MCCPS Board of Trustees
Minutes
Special Meeting - Charter School Ass. Site Visit
Date and Time
Thursday January 26, 2017 at 8:00 AM
Location
MCCPS School
Trustees Present
Bill Bowden, Jen Jewell, John Stickevers, Karl Smith, Paul McCarthy, Sean Killeen
Trustees Absent
Ellen Lodgen, Katie Hope, Nina Cullen-Hamzeh, Paul Baker, Tony Palladino
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
Claire Smithney & Shay Edmonds of the Charter Association Site Visit Team were guests at the Special Board Meeting.
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Bill Bowden called a meeting of the board of trustees of MCCPS Board of Trustees to order on Thursday Jan 26, 2017 at 8:00 AM.
II. Site Visit Team Meets with Board Members
A.
Meeting - Site Team and Board
The Meeting consisted of a Q & A session with members of the MCCPS Board and Claire and Shay of the Site Visit team.
Claire asked questions of the Board pertaining to the MCCPS Mission, the functions and responsibilities of the Board, the Board's relationship with the HOS and the criteria used to evaluate the HOS.
Claire also asked the criteria by which we determine if the school is successful, as well as questioning recent Board decisions.
Claire inquired as to how Board members are identified, recruited and vetted and asked about the current composition of the Board.
All members of the Board were asked about the financial viability and fundraising processes of MCCPS.
Board members, either collectively or individually responded to the questions and provided the information requested of them by the Site Visit team
Claire asked questions of the Board pertaining to the MCCPS Mission, the functions and responsibilities of the Board, the Board's relationship with the HOS and the criteria used to evaluate the HOS.
Claire also asked the criteria by which we determine if the school is successful, as well as questioning recent Board decisions.
Claire inquired as to how Board members are identified, recruited and vetted and asked about the current composition of the Board.
All members of the Board were asked about the financial viability and fundraising processes of MCCPS.
Board members, either collectively or individually responded to the questions and provided the information requested of them by the Site Visit team
III. 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 8:45 AM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Bill Bowden