MCCPS Board of Trustees

Minutes

Board Retreat

Date and Time

Saturday June 25, 2016 at 8:00 AM

Location

Cary Street Club Nahant

Trustees Present

Bill Bowden, David Hausler, Ellen Lodgen, Jessica Merriam, John Stickevers, Katie Hope, Nina Cullen-Hamzeh, Paul Baker, Paul McCarthy

Trustees Absent

Patricia Hazelton

Guests Present

Barbara Schneider, Nichole Thompson

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Katie Hope called a meeting to order on Saturday Jun 25, 2016 at 8:05 AM.

C.

Retreat Topics

Compass point assignments as follows: B. Bowden: Board Chair; J. Stickevers: Vice Chair, Personnel and Academic Excellence; D. Hausler: Treasurer and Finance; J.Merriam: Clerk and Compliance; E. Lodgen: Development; P. Baker: Governance; K. Hope: Policy and Board Effectiveness.

Nichole Thompson and Barbara Schneider provided board training.

Board discussed recent e-mails received from parents; B. Bowden will send e-mail responses in his new role as Chair.

 

D.

Vote to Form Ad Hoc Committee

Paul McCarthy made a motion to create an ad hoc committee to draft a recommendation for a task force to address letters to the Board, as well as public comments addressed to the Board and issues brought to individual Board members.
John Stickevers seconded the motion.
The team VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. 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 11:27 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jessica Merriam