December. Also, connect Traci and Joe to talk about Living School.
Our Family Council has voted that they would like 2 parent representatives: the Chair of the Family Council (Britany Holmes Nick) and an independent Parent Board Member who is not part of Family Council leadership (Nakeisha Kyle was elected to this role).
The recommendation is to vote Brittany Holmes Nick on the board tonight
C.
Implement & improve Board development plan (Goal 2)
- Task 2.1: Improve Board participation, effectiveness, independence, & consistency Discussing tonight
Next Steps:
1. Review the Board on Track Members Report (in the "Reports" tab)
2. Plan to recognize strong performers & follow-up with those who are struggling
- Create a calendar of events (Family Council, classroom observations, etc) (India)
- Create a best practices document that highlights what board engagement looks like. (Example: committee meeting phone call to discuss agenda, school visit per semester, etc...) (Tris)
- Call Jo (India)
3. Review Onboarding plan and Board Calendar.
- We need to talk about the plan/terms for leadership position (Vice Chair/Chair)
- India's sabbatical
4. Identify key levers and delegate tasks accordingly to support participation, effectiveness, independence, & consistency
- Task 2.2: Raise funds for Board development & refreshments Discussing tonight
Next steps:
1. Plan ask for monthly meal stipend ask
Next Steps:
1. Review the Board on Track Members Report (in the "Reports" tab)
2. Plan to recognize strong performers & follow-up with those who are struggling
- Create a calendar of events (Family Council, classroom observations, etc) (India)
- Create a best practices document that highlights what board engagement looks like. (Example: committee meeting phone call to discuss agenda, school visit per semester, etc...) (Tris)
- Call Jo (India)
3. Review Onboarding plan and Board Calendar.
- We need to talk about the plan/terms for leadership position (Vice Chair/Chair)
- India's sabbatical
4. Identify key levers and delegate tasks accordingly to support participation, effectiveness, independence, & consistency
- Task 2.2: Raise funds for Board development & refreshments Discussing tonight
Next steps:
1. Plan ask for monthly meal stipend ask
D.
Improve communications (Goal 3)
The committee didn't talk about this topic due to time.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
T. Millard made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
I. King-Robins seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Lister |
Absent
|
| I. King-Robins |
Aye
|
| T. Millard |
Aye
|
| S. Pasternak |
Absent
|
| R. Brown |
Absent
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
I. King-Robins