KIPP Memphis Public Schools
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
Non-board members and non-staff are welcomed to attend this public meeting and are asked to pre-register to receive the meeting location details: KMPS Board Meeting Registration
Committee Members Present
D. Hopson (remote), L. Johnson, L. Sweet (remote), R. Crutcher (remote)
Committee Members Absent
D. Lyles-Wallace
Guests Present
A. Burt (remote), G. Williams (remote), J. Ward-Gill (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Roll Call
C.
Agenda Review
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance Discussion & Updates
A.
Board Training Reminder
B.
Fundraiser Board Commitments
Ms. Williams shared details about the March 27, 2025 fundraiser and a reminder about the board commitments leading up to the event.
III. Governance Committee Actions
A.
Bylaw Revision: CEO Evaluation
There was discussion about the timeline of when the CEO metrics related to the bonus structure should be decided upon and what the ideal timeframe for setting those and reviewing the data. It was shared that usually data from the previous school year comes in by October following the school year.
In Board on Track under CEO evaluations, there are suggested timelines based on how your school system's data comes in.
After robust discussion, the committee decided that there was no need to add evaluation criteria and timelines to the bylaws, but that it should be an internal policy decided by the Evaluation Committee. No vote was taken.
B.
Board Member Recruitment
Committee members shared positive experiences from working with Ms. Worles.
Ms. Williams shared a reminder that returning board members will need 4 hours of board training by June 30, 2025 and new members will need 6 hours of board training by a year after they join the board officially. All board members should have a link to training videos on their Board on Track Dashboard. This is part of our regions compliance.