Urban Montessori Charter School
Minutes
Executive & Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday May 13, 2025 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
There were no public comments. Approved without objection.
II. Executive and Governance
A.
Paths Forward from non-renewal
Daniel shared about the work next year of updating the elementary training documents; and pursuing a second accreditation for Primary, which is a large project. The committee asked for the work to be framed as goals. Daniel will bring a draft budget in June for the upcoming fiscal year for the nonprofit.
No public comments on this item.
B.
Head of School Evaluation Process
Amy shared how she and Daniel connected about goals, including completing an mou, about families having a transition plan, about the school community retaining connection. The committee discussed the timeline for finalizing the evaluation later this spring.
No public comment on this item.
III. Updates on School Policies and Required Documents
A.
Review of Board Policies
Daniel shared and recommended for approval by the Board the retention policy. Greg shared about meeting four times next fiscal year and retaining board members and officers as much as possible for next year. Amy plans to discuss with the full board at the upcoming board meeting.
No public comment on this item.
IV. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Items
At 4:35p, Amy 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 5:05p, the committee returned to open session. No actions were taken.
No changes needed.