Urban Montessori Charter School
Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting
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Location
4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619. Ring the front bell or call/text 510-290-4005 for entry. Signage on campus will direct you to the correct room, generally the Head of School's Office.
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Members: Sarah Morrill (Chair), Greg Klein
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Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 1:15 PM | |||
| A. | Call the Meeting to Order | Sarah Morrill | |||
| B. | Record Attendance | Greg Klein | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve Minutes from prior Executive & Governance Committee Meeting | Approve Minutes | Greg Klein | 1 m | |
| D. | Review of Action/Discussion Items | Discuss | Sarah Morrill | 1 m | |
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With input from the committee, the committee chair may decide, based upon a number of factors, to reorder the action/discussion items to best suit the needs of the meeting. No additional action/discussion items will be added at this time. |
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| E. | Presentations from the Floor | Sarah Morrill | 5 m | ||
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PRESENTATIONS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – Any person wishing to speak to any item not on the agenda will be granted three minutes to make a presentation. Speakers required translation will be granted double time. Comments should refer to matters within the jurisdiction of this committee. |
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| II. | Executive and Governance | 1:23 PM | |||
| A. | Long Term Goals & Annual Board Assessment | Discuss | Sarah Morrill | 5 m | |
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Executive Committee Focused Goals Our ABAR Commitment and Land Acknowledgement are integrated into all the facets of our work with students, staff, and families.
This is the planning document provided by the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition Equity in Governance cohort and that this committee is using to organize the Board's work across the Six Long Term Goals.
A high level summary of the most recent annual Board Assessment is attached to this item. |
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| B. | Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training | Discuss | Sarah Morrill | 10 m | |
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Discussion on status of Board members, recent recruitment, and training, including training in different Board roles. Greg's current term ends at the end of this month.
A proposal for Board Officers and Committees starting July 1, 2023 is here. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12LGUmAROmj8evotJebmycaEtIofljOahz3LFBm5XQeQ/edit#gid=440650251
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| C. | Head of School Evaluation Process | Discuss | Sarah Morrill | 10 m | |
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Discuss timeline of process for HOS evaluation. |
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| III. | Updates on School Policies and Required Documents | 1:48 PM | |||
| A. | LCAP and Board Policy Review | Discuss | Greg Klein | 10 m | |
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The committee can review and may suggest updates to school policies. |
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| IV. | Closed Session | 1:58 PM | |||
| A. | Closed Session Items | Discuss | Sarah Morrill | 10 m | |
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Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School |
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| B. | Report out of Closed Session | Vote | Sarah Morrill | 2 m | |
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"Return to Open Session" is always agendized ahead of time as a "Vote" item. It is not meant to indicate the the Board shall take an action at this time. If any votes are taken during any Closed Session, those are reported out publicly at this time on the agenda. |
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| V. | Closing Items | 2:10 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Discuss | Sarah Morrill | 1 m | |