F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
GovCom
Date and Time
Thursday May 14, 2020 at 8:00 AM
This meeting will be held virtually via Teams and can be accessed by board members and the public using the following link: http://parker.school/governancecommittee
Committee Members Present
B. Balasubramanyam (remote), C. Regan-Davi (remote), G. Clancy (remote), M. Lindsey (remote), N. Odekirk Hatlevig (remote), T. Sumner (remote), T. Testa (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Sumner made a motion to approve the minutes from GovCom on 03-17-20.
M. Lindsey seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Review plans for upcoming slate of trustee & officer nominations
The Committee discussed the slate of candidates to be nominated as Trustees for election by the full Board. The Committee voted unanimously to nominate Steve Roach, Glenn Penna, Martin Turnbull and Jennifer Saxe each to a 3 year term to expire in 2023. The Committee discussed the slate of candidates to be nominated as Officers for election by the full Board. The Committee voted unanimously to nominate Steve Roach as Chair and Glenn Penna as Treasurer. With Christine recused from the vote, the Committee voted unanimously to nominate Christine Regan-Davi as Vice Chair. With Matt recused from the vote, the Committee voted unanimously to nominate Matt Lindsey as Clerk.
B.
Board self evaluation
Christine reminded the Committee that the Board Self Evaluation questionnaire is now available on Board on Track and encouraged all Trustees serving on the Governance Committee to complete it.
III. Other Business
A.
Board/Committee Leads
Nicole mentioned that she had identified 3 individuals who could assist in identifying Board/Commitee candidates and Christine offered to assist her with a suggested approach in communicating with these individuals. Balu mentioned that he would continue his efforts to make revisions to the current Trello candidate tracking process.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
G. Clancy