Veritas Preparatory Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday February 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Location

370 Pine Street or by phone: 866-848-2216, code: 7783935205

Committee Members Present

A. Mendelson, D. Fuller, R. Romano, T. Moran (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Fuller called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Veritas Preparatory Charter School to order on Thursday Feb 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

A. Mendelson made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 11-19-19.
D. Fuller seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Trustee Recruitment

There are currently three possible candidates for Board consideration:
    1. Xiomara Alban.  Rachel Romano’s summary suggests that this candidate Is a “yes” as a candidate to be considered as a future member of the Board.  She has been invited to attend the Board meeting scheduled in either February or March.
    2. Yesenia Ghoram.  Due to changes in her personal life it is probable that this candidate is a “no” for consideration for this year, although she may remain a candidate in the future.
    3. Terry Maxey.  Aaron and David met with this individual, who is the Executive Director of Open Pantry, on January 27.  He is scheduled to meet with Rachel and tour the school at noon on February 28, also accompanied by Aaron and David.  He remains a possibility for Board membership.
Prior to the Committee’s next meeting David Fuller will prepare a summary identifying those Board members whose terms are expiring so that we have an understanding of the number of Board vacancies, and will confirm with each Board member whose term is expiring that he or she wishes to continue on the Board.  He will also provide a summary of the terms in office of each of the officers of the Board.
After a further discussion regarding the desirability of a Board composed of members with diverse backgrounds and experiences it was decided that Tom Moran will undertake to outline an aspirational policy regarding Board makeup and diversity and work directly with Rachel in crafting the same. 

B.

Goals for 2020

Aaron will dialog with Rachel regarding her progress toward the Executive Director’s goals for fiscal year 2020, to report on a future Board meeting.

Aaron will dialog with Rachel regarding her progress toward the Executive Director’s goals for fiscal year 2020, to report on a future Board meeting.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Fuller