F.W. Parker Charter Essential School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday November 17, 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), T. Sumner (remote)

Committee Members Absent

N. Odekirk Hatlevig, T. Testa

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

G. Clancy called a meeting of the Governance Committee of F.W. Parker Charter Essential School to order on Tuesday Nov 17, 2020 at 8:00 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

B. Balasubramanyam made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 10-06-20.
C. Regan-Davi seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

1- Review of Trustee Assessment Process 2- Review of Board Composition for '21

Group discussed results of assessment tool and whether the standards it sets were appropriate for Parker's needs. Group suggested that we consider creating a mechanism for participants to provide  narrative (perhaps as an addendum to the Board on Track tool) for next year.

Group planned to report out an informal summary of results at upcoming board meeting.

B.

2- Review of Board Composition '21

Group discussed potential changes to board composition at the end of '21:

Steve  -- chair. Todd to discuss with Steve his intent to step down from chair role.
MaryWren and Stef -- Christine to discuss end of terms. 
Zayna and Tiffany -- Matt to follow up with both to discuss end of terms.

 
Team reviewed Balu's new organization of Trello tool for tracking new board candidates.

III. 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 9:00 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Regan-Davi