Community Regional Charter School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting - W/AGENDA

Date and Time

Wednesday August 7, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Location

Committee Members Present

A. Savage (remote), T. Works

Committee Members Absent

None

Guests Present

Nicki Reinholt

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Works called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Community Regional Charter School to order on Wednesday Aug 7, 2024 at 9:00 AM.

II. New Policies

A.

Review any policies for the purpose of adopting of new legally required changes (if any)

Committee reviewed policy BDE-R and took close look at the purpose of the Governance Committtee. 

Biggest thing that needs to take place right now is looking for new board members and the search is active. 

 

At the next board meeting, an Ad Hoc Committee will be formed with the purpose of recruiting new board members. 

III. Governance Committee

A.

Board Self Assessment & Goals - Update

Committee reviewed the board manual. 

 

At the next board meeting, the committee will share out board manual and review all required trainings to be completed this Fall. 

The committee will also share out the Conflict of Interest Agreement with the board to be signed. 

IV. Existing Policies

A.

Confirm if the following Section I & J policies were eliminated (readings in May and June)?

Committee confirmed that the following Section I & J policies were eliminated at the June meeting:

 

V. Active Board Member Search

A.

Governance Committee member

Jim Hodgkin, former Superintendent and newly hired CRCS employee, will be joining the Governance Committee to provide expertise with Maine School Board Policies.

 

B.

New board member search

At the next board meeting, an Ad Hoc Committee will be formed with the purpose of recruiting new board members. 

 

The list that was provided by Tonya Arnold is currently being communicated with. 

VI. Other Business

A.

Tracking Document

Committee updated the tracking document with the eliminated policies from the June board meeting. 

 

Committee will revisit the tracking document at the September Governance Committee meeting. 

VII. Closing Items

A.

Agenda Items for Next Month

- Discuss the HighMark visit

- Review the tracking document

 

B.

Approve minutes from today's meeting

Committee agreed on the notes from today's meeting.

C.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:36 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Works