Boston Preparatory Charter Public School
SY26 Governance Committee Meeting #1
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Agenda
Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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I. | Opening Items | 11:00 AM | |||
A. | Record Attendance | Sarah James | 1 m | ||
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Sarah James | 1 m | ||
C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Sarah James | 1 m | |
Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting #6 on June 3, 2025 | |||||
D. | Welcome and Purpose | Sarah James | 1 m | ||
II. | SY26 Board Goals | 11:04 AM | |||
A. | Review draft Board Goals Matrix below (with goals, lead committees, and success measures) | Discuss | Sarah James | 5 m | |
B. | Confirm Governance's recommendations to the full board | Discuss | Sarah James | 1 m | |
C. | Clarify handoffs: which committees own which goals | Discuss | Sarah James | 10 m | |
III. | Framing the Work for the Year | 11:20 AM | |||
A. | Review board scope & sequence (strategic questions driving each meeting) | Discuss | Sarah James | 5 m | |
B. | Decide cadence of Governance prep/debriefs before/after full board meetings | Discuss | Sarah James | 3 m | |
IV. | Subcommittee Structure | 11:28 AM | |||
A. | Review Proposed Subcommittees | FYI | Sarah James | 8 m | |
ED Evaluation, Manuals & Protocols, and Succession Planning |
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B. | Discuss Scope, Membership, and Next Steps | Discuss | Sarah James | 7 m | |
V. | Enrollment & Financial Oversight: Framing for Finance | 11:43 AM | |||
A. | Update on Current Enrollment and Budget | FYI | Meekerley Sanon | 2 m | |
B. | Confirm Governance's Role | FYI | Meekerley Sanon | 2 m | |
C. | Discuss how Governance's Invovlment | Discuss | Meekerley Sanon | 3 m | |
VI. | Trustee Recruitment & Onboarding | 11:50 AM | |||
A. | Update on Alumni, Family, and One Team Trustee Candidate Pipeline | FYI | Sarah James | 2 m | |
B. | Clarify Governance's Next Steps | FYI | Sarah James | 3 m | |
Voting, onboarding and mentoring |
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VII. | Closing Items | 11:55 AM | |||
A. | Summarize Decisions Made | FYI | Sarah James | 2 m | |
B. | Assign Owners & Deadlines | FYI | Sarah James | 2 m | |
C. | Confirm Next Governance Meeting Date | FYI | Sarah James | 1 m | |
D. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Sarah James |