Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 14, 2019 at 8:30 AM
Location
250 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206
Committee Members Present
M. Snyder, N. Velilla, S. Wallace, T. Hanmer, Z. Nelson
Committee Members Absent
N. Maresca
Guests Present
Jennifer Wilson, CFO for Hire, Jim Lozano, CFO for Hire, K. Ford, K. Mclean, L. Licygiewicz, R. McLaughlin, S. Jahn, T. Stutsrim
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Snyder called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Brighter Choice Charter Schools to order on Thursday Nov 14, 2019 at 8:34 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes from October 10, 2019 Governance Committee meeting
N. Velilla made a motion to approve minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting on 10-10-19 Governance Committee Meeting on 10-10-19.
T. Hanmer seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Grant Writing
B.
District Safety Plan
L. Licygiewicz will post the draft of the district Safety Plan to Board on Track. Trustees are asked to review the plan and be ready to vote for its approval at the next Board of Trustees meeting on 12/13/19.
C.
Merit Pay
S. Jahn reports that the formulas are set for determining merit pay levels. He has the student performance data but is awaiting the staff evaluation data. He expects to have the amounts ready for approval at the 12/13/19 Board of Trustees meeting.
D.
Board of Trustees Assessments
Tabled until 12/13 meeting.
Trustees reminded to complete the assessment.
Trustees reminded to complete the assessment.
III. Closing Items
A.
Future Agenda Items
* Grant-writing services
* District Safety Plan
* Merit Pay
* Board on Track Trustees assessments
* District Safety Plan
* Merit Pay
* Board on Track Trustees assessments
B.
Adjourn Meeting
N. Velilla made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Z. Nelson seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson
* M. Snyder and the Building Leaders will schedule a phone call with M. Stryker to discuss the edits and next steps in grant applications.