Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Executive & Governance Committee Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 20, 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
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes from prior Executive & Governance Committee Meeting
No public comments on this item.
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.
Long Term Goals & Annual Board Assessment
Sarah recommends bringing the six goals back to the Board for refreshing. Greg asked and Krishna shared that the goals would come back to staff for re-engagement in August, and could include reframing and making them more actionable.
The committee discussed the most recent Board Assessment and the need to recruit additional Board members with new skills and professional experiences. Other areas discussed were long-term and short-term succession planning, adjusting meeting priorities to focus more on academic outcomes, and where the Board and Head were aligned or not in general.
No public comments on this item.
B.
Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training
Greg shared a draft proposal of Board Officer roles for 2023-2024 and the committee discussed them. Greg shared that he would invite a potential board candidate to attend the meeting later this week.
No public comments on this item.
C.
Head of School Evaluation Process
Sarah reported that she shared the report and memo with Ms. Feeney.
No other discussion or public comments on this item.
III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents
A.
LCAP and Board Policy Review
The committee discussed updates to the 2023-2024 Local Control and Accountability Plan and Local Indicators, both of which are complete and ready for the Board's consideration later this week. The committee discussed resolving comments in the UMCS Family Handbook, UMCS Employee Handbook, Annual Notices to Families, UMCS Local School Wellness Policy prior to them being voted on later this week at the Board meeting. Finally, the committee reviewed the Calendar of Regular Board Meetings 2023-2024, including Committee Meetings and UMCS School Calendar 2023-2024.
There were no public comments on this item.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
1:58pm, Sarah shared 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 2:13pm, the committee returned to open session. No actions were taken.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Board Assessment Report.pdf
No changes needed.