Nuasin Next Generation Charter School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 22, 2022 at 5:15 PM
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Committee Members Present
A. Bothner (remote), C. Barnes-Watson (remote), E. Chen (remote), J. Boulet (remote), S. Pressley (remote)
Committee Members Absent
K. Brisseau, K. Shabazz
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
A. Bothner
Guests Present
A. Khanyile (remote), M. Russell (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve May Minutes
II. Policy Review
A.
Overview
B.
Key Updates
- The Committee reviewed the substantive updates to the policies.
- For the Grievance Policy, some final revisions are needed to harmonize it fully with Board practice on handling grievances; this will be sent around for review in preparation for the approval vote at the Board meeting.
C.
Policy Review Standard
The Committee discussed its current practice around what policies should be reviewed by the Board and why. It needs to be revisited now that the school is independent (previously, followed practices set by its former charter management organization.)
- Currently, the policies reviewed by the Board are essential to its ongoing operation as a school, the school's compliance with the law, and the financial health of the organization.
- The current policies facilitate Trustees' ability to fulfill their responsibilities to the school.
- Jessica will speak with counsel to get outside input on how to approach this.
- Will finalize at next month's meeting.
III. Board Development & Planning
A.
Individual Goal-Setting
Individual personal development
- Constance will present at the July meeting.
- Shanta shared some information about the charter board leadership meetings she began attending - the next is tomorrow at 4 pm. She will share with other Trustees who may be interested.
Trustee pledge
- We decided to put this together to facilitate clarity and accountability within the Board
- The Committee quickly reviewed a draft that is based on templates from Board on Track
- She will share out to other committee members to review and give feedback
- We will look to finalize prior to the July retreat
- Trustees will sign annually, typically in June but this year in July
B.
Committee Annual Planning
Major workshopping on our strategic planning approach will happen at the July 23rd retreat. We will also review our progress against the Board self-assessment that we took in January.
One goal of the Governance Committee is to be more intentional about supporting the professional development of Board members in the coming year. This will be a collaboration with the Nominating Committee.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Look Ahead
The Committee reviewed upcoming items on the cadence calendar.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
- DRAFT_Board of Trustees Annual Pledge.docx