Veritas Preparatory Charter School
Governance Committee Meeting
Zoom Meeting
Published on January 18, 2022 at 9:03 AM EST
Date and Time
Thursday January 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM EST
Location
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on December 16, 2021 | ||
| II. | Trustee Recruitment & Onboarding | |
| A. | Discuss Onboarding Procedure(s) | |
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Shared document highlighting new onboarding polices will be discussed and edited.
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| B. | Trustee Recruitment | |
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Discuss Trustee recruitment in terms of skillsets. Whose term on the Board is ending and what skillsets will we need to replace or what skillsets have we been missing?
https://help.boardontrack.com/hc/en-us/articles/207907398-Recruiting-What-Skills-Are-Needed-On-a-Charter-School-Board-
Finance: accounting, banking, insurance, risk management Fundraising: face-to-face solicitation, networking Governance: previous board experience Human Resources: employee benefits, grievances, compensation, CEO annual reviews Public Relations: marketing, working with the media Facilities: real estate, facilities finances, construction management Legal: Help you think about when it might make sense to get your legal counsel’s advice. But the board should also retain independent legal counsel. Educational: Retired leaders of independent schools can make excellent trustees. They know what it’s like to report to a board, often have great fundraising skills, and are well versed in governance and management issues. |
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| III. | Governance | |
| A. | Accountability Plan | |
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One of the Governance committee's goals was to oversee the development of a new accountability plan for the third charter. We have attached the guide to review and discuss.
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| IV. | Other Business | |
| V. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |