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Voices College-Bound Language Academies

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 21, 2018 at 4:00 PM

Location

14271 Story Rd, San Jose, CA 95127; 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA 94404; 435 Tasso, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Committee Members Present

A. Rico, D. Cadette, K. Wisckol

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

L. Ramirez

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Cadette called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Voices College-Bound Language Academies to order on Thursday Jun 21, 2018 at 4:07 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Cadette made a motion to approve minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting on 05-17-18 Governance Committee Meeting on 05-17-18.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
K. Wisckol
Aye
A. Rico
Aye
D. Cadette
Aye
L. Ramirez
Aye

II. Board Business: Discussion/Action Items

A.

Board Recruitment

Committee discusses process and timeline for vetting a prospective candidate.

B.

Board Training

K. Wisckol discusses looking at alternative Brown Act training mediums. D. Cadette suggests board onboarding ideas as part of board training.

C.

Governance Committee Goals

Committee discusses deep dive on committee goals and cadence at upcoming annual board meeting.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

D. Cadette made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
K. Wisckol seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
L. Ramirez
Aye
D. Cadette
Aye
A. Rico
Aye
K. Wisckol
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:28 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Rico