Veritas Preparatory Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Zoom Meeting

Date and Time

Monday July 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Location

 
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Committee Members Present

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

Committee Members Absent

None

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

R. Romano called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Veritas Preparatory Charter School to order on Monday Jul 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM.

C.

Approve minutes

A. Mendelson made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 06-18-20.
D. Fuller seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Fuller
Aye
T. Moran
Aye
R. Romano
Aye
A. Mendelson
Aye

II. Governance

A.

Self-Assessment of Board of Trustees

Committee discussed the four areas identified in the  survey results: 
  1. Board Engagement:   Attendance & Bylaws.
  2. Board Operations:  Structure, Depth& Timing of the meetings.
  3. Board Oversight & Accountability:  Measuring/Tracking against specific performance goals for the CEO.
  4. Board Strategic Responsibilities:  Strategic Planning, Talent Recruitment & Management, Leadership Succession & Board Recruiting & Succession
We have made significant progress and achieved results in all areas. We need to continue to build momentum and ask committee chairs to review survey results and use them to inform goals for 2020-2021. We will ask the committees to draft goals for FY21 over two months and share with board in September. 

While the high school is providing strategic direction right now, we must assess our progress in the HPS partnership and determine best path forward. This is the third and final year of our first contract and we need and this will be an important area for strategic planning this year. Our board needs to engage in some discussions with the Friends of VPCS this year about the continuation of our space and services agreement. 
 

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 1:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
R. Romano