Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School
Minutes
Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Trustees Present
Anneliese Gegenheimer (remote), Bisi Oyedele, Edward Pauls (remote), John Mahaffie (remote), Peling Li (remote), Roman Goldstein (remote)
Trustees Absent
None
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
Bisi Oyedele
Ex Officio Members Present
Kristin Scotchmer (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
Kristin Scotchmer (remote)
Guests Present
Joseph Rodriguez (remote), Katherine Park (remote), Robyn Pretlow (remote), Siobhan Saul (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes: February 2024
Roll Call | |
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Roman Goldstein |
Aye
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Bisi Oyedele |
Absent
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Anneliese Gegenheimer |
Aye
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Peling Li |
Aye
|
Edward Pauls |
Aye
|
John Mahaffie |
Aye
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D.
Approve Minutes: March 2024
Roll Call | |
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Edward Pauls |
Aye
|
Anneliese Gegenheimer |
Aye
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Peling Li |
Aye
|
John Mahaffie |
Aye
|
Bisi Oyedele |
Absent
|
Roman Goldstein |
Aye
|
II. Executive Session
A.
Enter Exec Session
Roll Call | |
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Peling Li |
Aye
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John Mahaffie |
Aye
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Anneliese Gegenheimer |
Aye
|
Roman Goldstein |
Aye
|
Edward Pauls |
Aye
|
Bisi Oyedele |
Absent
|
B.
Executive Search / Transition Planning
C.
Exit Exec Session
III. School Report
A.
School Report
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Internal Committee
The Executive Director shared an overview of the 2024-2025 budget, timeline, and process. The budget is due to PCSB on July 2.
B.
Governance Committee
The committee chair shared and provided the following updates:
- The committee has not met recently, but the identified priority is to focus on recruitment of new board members. The outcome for the recruitment process is to have an odd number of board of directors serving.
- The contract with governance expert Simmons Lettre has been signed. The work will include an assessment of the board and help with navigating the transition process.
C.
Search Taskforce / Executive Transition
The search committee is made up of staff, the caregiver community, and board members. There have been 66 applicants that expressed interest in the executive director role. Of the 66 candidates the committee has conducted four candidate interviews. Edgility team completes preliminary steps and shares with the search committee to inform decisions on next steps for each candidate.
D.
ED Role Post Transition
The board continues to discuss what the post ED role will look like.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Roll Call | |
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John Mahaffie |
Aye
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Peling Li |
Aye
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Anneliese Gegenheimer |
Aye
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Edward Pauls |
Aye
|
Bisi Oyedele |
Aye
|
Roman Goldstein |
Aye
|
The ED provided highlights about enrollment, recruitment/retention, strategic initiatives, student results, engagement, campus events, communications, and operational planning.