Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 9, 2023 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.
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Members: Sarah Morrill (Chair), Greg Klein
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Committee Members Present
G. Klein, S. Morrill (remote)
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 comment.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
| G. Klein |
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 Debrief & Next Step Planning
Sarah recapped briefly the Board retreat, and that we worked on the handful of five-year visioning statements, and the metrics that might work to associate with them, and the Board's role in each of them, hypothetically for now.
Greg shared that it was great having the Board engage in visioning work and brainstorming work.
The committee discussed how to move this work forward at the Board, Committee, FAC, and staff levels. Notes from the last Board meeting are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EyH1HM3KFiyAHtN08_sd-L9EeVzwQlvqlg54ULvWQp0/edit
The committee drafted recommendations to the Board which goals/get taken up by which committee/body at the school to be shared with the Board at the January meeting.
No public comments on this item.
B.
2022-2023 Head of School Evaluation Process
Sarah and Krishna scheduled the winter listening session for later in January. Each year, the Board asks staff what is going well for our school? Of these areas, how (if at all) has the Head of School contributed? What is something for our school that needs resolution or feels “incomplete”? Of these areas, how might the Head of School further support and/or lead? Is there anything else you’d like to share at this time?
No public comments on this item.
C.
Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training
Greg reminded the committee that his current term ends after June 2023. Sarah is connecting with a colleague through the DCSC community of practice on improvement board recruitment and membership.
No public comments on this item.
D.
Participation in Diverse Charter Schools Coalition communities of practice
No further comments on this topic beyond what was shared before. Greg was sick for the last meeting.
No public comments on this item.
III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents
A.
Discuss updates to school policies
Greg shared that the Safety Plan needs to be adopted by March 1st, with a public hearing before. Krishna wants the public hearing in January with a vote on adoption at the February meeting.
No public comments on this item.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
Tabled.
B.
Report out of Closed Session
Tabled. Closed Session did not occur.
No changes needed.