Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

August 11, 2025, 2:00-3:00 PM

Monday August 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Virtual

B. Huebner (remote), J. Dixon (remote), L. Vowell (remote), M. Howard (remote)

None

C. Huck (remote), C. Schell (remote)

J. Dixon called a meeting of the Executive Committee of City Garden Montessori School to order on Monday Aug 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM.

CEO contract approved
Additional board interview in August; alignment around bringing new member on board in September pending successful interview & board approval.
New board member orientation underway for Kyle Shaffer & Nicole Johnson
Strategic planning process on track, with internal interviews/analysis of current state & external research underway
- Consideration of student engagement for 10.24 board meeting

Ensure these goals are shared broadly with rest of board & touched on in every executive committee meeting
#1 - Strategic planning process - will be updated each month & engaged at predetermined board touchpoints
#2 - Whole child success - opportunity to define the gap & shifting committee/board reporting process
#3 - Financial outlook - Ben to collaborate with David on leveraging Finance committee meetings
#4 - Leadership Hiring - Prioritizing conversations in September/October; small group to include Jesse, Mia, Laura (optional), Lauren Schwartze, Kyle

Learnings from SY25
- Hard to schedule mid-year
- Challenges around when we receive state data
- Mindful of contract schedule
- Consideration of 2-year cycle?
Timeline
- Christie to finalize goals by September 1
- Review with small group - Jesse, Mia, Lauren - in kick-off meeting

Agreement that first cycle is off to a good start, will conduct monthly retro & revisit overall meeting process/cadence in October
Request for calendar reminders to board about key process steps

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

J. Dixon