The committee reviewed the agenda and made no changes.

Committee Member Yancey abstained from voting due to not being in attendance at the previous Committee Meeting.

Ms. Williams provided an update on upcoming board member terms. Committee Chair Crutcher made an action to follow up with everyone listed before the May committee meetings to confirm if they will renew or roll off.

• Dr. Lin Johnson - Board Chair,  1st Term: 7/01/2023 - 7/01/2025 
• Roquel Crutcher - Vice Chair and Governance Committee Chair,  2nd Term: 6/01/2023 - 6/01/2025 
• Jane Maina - Secretary Academic/Operations,  1st Term: 6/01/2023 - 6/01/2025 
• Alfred Anderson - Operations/Facilities Committee Chair Operations/Finance,  2nd Term: 6/01/2023 - 6/01/2025

Fueling Futures Fundraiser Update

• Ms. Williams thanked those who donated and were able to attend this year's Fueling Futures Fundraising Event.  With funds donated over the past 2 years, KMPS has reviewed the work plan for the gym renovation and determine that the initial project to be completed will be painting, including the KMCH logo on one of the walls and possibly painting the bottom front board of the bleachers.

It is recommended that the Governance Committee approve the following update to bylaw Section 3.7:

Current Language:

Section 3.7. Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors. Regular meetings of  the Board may be held at such time and place as the Board of Directors shall from time  to time determine. The President may waive any regular meeting of the Board of  Directors. The regular meeting of the Board of Directors designated as the annual  meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday in February, unless such date is a legal  holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the preceding business day, of each  and every year, or on such other date selected by the Board of Directors. The Board of  Directors shall permit any or all of the Directors to participate in a regular meeting by, or  conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all of  the Directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A  Director participating in a meeting by this means shall be deemed to be present in  person at the meeting. 

Proposed Language:

Section 3.7. Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors. Regular meetings of  the Board may be held at such time and place quarterly as the Board of Directors shall from time  to time determines annually. The Board Chair may waive any regular meeting of the Board of  Directors. The regular meeting of the Board of Directors designated as the annual  meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday in February, unless such date is a legal  holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the preceding business day, of each  and every year, or on such other date selected by the Board of Directors. The Board of  Directors shall permit any or all of the Directors to participate in a regular meeting by, or  conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all of  the Directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A  Director participating in a meeting by this means shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting. 

Context: 

Section 4 of Tennessee's Education Freedom Act, enacted in 2025, provides a one-time $2,000 bonus to K-12 public school teachers for the 2024-2025 school year, subject to appropriation and school board/governing body resolution. 

Requirements:

 In order to receive the bonus funds, each local board of education must pass a resolution signaling their intent to participate in Section 4 of the Education Freedom Act (the educator bonuses). Once a local board has the passed resolution, the district will upload the file into ePlan. More information on where to upload the resolutions will be released soon. Please note that no payments can be made to districts if the resolution is not received by the statutory deadline of June 1, 2025. 

The TDOE document outlining the requirements can be found at the link below. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/documents/2024_25_One_Time_Teacher_Bonus_Info.pdf

Draft Resolution to participate in Section 4 of the TN Education Freedom Act (linked)

It is recommended that the KIPP Memphis Public Schools Governance Committee recommend the draft resolution to move to the full KIPP Memphis Board of Directors for approval.

There was some discussion about what it means to sign on for this given the nature of the full Education Freedom Act. The Committee asked that Ms. Williams share the context and draft resolution with the full board in advance.