K. Sved reported on his recent meetings with new board members to support their onboarding to the board. He reviewed materials provided to the new members.

The committee discussed strategies for obtaining board feedback on the topic, legal considerations and consultation, and the prior history of such a committee, if any, at Navigator Schools.  K. Sved reported feedback from an advisor on legal matters and related guidelines.  Members discussed the scope and purpose of the committee, potential overlap and interrelationships with other committees, and parent communications with the board. The committee discussed interests, expertise, and roles of board members, current and new, related to development efforts.

In part, the discussion of this item was merged into the discussion of the preceding agenda item. In addition, the committee discussed details of committee roles, structures, meeting frequencies, and relationship to the Navigator Schools Support Corporation Board. Members discussed advisory roles and consultants. The chair expressed interest in inviting a potential consultant candidate to the next meeting of the Governance Committee.

K. Sved explained the process by which resolutions were written regarding board committee assignments in the past.  J. Flaherty and K. Sved discussed additional strategies and timelines for engaging the board in the committee assignment process.

K. Sved explained potential reasons for considering changes to the board bylaws and the implications of such changes, specifically relating to to school charters. Board members requested that research of recent COVID-19 virus variants, above all the UK Variant, be performed by staff and that the results of the study be presented to the board at its next meeting.