F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
Governance Committee
Date and Time
Thursday October 28, 2021 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
A. Jolly (remote), C. Regan-Davi (remote), M. Lindsey (remote), T. Sumner (remote), T. Testa (remote)
Committee Members Absent
N. Odekirk Hatlevig
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C. Regan-Davi called a meeting of the Governance Committee of F.W. Parker Charter Essential School to order on Thursday Oct 28, 2021 at 8:00 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from Governance on 06-08-21.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes from GovCom on 10-07-21.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Discuss Skills Assessment
Matt discussed and demonstrated how to update skills assessment in Board on Track. Also discussed the value of having board members update their skills. Matt will present instructions for updating skills to the board at the November meeting.
B.
January Retreat Prethinking
The Team discussed the process for January Retreat planning. Tiffany raised the question and the team discussed whether potential open questions related to the role of Principal/Head of School at Parker could impact the January Retreat. Todd and Christine will coordinate in planning potential agenda items during the upcoming board meetings before the Retreat to surface areas for focus in Retreat planning. At the November Board meeting, we will seek volunteers from other members of the Board to participate in the Retreat planning process.
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,
M. Lindsey