MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 27, 2016 at 7:00 PM
Location
MCCPS 8th grade classroom
Trustees Present
Bill Bowden, Ellen Lodgen, John Stickevers, Katie Hope, Lena Robinson, Nina Cullen-Hamzeh, Patricia Hazelton, Paul McCarthy
Trustees Absent
David Hausler
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
Paul McCarthy
Guests Present
Amy Leveroni, Cindy Canavan, David Moore, Fiona Barrett, John Steinberg, Katie Sullivan, Nichole Thompson, Pam Miller, Paul Baker
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Katie Hope called a meeting of the board of trustees of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Wednesday Apr 27, 2016 at 7:06 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Jessica Merriam made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 03-29-16 Board Meeting on 03-29-16.
Lena Robinson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Development Committee
A.
Update on School/NCA/MCEF etc partnership
B.
Gala overview
Mr. Brodie reported on the Gala and discussed the online Bidding for Good Auction which is going live soon.
III. Head of School
A.
HoS Report
HOS presented on the HOS report.
HOS addressed an e-mail sent to a Board member by a parent. Board discussed communication protocol; also ensuring that student confidentiality is maintained in HOS correspondence forwarded to the Board.
Paul McCarthy arrived.
IV. Personnel Committee
A.
Evaluation Process Update
B.
New item
P. Hazelton reported on the Personnel Committee's last meeting. The Committee has reviewed Board on Track's HOS survey and would like to implement its use for faculty and Board. Katie Sullivan reported on her research on the survey.
C.
New item
Patricia Hazelton made a motion to approve the Personal Committee going forward with administering the Board on Track Head of School survey to faculty and the Board.
Lena Robinson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. Finance
A.
Finance Committee update on current budget
D. Hausler was not able to attend tonight's meeting. He will plan to present at the next meeting.
B.
FY2017 Updated draft budget
VI. Board
A.
Evaluation of Board and Committees
Ms. Thompson reported that 7 people came to the last Governance meeting who are interested in participating in various committees and/or the Board.
B.
Strategic Planning
C.
Board effectiveness
Discussion of revisiting Board member committee and "compass point" responsibilities due to Board turnover. Also, discussion of attendance and pertinent provisions of the bylaws. Board will revisit definition of "cause" with regard to Section 6 at a future meeting.
VII. 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 9:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Merriam