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Veritas Preparatory Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

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Date and Time

Friday July 21, 2023 at 11:30 AM

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Committee Members Present

D. Fuller (remote), R. Romano (remote), X. Delobato (remote)

Committee Members Absent

A. Mendelson

Guests Present

N. Gauthier (remote)

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 Friday Jul 21, 2023 at 11:38 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Fuller made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 06-16-23.
X. Delobato seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

MCPSA Board Diagnostic Survey Results

Committee members take a few minutes to review the survey and synthesize:

 

Strengths:

 

  1. 9 out of 11 responses (11% is one person)
  2. Consensus on most responses 
    1. Consistent willingness to discuss the impact of systemic racism within the school - full consensus (agree or strongly agree)
    2. Governance - compliant with bylaws and effectiveness of meetings 

Opportunities:

 

  1. Recruit new trustees with targeted professional expertise (HR, Legal & Fundraising) 
  2. Regular review of student achievement data - consistent access to a data dashboard
  3. ED goals and progress monitoring
  4. Annual board self-assessment

 

Discussion/Inquiry:

 

  1.  In the last 12 months, the Board and the school leader have had at least one substantive conversation clarifying the balance between governance and management and who makes what decisions.
    1. 13% I don’t know
    2. 50% Disagree
    3. 25% Agree
    4. 13% Strongly agree 
  2. I or another board member has initiated a discussion about whether any school policy or practice may disproportionately impact some students negatively and/or advantage some over others. 
    1. 13% I don’t know
    2. 38% Disagree
    3. 38% Agree
    4. 13% Strongly agree
  3. A member of the Board has initiated a discussion about whether any school policy or practice disproportionately impact some students negatively and/or advantage some over others. 
    1. 100% Agree

These conclusions will be discussed at the next Board meeting on the 27th. 

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 12:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Fuller
Documents used during the meeting
  • Veritas Preparatory Charter School - 2023 BED Report June.pdf