F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
GovCom
Date and Time
Thursday April 28, 2022 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), F. Fernau (remote), J. Fredericksen (remote), M. Lindsey (remote), S. von Conta (remote), T. Sumner (remote), T. Testa (remote)
Committee Members Absent
N. Odekirk Hatlevig
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Regan-Davi
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Lindsey called a meeting of the Governance Committee of F.W. Parker Charter Essential School to order on Thursday Apr 28, 2022 at 8:06 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Sumner made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee on 01-27-22.
T. Testa seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
S. von Conta made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee on 03-31-22.
T. Testa seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Approve minutes
T. Sumner made a motion to approve the minutes from GovCom on 01-06-22.
T. Testa seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Board composition 2022-2023
B.
Review Governance Goals from Board Retreat
The team committee discussed the Governance Goals and focused on goals surrounding the Head of School transition. Todd S updated the board on the plans currently in development for the upcoming Board meeting where Brian Harrigan will attend and meet with the Board. Fletcher F suggested the creation of a "gift basket" of items that could include artifacts related to Parker's history. Todd volunteered to receive suggestions and coordinate the physical items for a potential basket.
C. Regan-Davi arrived at 8:15 AM.
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 8:45 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Lindsey
Committee members discussed putting together a slate of candidates for the Board and received updates on the status of candidates. Christine Regan-Davi shared that she had a conversation with Mara Edgar and will follow up further. Tiffany will continue to follow up with Mario Silva-Rosa. The committee discussed the potential officer slate, and Todd shared an update about discussions related to the vice-chair role.