Pam Gordon updated the by-laws are still in review with DESE and she has not heard back from DESE. 

Brian Harrigan explained that the Chair title is being replaced to Executive Director in the handbook specifically applicable to the School Expulsion Policy. The Governance Committee will review the changes at the January meeting and the administration will then present the changes to the handbook to the Board of Trustees at the January Trustee meeting for a vote. 

The administration is reaching out to DESE to see if the November Trustee meeting minutes need to be approved before the January meeting since the Trustees will not meet in December. If DESE asks the minutes be approved in December, the administration will hold a remote Trustee meeting in December dedicated to only the November minutes. 

The Evaluation Committee will be reaching out the Charter School Association and other resources to get recommendations or ideas for replacing the Superintendent Evaluation Tool provided from Board on Track. 

Pam Gordon will present progress of the tool to the Governance Committee in February to ensure the tool is ready to be disseminated to the Trustees and relevant members of the Parker community in April.  

The committee discussed candidates for Trustee and committee roles. 

Brian Harrigan added that the creation of a Diverse Teacher Pipeline Taskforce means that the Governance Committee will be responsible for seating members and should also include someone for Trustee consideration. 

Pam Gordon will reach out to the sitting Trustees whose terms are ending to see if they will be renewing.