Libertas Academy Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday September 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Location

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 978 911 1659
Passcode: ALL4U

Committee Members Present

L. Davis (remote), S. Williams (remote)

Committee Members Absent

None

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 Tuesday Sep 1, 2020 at 12:02 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Davis made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 05-14-20.
S. Williams seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Review FY20 GC Goals & Set FY21 GC Goals

Lauren and Shakenna reviewed LACS GC goals from last year and based on those goals, revised for this year.  Below is the drafted version of GC FY21 Goals : 
Governance Committee FY21 Goals -draft:
1. Recruit 2-3 new board members
         a. Trustee with finance experience
         b. Trustee with marketing and communications experience
         c.  Trustee who is a parent of a LACS student

2. Draft a timeline to give to vetted Trustees highlighting timing on what to expect/ tasks to complete, while joining LACS Board.
 
3. Track an 82% attendance rate for each Trustee

4. Coordinate 2 trainings for the Board. 
               a. Fundraising/Development Training
               b. Branding/Marketing Training (or partnership) to bring bring more awareness of LACS to surrounding community 
               c. Boards role in this new climate with remote learning/remote meetings? 
 

B.

Current GC Docs for Review

LD informed Shakenna of the attached Governance Committee documents as she is a new GC member.  LD to update the Reference Sheet for this year.  Per the new FY21 GC Goals we will add a Timeline Reference Sheet to these current GC documents .  

C.

Set Calendar for FY21 GC Meetings

Next GC meeting will be scheduled for Oct 1 from 12-1 via zoom. Going forward, the next GC meeting will be scheduled at the current meeting due to Shakenna's changing/ busy schedule.  

III. Wmass/ National Funding

A.

Shakenna's Initiative Discussion

Shakenna detailed her Babson College African American Woman Entrepreneur Initiative and asked Lauren to spread the word to her network.  

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 12:58 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Davis
Next steps before our Oct 1 meeting : 
*Shakenna to review Board on Track Resource tab re : Recruitment Strategies and Board Training Resources/Ideas (see goals for training topics)
*Lauren to create a "recruitment roadmap" for the coming 2-3 years.   Lauren to update LACS Reference Sheet & also review training resources on Board on Track