Veritas Preparatory Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Zoom Meeting

Date and Time

Friday February 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM

Location

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Committee Members Present

A. Mendelson (remote), D. Fuller (remote), X. Delobato (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

N. Gauthier (remote), R. Romano (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 Feb 16, 2024 at 10:12 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Fuller made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 01-12-24.
X. Delobato seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Prospective Trustee

Ann Marie Martinez works at Baystate in Finance, specifically in the managed care department. She was brought forth by Board Chair, Ann Errichetti. 

 

The committee discusses her qualifications and reviews her resume. 

 

She is mission aligned and excited about this potential opportunity. 

 

Xiomara is happy that Rachel has identified someone that meets our needs as an organization. 

 

Aaron hopes that she will be able to devote the time that is necessary for the role. 

 

The governance committee decides to nominate Ann Marie to the Board of Trustees. The Board will discuss and vote on this nomination at the February meeting. Rachel will present the nomination to the Board in David's absence. 

 

Ann Marie would sit on the Finance Committee and maybe in the future fulfill the role of Chair on that committee. She attended the January Board meeting and toured the High School. 

 

Nikki will add the rest of the Board and committee goals onto BOT. 

B.

Debrief Board on Track Guest Speaker

The committee debriefs the presentation from Gina Fafard from Board on Track. 

 

Thoughts:

 

David thought it is a good resource to consider. 

 

Nikki talks about BOT being a good place to hold all the Board information i.e. goals. She updated terms and goals after Gina's presentation. 

 

Rachel thinks we are underutilizing this platform and it is a good place to hold all the Board information. She wonders if it would be helpful to schedule a tutorial with Gina and any trustees who are interested. 

 

Aaron reviewed the PowerPoint and felt overwhelmed. It was a lot of information, maybe we could get a version that is less cumbersome. 

C.

Trustee Obligations Spreadsheet

Nikki updates the committee about the trustee obligation spreadsheet and reminds them of upcoming due dates that can be shared with the whole Board at the February meeting.

III. Other Business

A.

Follow Up Items

1.) Trustee terms

2.) Officer terms 

3.) Onboarding for Ann Marie (i.e. BOT demo from Gina?)

4.) Attendance Report from BOT

5.) Explore BOT's Board self-assessment tool (Xiomara will take a look) 

IV. 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 10:56 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Fuller
Documents used during the meeting
  • Ann Marie Martinez_RESUME_Veritas - February Meeting.docx
  • Veritas Governance Committee Presentation by BOT_Dec2023.pdf
  • Trustee Obligations Spreadsheet February Meeting.xlsx