Athlos Jefferson Parish
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
Committee Members Present
A. Acuna, J. Holmes, J. Sparks (remote), J. Washington, J. Wright, K. Wheeler, Z. Bracok (remote)
Committee Members Absent
A. Diperna, N. Anthony, S. Darensbourg
Guests Present
S. DiSimone (remote), T. Tate (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Governance Committee
A.
Communications Policy
B.
Teacher Licensure Policy
Sarah presented the draft update to the teacher licensure policy. The committee asked several questions around how many staff this would affect, what had been previously communicated to them and how this would impact the budget. The committee agreed to move this policy forward to the full board for consideration at the April board meeting.
C.
Tuition Reimbursement Policy
Sarah presented a new tuition reimbursement policy to accompany the changes to the teacher licensure policy. The committee agreed to move this policy forward to the finance committee and full board for consideration.
D.
Board Handbook Template
There wasn't time in the meeting to discuss this item, so it was moved to a future meeting.
III. Closing Items
A.
Topics for next/future meeting(s)
At our next meeting, the planned items are:
- Review the updated draft communications policy and adjoining procedures.
- Review the policy audit and make a priority for policies that need updating for next year.
- Begin reviewing the draft Board Handbook.
Sarah shared a draft based of examples from other schools / districts. The Committee provided several proposed edits to the draft. It was decided to include the public comment policy as part of the communications policy.
The committee also asked to create a separate communications procedure for board vs. admin communications.
And, to update our board meeting protocol for the public that includes: