International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees
Minutes
Board Retreat at BoardMeet Event hosted by BoardOnTrack
Date and Time
Thursday July 26, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Location
320 Metairie Hammond Highway, Suite #402, Metairie, LA 70005.
The mission of the International School of Louisiana is to provide a challenging education emphasizing language immersion, international awareness, the celebration of diversity and community responsibility.
Trustees Present
B. Richard-Montgomery, C. Rice, F. Smith, H. Rodgers iv
Trustees Absent
C. Reed, G. Ligon, H. Kirk, L. Muetzel, M. Alexander, Y. Zaitseva McCloskey
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
C. Rice
Guests Present
E. Thomas, M. Tennyson, Mike Mizzoni, S. Chapman, S. Wolfman, Seth Wolfman
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
F. Smith called a meeting of the board of trustees of International School of Louisiana Board of Trustees to order on Thursday Jul 26, 2018 at 12:25 PM.
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
II. Approve minutes
A.
Previous Board Meeting Minutes
C. Rice arrived.
III. Board Development - (2 hours)
A.
Governance
Discussed role of Governance Committee, using the BoardOnTrack sample committee job description as a starting point.
The discussion reached an informal consensus that the provided sample was acceptable as the committee job description.
The BoardOnTrack sample committee job description was added to the meeting packet.
B.
CEO Support and Evaluation Committee
Discussed role of CEO Support and Evaluation Committee, using the BoardOnTrack sample committee job description as a starting point.
Brenda recommended that Larissa should chair the CEO Support and Evaluation Committee.
Howard will also be on the committee.
Howard will also be on the committee.
The discussion reached an informal consensus that the provided sample was acceptable as the committee job description, though some more editing from the committee itself may be necessary.
The BoardOnTrack sample committee job description was added to the meeting packet.
C.
Academic Achievement
M. Tennyson indicated that the school has an overall goal of getting 80% of kids to mastery by 2025.
D.
Strategic Plan
There was discussion about what problems are we trying to solve, and what committees does the board really need right now?
Brenda proposed committees needed that meet each month:
Governance
Strategic Planning
Finance
CEO Support & Evaluation is necessary but may not meet every month during non-evaluation time.
Governance
Strategic Planning
Finance
CEO Support & Evaluation is necessary but may not meet every month during non-evaluation time.
Howard reset back to the day's agenda
Discussion came around having a strategic plan
- Have high board engagement (decide on measurables)
- Set strategic goals for schools
Discussion came around having a strategic plan
- Have high board engagement (decide on measurables)
- Set strategic goals for schools
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Next board meeting is August 29th.
Next strategic planning committee will go on as planned. Committee can decide if it wants to continue as a committee or end committee work and instead have planned strategic time on each board meeting agenda.
F. Smith made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
B. Richard-Montgomery seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:41 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Wolfman
Deferred to next meeting.
Possible vote today if more trustees arrive.