Butler Academy
Minutes
Governance committee meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Location
Governance committee meeting
Wednesday, December 4 · 5:00 – 6:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
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Committee Members Present
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
C.
Approve minutes
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Discuss election cycle
B.
Board Expansion
K. Flaherty spoke with a resource in the community namely the Executive of the Byerly Foundation who may be able to help with recruitment strategies as well as facilitate networking for future potential board members. Other areas she could help is develop strategies to improve board engagement, functionality and identify gaps in skills set on the board. Will inquire further into cost and feasibility.
C.
Succession planning
Continue to engage current board members and ascertain who intends to roll off in 2025 as well as who may be interested in an executive seat.
III. Other Business
A.
Updates from the district
Board Chair met with the new chief of external board relations about information each board member should know about. Will include these documents to the board drive. Information includes the Charter School act, Freedom of Information act and fiduciary responsibilities.
Draft of new by laws emailed out to the board for review, specifically with regards to board member terms. Will add to the agenda for voting at next board meeting.