Stargate School
Governance Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Virtual meeting only
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | |||
| A. | Call the Meeting to Order | Lindsey Paquette | ||
| B. | Roll Call | Lindsey Paquette | ||
| C. | Reading of Stargate Mission | |||
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Stargate School will provide a differentiated program designed specifically to meet the needs of identified intellectually gifted learners in order to challenge each student’s academic abilities, support their unique emotional needs, promote individual character development and encourage a life-long love of learning. |
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| D. | Recognitions and Appreciations | Discuss | All Board Members | |
| E. | Board News and Events | Discuss | All Board Members | |
| II. | Approve Consent Agenda Items | |||
| A. | Approve Consent Agenda | Vote | Lindsey Paquette | |
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1) Agenda for March 20, 2025 Governance Board Meeting 2) Minutes for Governance Board Meeting held February 12, 2025 3) Minutes for Special Governance Board Meeting held March 5, 2025
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| B. | Minutes for Governance Board Meeting held February 12, 2025 | Approve Minutes | ||
| C. | Minutes for Special Governance Board Meeting held March 5, 2025 | Approve Minutes | ||
| III. | School Operations | |||
| A. | Executive Director of Academics Report | FYI | Robin Greene | |
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Staff Update: Dr. Rundquist will present Panorama survey results
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| IV. | Public Comment | |||
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Public Comments Reminder: The board meeting is structured to allow the Governance Board to conduct its business in a timely manner. Comments may not be immediately addressed but may be considered as future agenda items. Anyone wishing to speak must sign-in before the public comment portion of the meeting. Comments are limited to 3 minutes each, and total time allotted for all public comments will not exceed 45 minutes. Those wishing to speak that do not get the opportunity to do so can submit their comments to governance@stargateschool.org or may attend the next board meeting to do so. Please note that time may not be donated to others and comments are expected to maintain professional courtesy, civility, and respect. |
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| A. | Public Comment | FYI | ||
| B. | Public Comment Response | FYI | ||
| V. | Committee Reports | |||
| A. | Written Committee Reports | FYI | ||
| B. | SAC: Survey Results | FYI | L Paquette and L Challa | |
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2025 Staff Survey Results (not public - to be emailed) |
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| C. | Recruiting: Board Election and Independent Directors | FYI | Danielle Fox | |
| VI. | Action Items | |||
| A. | 2025-2026 School Calendar | Vote | Lindsey Paquette | |
| VII. | Discussion Items | |||
| A. | Bond Update | FYI | Samantha Howorko | |
| B. | Proposed Bylaw Amendments | Discuss | Lisa Hosfelt | |
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Follow-up discussion: Term Limits: 5.3.5 Thresholds: 5.5, 7.3, 7.3.3, 10.1.2, 10.1.3
Requests to discuss additional proposals: 1-year gap: 5.3.2 Remove "in the month of May" from 5.3.7 Quorum: 5.8 |
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| C. | Plan for State of the School | Discuss | L Paquette | |
| D. | Board Self-Evaluation | Discuss | Lindsey Paquette | |
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We could use the Updated CSSI Rubric from CDE (Domain 5), which maps fairly closely to CSSI Standard 9 that we used in the past, or we could use the CLCS Sample Board Evaluation survey. Both attached here for reference. |
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| E. | Strategic Plan Tracking | FYI | L Paquette and L Griffin | |
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Engaged Community |
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| F. | Board Onboarding Review | Discuss | K Lindgren and L Griffin | |
| G. | League Conference Follow-Up | FYI | L Paquette and L Challa | |
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Sessions attended: Board Responsibilities, Title IX, Enrollment Strategies, AI in education, Uncertainty |
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| H. | FYI - Legislative Update | FYI | ||
| VIII. | Future Planning | |||
| A. | Next Board Meeting Agenda and Board Packet | Discuss | Lindsey Paquette | |
| B. | Next Admin Sync Meeting | Discuss | Lindsey Paquette | |
| C. | Upcoming Events | Discuss | ||
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State of the School |
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| IX. | Closing Items | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Lindsey Paquette | |