We discussed how this had been a previous issue and that Board on Track had previously shown several years' worth of meetings that had yet to have approved minutes.  We looked on Board on Track together and none of us could find the issue anymore.  Nick suggested that the issue had been resolved after the last review by DESE, which would explain why we could no longer find those outstanding minutes on Board on Track.  The Committee collectively decided that this issue had been resolved and did not need our further attention.   

We deferred this matter to a future meeting as there was going to be an anticipated change in membership to the Governance Committee and we thought it was best to let the "dust settle."  

Polly provided an update about her research for the Board of Trustee Handbook.  It is a slow work in progress, but she has identified many useful resources through Board on Track and other resources gathered from other Board members, online searches of DESE expectations and the like.  

We discussed the need to recruit new members, especially as Paul Baker will be stepping off the Board and Committee in the coming months.  We discussed how it would be helpful to talk with people at the next Exhibition and try to recruit interest directly through conversations.  Otherwise we agreed to mention the issue to the full board at our next meeting and suggest that recruitment be raised in the next newsletter.  

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