F.W. Parker Charter Essential School

Minutes

January Governance Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM

Committee Members Present

B. Harrigan, F. Fernau (remote), G. Penna (remote), J. Fredericksen (remote), M. Lindsey, N. Odekirk Hatlevig (remote), S. von Conta, T. Testa

Committee Members Absent

A. Jolly, M. Edgar

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

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 Jan 4, 2024 at 8:03 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

G. Penna made a motion to approve the minutes from December Governance Meeting in November on 11-28-23.
N. Odekirk Hatlevig seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Recruitment Updates

Tiffany and Matt are talking to faculty members. One has come forward looking for more information about the commitment of being a Trustee. Another faculty member has expressed interest but at this point it's very shallow.

Julie brought forward a possible alum candidate and a parent who serves on another committee who would be a future prospect - not a candidate for the coming school year.

Brian gave an update abuot members of other committees

Tiffany brought forward a possible alumni candidate

The committee wondered if approaching posters from Niche is an idea and if recruitment can be mentioned at the Alumni Council Meeting.

Sarah asked about the 3 year commitment and if that was mandatory when accepting a Trustee role.

Fletcher asked about a candidate tracking system

B.

Preparing for January Board Meeting Activity

The committee discussed how the governance portion of the January Trustee meeting will run. Nicole will forward a Trustee questionnaire about their ideas to join committees and the board to Matt and Brian for inclusion in the meeting packet. There will be hard copies of the questionnaire available at the meeting for Trustees to use if they'd rather and for Governance Committee members to take notes on. Notes will be compiled after the January meeting and presented to the committee in February for discussion. 

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 8:35 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Lindsey