Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 13, 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 comments.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Morrill |
Aye
|
| G. Klein |
Aye
|
D.
Review of Action/Discussion Items
No changes needed.
E.
Presentations from the Floor
No public comments on items not on the agenda.
II. Executive and Governance
A.
Long Term Goals & Follow Up
Greg shared the planning template from DCSC, and Sarah and Greg are going to work on it through their sessions and in between. Can be reviewed here, too, all related to our long term six goals. The link is available to the public, too. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n9RLMVeRZ5rBQTQcisqu216K8LTEBrIhjlKlXW1JZK8/edit?usp=sharing
No public comments on this item.
B.
Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training
Sarah will connect with Iris about Forms 700, board members have until April 1st to file their annual Form 700. Greg attended a recent training about Form 700 and the training materials are included on today's agenda and will be shared with the full board.
No other discussion or public comment on this item.
III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents
A.
Board Governance Documents
The board discussed the UMCS Conflict of Interest, Board Bylaws, and the Board Book. The committee discussed a few non-material updates and fixes, and then Sarah is going to work on creating a more digestible Board Job Description (part of the Board Book) to make that section more shareable to support our ongoing search for new board members.
No questions or public comments on this item.
B.
Measure G1 Review and Discussion
Krishna shared an overview of Measure G1. Our Measure G1 application is due March 17th and we recently received the application that supports the process. Measure G1 supports 6-8th grade to increase arts, music, and world languages; improving student retention 5th to 6th grade; and supporting safe and positive learning environments. All the funding is audited. Proposing to support culture and climate of middle school students with the director of student services position, and also to help with attendance. The committee discussed the proposal and supports the draft planned proposal.
No public comments or questions on this item.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
At 1:52pm, Sarah announced that the Committee would go into Closed Session on Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School. There were no public comments on this item.
B.
Report out of Closed Session
At 2:15pm, the Committee returned to open session. No actions were taken.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Handout-Help-is-Here-Filling-Out-Statement-of-Economic-Interest-Form-700.pdf
The committee discussed Sarah attending this meeting remotely under the provisions of AB 2449. She joined with camera and audio on, and she had extenuating circumstances. Sarah notified the committee of this issue earlier this morning. This is Sarah's first use of this provision this school year for this committee.