Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 14, 2022 at 1:15 PM
Location
4551 Steele Street, Oakland, CA 94619. Signage on campus will direct you to the correct room, generally the Sun Room.
The public may comment and participate via Zoom if they prefer. The public may also email comments to christinag@urbanmontessori.org to be shared during the meeting. Please make that intention clear in your email. Please make that intention clear in your email.
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Committee Members Present
D. Leung (remote), G. Klein, S. Morrill
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
K. Feeney
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes from prior Executive & Governance Committee Meeting
No questions or public comments on this item.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
| D. Leung |
Aye
|
D.
Review of Action/Discussion Items
E.
Presentations from the Floor
No public comments on items not on the agenda.
II. Executive and Governance
A.
Board Goals - Retreat Planning
Retreat work moved from October to December meeting. Greg will follow up checking for in-person attendance for that meeting. Sarah and Krishna are connecting later this week on prepping that agenda.
No public comments on this item.
B.
2022-2023 Head of School Evaluation Process
Sarah and Krishna discussed clarifying which goals are school wide, public-facing goals, and which are individual professional growth goals that remain confidential. Sarah and Krishna will follow up at their 1:1 meeting to work further together.
Parent Icy asked about the parent survey. Greg responded that yes the survey are a part of the data that informs the Boards support and evaluation of the Head of School.
No other public comments on this item.
C.
Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training
Ann Rhodes has joined the Board and the Finance Committee as of 11/1/2022, our second Family Advisory Council representative.
No public comments on this item.
D.
Participation in Diverse Charter Schools Coalition communities of practice
Greg had a 1:1 with the cohort's facilitator as part of the welcoming process. The next session is tomorrow. Sarah, Greg, and Krishna are undecided about attending the in-person component in Kansas City in January.
No public comments on this item.
III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents
A.
Discuss updates to school policies
Greg shared from a recent webinar on laws that are changing that apply to schools. Krishna will review and delegate to staff and board committees on where our local policies need to be adjusted.
Parent Icy asked where to find that document and Greg shared that it is attached to the agenda in BoardOnTrack as a PDF.
No other public comments on this item.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
At 2:08pm, Sarah announced going into Closed Session on Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School.
No public comments on this item.
B.
Report out of Closed Session
At 2:35pm, the committee returned to open session and Sarah reported that no actions were taken.
No changes needed.