Urban Montessori Charter School

Minutes

Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Monday May 15, 2023 at 1:15 PM

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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Committee Members Present

G. Klein, S. Morrill

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

K. Feeney

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Morrill called a meeting of the Executive and Governance Committee of Urban Montessori Charter School to order on Monday May 15, 2023 at 1:21 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Approve Minutes from prior Executive & Governance Committee Meeting

S. Morrill made a motion to approve the minutes from Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting on 04-20-23.
G. Klein seconded the motion.

No questions or public comments on this item.

The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Review of Action/Discussion Items

No changes.

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 posted the shortened job description on LinkedIn and got one interested candidate so far. No other updates at this time.

 

No public comments on this item.

B.

Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training

No additional training updates at this time. Forms 700 were due by April 1st.

 

No public comments on this item.

C.

Head of School Evaluation Process

Staff who directly report to the Head of School, and board members are currently completing the Head of School evaluation survey in BoardOnTrack. Sarah will remind board members at the next meeting to complete.

 

No public comments on this item.

III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents

A.

Board Governance Documents and School Calendar updates

The committee discussed Winter Break for SY 23-24 and the hope to align to OUSD when it finalizes its calendar. Currently showing minimum day on December 22, then off the next two weeks, and students returning on Tuesday January 9, 2024.

 

Krishna recommended annual approval of Uniform Complaint Policy and the Public Records Act Policy.

 

No public comments on this item.

IV. Closed Session

A.

Closed Session Items

At 1:49pm, Sarah announced that the committee would go into closed session on Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School. There no public comments on this item.

B.

Report out of Closed Session

The committee returned to open session at 2:13pm. No actions were taken.

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 2:14 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
G. Klein
Documents used during the meeting
None