Mr. Vargas wished everyone a good winter holiday break.
Mr. Cummings wished everyone a great break and hopes next year is just as good or better as this year.

Mr. Lewis shared that Compass has been selected to participated in an audit of CalSTRS. The deadline to submit our data is December 31; Lisa Fishman, Director of Operations, is working on the project and will have it completed before we head off for winter break this Friday, December 22. He also shared that we worked with our legal counsel to respond and comply with two public records requests, one from a law firm in LA and another from Transparent California. We have also completed time studies for various departments, looking at direct and indirect scholar support, management time, and more, and will be analyzing the results and seeing where adjustments can be made to better support staff support our scholars. We are also reviewing our exempt and non-exempt positions to ensure they are complaint with applicable labor codes.

Mr. Vargas asked about Recognize and the ranking of employees, and how points are earned. Mr. Lewis shared that rankings are not visible to staff and that points are currently earned for chaperoning field trips, helping with marketing events, and more. Mr. Vargas also asked for clarification from our auditor on the use of gift cards for the rewards. Mr. Lewis will asked for a written opinion to be shared with the Committee.  Mr. Cummings agreed with the concerns of the rankings report.

No public comment.

Mr. Lewis reviewed the results of the 2017 All-Staff Morale Survey, which was conducted by the Staff Advisory Committee.  Results have been shared with the Staff Advisory Committee, who are looking at short and long term solutions to the feedback in the survey, as well as department heads who are looking at short and long term department-specific solutions.  This is the first time we have conducted a morale survey, and plan on conducting a second survey in late spring.

Mr. Cummings asked if the responses are confidential. Mr. Lewis shared that no staff data, other than department and length of employment, are visible as those are questions asked in the survey. 

Mr. Vargas asked about the difference between overall department morale and overall staff morale.  Mr. Lewis mentioned that overall department morale is how staff view the morale of their specific department, whereas overall staff morale is how they view the morale of the entire organization. 

The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be Monday, January 29 at 6 pm, and the next meeting of the Personnel Committee will be Monday, February 21 at 3 pm.