Yu Ming Charter School

Minutes

Board Development Committee Regular Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday September 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM

Committee Members Present

B. Swartz (remote), J. Schorr (remote), S. Park (remote)

Committee Members Absent

R. Lee

Guests Present

M. Andrejko (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Schorr called a meeting of the Board Development Committee of Yu Ming Charter School to order on Thursday Sep 17, 2020 at 9:13 AM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

C.

Approval of Agenda

S. Park made a motion to approve the agenda.
B. Swartz seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Schorr
Aye
B. Swartz
Aye
R. Lee
Absent
S. Park
Aye
M. Andrejko
Aye

II. Consent Agenda

A.

Consent Agenda Approval

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
S. Park seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Schorr
Aye
S. Park
Aye
B. Swartz
Aye
M. Andrejko
Aye
R. Lee
Absent

B.

Approval of May 8 Governance Committee Meeting Minutes

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Regular (Virtual) Meeting on 05-08-20.
S. Park seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
R. Lee
Absent
B. Swartz
Aye
S. Park
Aye
J. Schorr
Aye
M. Andrejko
Aye

C.

Approval of July 8 Governance Committee Meeting Minutes

B. Swartz made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Regular Meeting on 07-08-20.
S. Park seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Andrejko
Aye
B. Swartz
Aye
R. Lee
Absent
J. Schorr
Aye
S. Park
Aye

III. Invitation to the Public to Address the Committee

A.

Public Comments

There were no members of the public in attendance.

IV. Items of Business

A.

Board Development Committee Description

J. Schorr made a motion to approve the committee description with suggested edits.
B. Swartz seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Schorr
Aye
M. Andrejko
Aye
B. Swartz
Aye
S. Park
Aye
R. Lee
Absent

B.

Board Development Committee 2020-2021 Goals

  • Recruit 1-2 Board members in the school year 2020-21.
  • Finalize recruiting and orientation processes.
  • Brianna will develop a goal around Board diversity.

C.

New Director Onboarding: Process, Manual, and Orientation

  • Manual contents discussed at the last meeting, needs to be put together (Mathilde)
  • Orientation: board structures and processes (discussed at the last meeting)
Next steps:
  • Brianna will share past documents.
  • Jonathan will work with Mathilde on updating documents.
    • Create a checklist with hyperlink to all relevant materials.

D.

Board Recruitment and Succession Planning

Priorities: 
  • Recruiting Directors who have connections to high net worth donors.
  • Connections to the communities we are serving and want to serve more.
  • Legal expertise.

V. Closing Items

A.

Review of Action Items and Future Agenda Items

B.

Schedule Next Committee Meeting(s)

Next meeting: October 21, 9:00am.

C.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 10:23 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Schorr