Pullman Community Montessori
Minutes
Governance Committee (GC) Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 5, 2020 at 12:00 PM
Location
Committee Members Present
H. Merrill (remote), H. Schmidt (remote), J. Cassleman (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
L. Sullivan (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Cassleman called a meeting of the Governance Committee (GC) Committee of Pullman Community Montessori to order on Monday Oct 5, 2020 at 12:00 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes (NA this meeting---First Meeting)
II. Governance Committee (GC)
A.
Discussion of GC Responsibilities
B.
Establish basic norms/practices
Norms discussed and established:
- Materials should be made available well in advance (don't spend time catching up on items that should be known)
- Create timeline for the agenda. (Keeps us from getting sidelined.)
- Raise lack of understanding/misunderstanding/concerns promptly and openly.
- End the meeting with action items for committee members.
- A willingness to question, challenge, or support ideas with reasoned arguments
- Decision making: reach general consensus. If consensus cannot be reached quickly or if any committee member calls for a vote, the committee will decide that item by vote (majority rules)
- Materials should be made available well in advance (don't spend time catching up on items that should be known)
- Create timeline for the agenda. (Keeps us from getting sidelined.)
- Raise lack of understanding/misunderstanding/concerns promptly and openly.
- End the meeting with action items for committee members.
- A willingness to question, challenge, or support ideas with reasoned arguments
- Decision making: reach general consensus. If consensus cannot be reached quickly or if any committee member calls for a vote, the committee will decide that item by vote (majority rules)
C.
Draft Committee Goals
Rough committee goals determined:
1. Have a full complement of board members (expertise)
a. Priority/missing Professional Acumen: Financial, Legal
b. Diversity (gender, race, ethnicity, ability, interests, skillsets, etc.) should be reflective of community groups in Pullman
2. Orient new board members
3. Ongoing board development
1. Have a full complement of board members (expertise)
a. Priority/missing Professional Acumen: Financial, Legal
b. Diversity (gender, race, ethnicity, ability, interests, skillsets, etc.) should be reflective of community groups in Pullman
2. Orient new board members
3. Ongoing board development
III. Other Business
A.
Committee Recruitment & Board Self-Assessment
Board members will complete 'Board Self-Assessment' on their own via Board on Track.
No updates on committee recruitment.
Laylah provided update on board recruitment (treasurer candidate).
No updates on committee recruitment.
Laylah provided update on board recruitment (treasurer candidate).
B.
Calendar Reflection
Some items in the calendar did not align with required timelines (e.g. board recruitment efforts need to be focused in Q4 prior to January's and deadline).
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 1:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Cassleman
Documents used during the meeting
None
Reviewed Governance Committee Responsibilities (in application)