Equitas Academy Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 16, 2020 at 2:30 PM

Location

1612 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Teleconference:
Hangouts Meet​: ​meet.google.com/scm-icms-ikb

‪​Phone number: (US)​‪+1 605-653-3108
PIN: ‪647 518 031‬#
 
Additional call in locations:
655 N Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91203; 2100 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91506; 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite #1000, Los Angeles, CA 90067; 832 W. James Wood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015; 10906 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024. 

Committee Members Present

C. Casey, N. Orlando (remote), O. Bajracharya (remote), P. Buelna (remote), T. Bell

Committee Members Absent

Y. Merino

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

O. Bajracharya called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Jan 16, 2020 at 2:33 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

O. Bajracharya made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 11-21-19.
T. Bell seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes

O. Bajracharya made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 10-24-19.
T. Bell seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes

O. Bajracharya made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 02-14-19.
T. Bell seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

No public attendees. 

III. Governance

A.

Review dashboard data

Discussed give/get. Dashboard looks great. If an individual board member cannot make give/get, should not be sole criteria to keep someone on or off board. Look at overall engagement. 
 

B.

Board Retreat

Location & Facilitator: Secured
Draft Agenda presented.
Use time together to create content around "Why Equitas?"
Consensus: Looks great.
 

C.

Board Membership

Two new candidates: Alyssa Santino, Program Officer, Joseph Drown Foundation and Frank Spindler, Payden & Rygel. Pilar and Cathy to provide update and coordinate. 
 

D.

Onboarding Materials

Cathy to provide Tyler with Equitas staff Onboarding Guide to partner in creating step by step process for board. 

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 2:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
O. Bajracharya
Documents used during the meeting
  • Dashboard.pdf
  • BoardRetreatTentativeAgenda.pdf
  • BoardJD.pdf
  • NewBoardMemberOrientation.pdf