Butler Academy
Minutes
Governance committee
Date and Time
Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Location
Governance committee
Tuesday, April 9 · 6:00 – 7:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
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Committee Members Present
C. Forrest (remote), H. Hoilett-Frierson (remote), K. Flaherty (remote), M. Bunnell (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Governance
A.
Approve Minutes
B.
Succession planning
C.
Board Expansion
M Bunnell will be touring a prospective board member next week at the school.
D.
Board handbook/manual
Board manual continues to be updated in the google drive and an initial draft should be ready to present to the board by the next meeting. Items suggested to be added include guidance to parents as board members, expectations of board members to participate in school activities and potential grounds for dismissal of trustees.
E.
New policies
Will plan to email conflict of interest, confidentiality and code of ethics to legal team to approve then will send to board members to sign.
Discussions still pending with president on emergency succession plans and multi-year plans.
Committee continues to try identify current members who might be interested in executive positions in the future.