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Vida Charter School

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 15, 2021 at 7:15 AM EDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:15 AM
  A. Record Attendance   Marcela Manzo Vessi 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Marcela Manzo Vessi 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Marcela Manzo Vessi 1 m
    Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on May 18, 2021  
II. Governance 7:18 AM
  A. Interview potential board member (Waiting for confirmation) Discuss Marcela Manzo Vessi 20 m
   
If the individual confirms, please review materials in advance that will be sent via email.
 
  B. 711 Policy Evaluations Discuss Elana Nashelsky 5 m
   
Revision of existing policy under special ed.
 
  C. 703 Policy Annual Notice Discuss Elana Nashelsky 5 m
   
Revision of existing policy under special ed.
 
  D. 841 Retention and Promotion Policy Discuss Elana Nashelsky 5 m
   
Amendments made to reflect VIDA's universal screening and support process, Multi-tiered System of Support.
 
  E. Q4 governance report for GASD/HPSD Vote Marcela Manzo Vessi 3 m
   
Send report to board for approval.
 
  F. Board Retreat Discuss Marcela Manzo Vessi 10 m
   
  • 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 10 m
   
  • Review recruitment process (draft)
  • Finalize recruitment letter
  • Elections
  • Ongoing recruitment- discuss updates for future board members
  
  H. Board Self-Assessment Discuss Marcela Manzo Vessi 5 m
   
Ongoing work for adapting or developing a self-assessment tool for VIDA's board of trustees.
 
III. Other Business
IV. Closing Items 8:21 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Marcela Manzo Vessi 1 m