Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport

Minutes

GOBPT February Monthly Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday February 6, 2023 at 12:30 PM

Location

Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport

375 Howard Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06605

Committee Members Present

Bob Carlson (remote), Corey Sneed (remote), Tenssie Ramsay (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

Janay Garrett (remote), John Scalice (remote), Latoya Hubbard (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Bob Carlson called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport to order on Monday Feb 6, 2023 at 12:30 PM.

II. Governance Committee

A.

Set Agenda for February Board Meeting

Motions put forth for vote

 

  • Adding D. Zieff as a board member and finance committee member

After brief introductions

 

  • Adding B. Bagley as a board member and governance/academic committee member

B.

Executive Director Report Overview

J. Scalice plans to discuss/give an update on the following at the upcoming board meeting

  • January testing data review
  • Recap and learnings from the Barr Sponsored Kipp visit, including Key takeaways 
  • Separation from the foundation - update on staff notification, parent notification and consultant

C.

Director of Operations Report Overview

L. Hubbard plans to give an overview/update of the following at the upcoming board meeting:

  • Enrollment
    • Key dates
    • Marketing efforts
    • Applications received

 

  • Certification  
    • Certification compliance, audit & process
    • Historical data as it relates to hiring certified teachers
    • Previous recruitment & certification processes 
    • Enhanced recruitment and revised onboarding plans 

D.

Updates from Board Chair

B. Carlson proposes collapsing academic and governance committee meeting business to reside in governance committee meetings. Given academic committee has not met in a while/has not been reconvened, it was agreed to address academic committee related business during governance.

 

 

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 1:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Bob Carlson