Vida Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday October 24, 2016 at 4:30 PM

Location

Eisenhower Building 120 East Broadway

Committee Members Present

D. Marritz, E. Diaz, J. Arnold, M. Davis

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

C. Bowen

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Arnold called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Oct 24, 2016 at 4:39 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Marritz made a motion to approve minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting on 09-26-16 Governance Committee Meeting on 09-26-16.
J. Arnold seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Public comment

No public comment.

II. Governance

A.

Recruiting new board members

Reviewed two documents
1.) List of current board members
  • Add two columns: Differentiating the members from the non-members, Can they be reappointed/elected?
2.) Individuals Being Considered for Board Service
  1. Check with Rukh Jana Rahman
  2. Kaoru "Mia" MiyaZawa understands second language acquisitions
  3. Talk to Chris Z. regarding his interest in serving a committee
  4. Check with Martin Schroeder
  5. Martha is checking in with Amelia for additional names
  6. Jenny Dumont, a Vida parent, contact as potential board member.
Jeanne will work on determining how many Board seats will be open in the Spring.

B.

Skills Inventory Report

Unable to locate in time for this meeting. Will continue to search BoardOnTrack.

C.

Quarterly Report

  • Made final edits

III. Other Business

A.

Board Professional Development

  • Discussed Retreat content.
  • Incorporate the team building exercise into future Retreat agendas.

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Arnold