The GLOBE Academy
Minutes
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
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Committee Updates
A.
Board recruitment
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
Discussed the recruitment process: