Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Executive & Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 8, 2024 at 3:15 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: Amy Ng (Chair), Greg Klein; Committee Alternate: Sarah Morrill
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Committee Members Present
A. Ng, G. Klein
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
D. Bissonnette
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Review of Action/Discussion Items
D.
Presentations from the Floor
No public comments on items not on the agenda.
E.
Approve Minutes from prior Executive & Governance Committee Meeting
No questions or public comments on this item. Adopted without objection.
II. Executive and Governance
A.
Effective School Boards Framework Implementation
The committee discussed updates to two-day training opportunities, draft interim goals, and what information to bring to the upcoming board meeting.
No public comments on this item.
B.
Board Membership, Recruitment, and Training
Greg is meeting with incoming board member Lana later this week to answer questions.
No other discussion or public comments on this item.
C.
Head of School Evaluation Process
With Daniel, the committee discussed how it will gather feedback to provide Daniel on his performance. Daniel will bring ideas to the Board's meeting on the questions he'd like asked, to whom, and when.
No other discussion or public comments on this item.
III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents
A.
Review of Board Policies
Tabled.
B.
Review Charter Support
Daniel shared that ACOE acknowledged that the charter submission received, that Tuesday November 12th is the initial public hearing, with a site visit on November 19th, and the summary of findings will be published on Monday November 25th, and the determination hearing will be Tuesday December 10th. Amy asked and Daniel shared that findings can be addressed before and during the decision hearing.
No other questions or public comments on this item.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
Tabled.
B.
Report out of Closed Session
The committee did not go into closed session.
No changes needed.