The GLOBE Academy

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday February 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Location

Starbucks (Brighten Park) 

2321 N Druid Hills Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329 


 

 

Committee Members Present

J. Clark, L. Wheeler, M. Hayes, T. Williams

Committee Members Absent

D. Reynolds

Guests Present

L. Norton

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Williams called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The GLOBE Academy to order on Thursday Feb 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

T. Williams made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 09-24-23.
L. Wheeler seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Committee Updates

A.

Board recruitment

Discussed the recruitment process: 

  • February- Intent to return forms due 
  • March- recruitment kicks off, application period opens March 1 and ends March 31
  • April- candidate interviews begin, candidates chosen 
  • June- candidate will be voted on
  • August- orientations will be held

B.

Succession planning

Discussion: What committees do we need for school year 2024-2025? The committee discussed dissolving the facilities/transportation committee and the communications committee. 

 

Three board members will be leaving in the June. Discussed which committees would require new chairs: development and board secretary

 

Discussed officer succession planning. Current officers will be updating their job descriptions which we will update in the bylaws. Self-nomination forms will be sent out and requested by March 15. Officers will be elected in June. 
 

Candidate selection process

 

  • Candidate review committee meets to review applicants: chair, vice chair, current co-chair, resigning chair, etc.
  • Candidate review committee chooses their top candidate
  • Board members have the opportunity to meet/interview candidate during the meet-and-greet
  • If there are no issues with the selection, candidate is voted in at the June board meeting 




 

III. Other Business

A.

Next Steps

  • Publish the new board application link on the school website/board page 
  • Draft copy of open position for Simon to publish in school newsletter 
  • Create nomination form for officers send March 15th 

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 7:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Williams