Vida Charter School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 27, 2017 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
Kathy Hewitt
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 Feb 27, 2017 at 4:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
J. Arnold made a motion to approve minutes from the Governance Committee Meeting on 01-23-17 Governance Committee Meeting on 01-23-17.
D. Marritz seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Public Comment
No public comment.
II. Governance
A.
Update on recruiting new Board Members
One candidate will be voted on at the full Board meeting tonight as an appointment to complete the remaining term of a previous Board member.
B.
Update on Member Orientation Plan
Elizabeth drew a comparison between the La Cima Elementary Charter School's Board Book to the table of contents of the Board manual she received for orientation. She will email a copy of that table of contents to Jeanne for distribution and review by the committee.
C.
Truancy Policy
Truancy Policy has been updated by Shawn to be in compliance with the new law; in order to solve the problem, we must move away from punitive approaches.
D.
Candidate Interviews
Two potential new Board members were interviewed during the meeting.
III. Other Business
A.
New Item
In a discussion lead by Marta, the group reviewed the changes to the VIDA Head Lice policy in order to line them up with the Gettysburg policy.
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