Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Executive & Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 13, 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 questions or 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.
Board Structure Evolution & Long Term Goal Alignment
Krishna shared that she and Daniel started codifying existing work to describe strategic plans last week and have plans to check with the administrative team this week as a next step. Coach Elizabeth Slade is coming soon and Krishna will engage her, too, in documenting "one-page" strategic planning materials. The work will need to go to staff in a meaningful way before it is publicized widely.
No public comments on this item.
B.
Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training
Sarah shared that Amy is on board! Greg shared that her email is up and running and long with BoardOnTrack access.
Greg shared that Sarah's term ends soon and he will be recommending her for a renewal term at the upcoming Board meeting.
Sarah asked if the FAC has placed a new Board rep and Krishna didn't believe so at this time. The FAC will work that process.
No public comments on this item.
C.
Head of School Evaluation Process
Sarah shared she is holding a listening session with staff on Wednesday 11/29.
No public comments on this item.
III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents
A.
LCAP and Board Policy Review
Greg reminded the committee about the need for a midyear LCAP review later in January or February. Josh had emailed Greg to clarify that the board should review before the end of February.
No public comments on this item.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
At 1:27pm, Sarah shared that the committee is going into closed session on Public Employee Performance Evaluation - Head of School.
B.
Report out of Closed Session
The committee returned to open session at 1:50pm. No action was taken.
No changes needed.