Living School
Minutes
Living School Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday December 15, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Location
Zoom (all meetings virtual until further notice)
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. At the end of each agenda item, there will be a time for public comment. Members of the public wishing to comment on any agenda item, may raise their hand at this designated time and be recognized by the 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 Chair at least 24 hours notice to be added to the agenda. We will strive to accommodate longer items but cannot guarantee room on a given meeting's agenda.
Public comment is welcome on any item on the agenda. At the end of each agenda item, there will be a time for public comment. Members of the public wishing to comment on any agenda item, may raise their hand at this designated time and be recognized by the 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 Chair at least 24 hours notice to be added to the agenda. We will strive to accommodate longer items but cannot guarantee room on a given meeting's agenda.
Directors Present
B. Holmes-Nick (remote), D. Mitchell (remote), M. Davis (remote), M. Lehnherr (remote), N. Kyle (remote), R. Ashmore (remote), T. Millard (remote), T. Simon (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Lister, P. Roussel
Guests Present
S. Pasternak (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Lehnherr called a meeting of the board of directors of Living School to order on Tuesday Dec 15, 2020 at 7:33 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from previous Board Meeting
R. Ashmore made a motion to approve the minutes from Living School Board Meeting on 11-17-20.
N. Kyle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance & Evaluation Committee
A.
Review FY21 Goals & Committee Description
B.
CEO Report
C.
Board Membership Updates
D.
Elect Ayodele Odiduro to 1st Term
N. Kyle made a motion to elect Ayodele Odiduro to the Board of Directors.
M. Davis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Academic & Culture Committee
A.
Review FY21 Goals & Committee Description
B.
Summary of Committee Business
Question raised by the committee as to the rationale for planning to increasing in-person days & exposure when COVID cases are rising. Stefin responded that we want to be planned to hopefully be able to implement it if public health regulations allow because of the benefits we've seen from in-person learning's increased effectiveness but that we'll also be prepared for staying at 1-day a week or reverting back to virtual if that's what is mandated.
IV. Finance & Development Committee
A.
Approve FY 21 Goals & Committee Description
B.
Finance Dashboard & Report
C.
Summary of Committee Business
Sub-committee for the Capital Campaign will have more details next month but we plan to spend the next 6 months studying the feasibility & preparing the launch with hopes to be working on the private round of fundraising next fall & launch the public round by EOY 2021.
V. Closing Items
A.
Supporting Living School Staff & Families through the Holidays
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Lehnherr