F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
January Gov Com
Date and Time
Tuesday January 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Location
https://parker.school/governancecommittee/
Committee Members Present
B. Harrigan (remote), F. Fernau (remote), J. Fredericksen (remote), K. Tedstone (remote), N. Odekirk Hatlevig (remote)
Committee Members Absent
L. Hayner, P. Gordon
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Governance
A.
By-law update
B.
Expulsion Policy
Brian Harrigan is working with Monique Beganski on wording changes to the expulsion policy per DESE guidance.
The changes will be voted on at the January Trustee meeting.
C.
Compliance Update
Brian Harrigan shared that he will be providing an overview at the January Trustee meeting of Open Meeting Law and what the state is requiring of us. In addition, time will be devoted at the next Trustee meeting to completing state paperwork for individual trustees.
D.
Executive Director Evaluation Tool
The Evaluation Committee is still building the tool and Pam Gordon will present the pending tool to the Governance Committee in at the February meeting.
E.
Committee and Trustee Recruitment Update
The committee discussed candidates for both trustee and committee consideration.
Brian Harrigan confirmed one person in trustee consideration has agreed to move forward in the approval process. Nicole Odekirk will follow up with the candidate.
Brian Harrigan explained we are still waiting for DESE to get in touch with us regarding proposed changes to the by-laws but that we are on schedule.