Vida Charter School

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 15, 2021 at 7:15 AM EDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on May 18, 2021
II. Governance
  A. Interview potential board member (Waiting for confirmation)
   
If the individual confirms, please review materials in advance that will be sent via email.
  B. 711 Policy Evaluations
   
Revision of existing policy under special ed.
  C. 703 Policy Annual Notice
   
Revision of existing policy under special ed.
  D. 841 Retention and Promotion Policy
   
Amendments made to reflect VIDA's universal screening and support process, Multi-tiered System of Support.
  E. Q4 governance report for GASD/HPSD
   
Send report to board for approval.
  F. Board Retreat
   
  • Establish date and time for the retreat.
  • Discuss content.

For a reference, below is the agenda from last year's retreat:

Agenda:
9 a.m. School priorities and goals (Christie)
9:45 a.m. Reading finance reports/budgeting/financial impact of COVID (Kevin Corcoran/Charter Choices)
10:45 a.m. Running efficient board meetings/communicating effectively (Jesse Bean/Charter Choices)
11:15 Break (if needed; also a buffer if previous session runs over)
11:30 a.m. TKI conflict style exercise (Steve Riccio/Dickinson College)
12:30 p.m. Debrief/board discussion and wrap up: we can use this time to discuss what we've heard from the presenters and also discuss the board assessment that Marcela shared with all of us. Please take a few minutes to complete this on Board on Track if you haven't already.
1/1:30p.m. End of retreat
  G. Membership Recruitment & Process
   
  • Review recruitment process (draft)
  • Finalize recruitment letter
  • Elections
  • Ongoing recruitment- discuss updates for future board members
  H. Board Self-Assessment
   
Ongoing work for adapting or developing a self-assessment tool for VIDA's board of trustees.
III. Other Business
IV. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting