Libertas Academy Charter School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 12, 2020 at 9:00 AM
Location
Conference Call- Dial in # (712) 775-7031 , Access Code : 959-546-056
Committee Members Present
J. Lopez-Figueroa (remote), L. Davis (remote), M. Montero (remote)
Committee Members Absent
M. Walachy
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
L. Davis called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Libertas Academy Charter School to order on Thursday Mar 12, 2020 at 9:10 AM.
C.
Approve Minutes
L. Davis made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 02-13-20.
J. Lopez-Figueroa seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Review & Discuss Board on Track Success Plan
The committee reviewed the success plan laid out by board on track. Lauren will remind those Trustees who have not completed the board assessment, on Monday, to complete by the due date of Tuesday.
Next steps : GC committee to review the resources for succession planning and board recruitment as suggested by BoardOnTrack . We will discuss findings from these resources at our April meeting.
B.
Recruitment Progress & Next Steps
Lauren updated the committee on her plans to bring in a potential candidate on April 4th for a tour.
It was discussed that social media and online postings could be a good way to get new Trustees . Modesto suggested tackling this later this spring . We will circle back to this at our April meeting.
It was discussed that social media and online postings could be a good way to get new Trustees . Modesto suggested tackling this later this spring . We will circle back to this at our April meeting.
C.
Annual Board Assessment Results
Bypassed reviewing these results as not enough board members have completed the assessment. As previously mentioned, Lauren will reach out to those Trustees who have not taken this assessment on Monday.
D.
Board Trainings
Modesto commented that he attended a great training on MGT vs. GVT put on by BoardOnTrack. Would be worthwhile to have our trustees take this webinar - perhaps at June retreat.
Next steps : Lauren to reach out to Katrina at BoardOnTrack to see if anyone at the company would be willing to leading this 30 min webinar at our retreat.
Next steps : Lauren to reach out to Katrina at BoardOnTrack to see if anyone at the company would be willing to leading this 30 min webinar at our retreat.
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 9:45 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Davis