Pullman Community Montessori
Minutes
Governance Committee (GC) Meeting
PCM's Mission: to prepare all students to reach their full potential for future success in high school, college, career, and life, using the rich resources of our community.
PCM's Vision: to serve as an instrument of change, helping to progress our education system to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators. We nurture students to be self-empowered lifelong learners, global citizens, environmental stewards, and compassionate and collaborative leaders, bringing positive changes to their communities and the world!
The Governance Committee is responsible for ongoing review and recommendations to enhance the quality and future viability of the Board of Trustees. The focus of the committee revolves around the following five major areas:
PCM's Vision: to serve as an instrument of change, helping to progress our education system to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators. We nurture students to be self-empowered lifelong learners, global citizens, environmental stewards, and compassionate and collaborative leaders, bringing positive changes to their communities and the world!
The Governance Committee is responsible for ongoing review and recommendations to enhance the quality and future viability of the Board of Trustees. The focus of the committee revolves around the following five major areas:
- Board Role and Responsibilities
- Board Composition
- Board Knowledge
- Board Effectiveness
- Board Leadership
Committee Members Present
B. Anderson (remote), H. Schmidt (remote), J. Cassleman (remote)
Committee Members Absent
L. Sullivan
Guests Present
lwerner@sherwoodcs.org (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 Mar 7, 2022 at 12:04 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Cassleman made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee (GC) Meeting on 02-07-22.
H. Schmidt seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Updates, Reports, and Discussion Items
A.
Community Building
B.
Goals and Tasks
C.
Board Effectiveness: Accountability, Meetings, and Composition
General question: How to empower the board to ask operational questions?
What guidelines exist for presenters at board meetings?
III. Closing Items
A.
Assign tasks
John will email committee chairs and recommend that they touch base on committee goal progress once each month.
Each GC member will send out Loom video links with assigned committee chair.
John will send out sample email to GC members to pass on to their assigned committee chairs.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 1:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
H. Schmidt
Reviewed open and completed GC goals and tasks