Pullman Community Montessori
Minutes
Governance Committee (GC) Meeting
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
H. Schmidt (remote), J. Cassleman (remote)
Committee Members Absent
B. Anderson, L. Sullivan, L. Werner
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Updates, Reports, and Discussion Items
A.
Community Building
B.
Goals and Tasks
C.
Board Effectiveness: Accountability, Meetings, and Composition
Challenge: getting committee level work done at monthly meetings can be challenging.
Proposed solution: hold a committee business meeting once each month and hold a committee 'work' meeting once each month.
GC will proposed to the board that a work session meeting be added each month to the board and committee calendars.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Cassleman |
Aye
|
| L. Werner |
Absent
|
| B. Anderson |
Absent
|
| L. Sullivan |
Absent
|
| H. Schmidt |
Aye
|
III. Action Items
A.
Trustee Recruitment
Recruiting individuals to committees initially will allow them to get a sense of whether they are able to allocate time to board work. This is a good "stepping stone" for potential board membership.
John will distribute notes from previous meeting detailing sources of potential committee recruits.
GC members would benefit from some version of a "case for support" document.
B.
Annual Meeting and Board Retreat
C.
Board member evaluation
Best practice dictates that GC reaches out to board members to gauge future plans.
Reviewed goals and tasks for each committee.