Brighter Choice Charter Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 11, 2021 at 8:30 AM
Committee Members Present
M. Snyder (remote), N. Maresca (remote), N. Velilla (remote), T. Hanmer (remote), Z. Nelson (remote)
Committee Members Absent
R. McLaughlin
Guests Present
K. Ford (remote), K. Mclean (remote), L. Licygiewicz (remote), S. Jahn (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Snyder called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Brighter Choice Charter Schools to order on Thursday Feb 11, 2021 at 8:30 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Board on Track Accelerator meeting follow up
Ms. Snyder recapped the accelerator meeting conducted by Board on Track on January 29. The general consensus was that there were no startling revelations about what the BCCS board should be doing, but that Board on Track provided valuable organizational tools for the BCCS trustees.
B.
Scholar Recruitment and Marketing
Trudy Hanmer briefly outlined the plans for the marketing task force. The group invites participation from any and all trustees and is focusing short-term on reaching families to enroll scholars for the 2021-2022 school year. As an example, flyers about the schools’ programs will be placed in the food baskets to be handed out on 2/26. The group is seeking to profile various members of the constituency--alumnae/i, faculty, parents--in the form of short testimonials.
C.
Amended 2021-2022 School Calendar
Luke Licgiewicz reported that the auditor had advised the school that the calendar for 2021-2022 did not meet the minimum required days (190). The school administration recommended recapturing two days of instruction from professional development days and adding two days to the end of the year. On motion from Ms. Hanmer, seconded by Ms. Velilla, the governance committee agreed to present the changes as outlined by Mr. Licygiewicz to the full board for approval.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:56 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Nelson