City Garden Montessori School

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday August 30, 2024 at 9:00 AM

Location

ECEC Conference Room

ECEC Conference Room

Committee Members Present

D. Smith, J. Dixon, L. Schwartze, S. Haigler

Committee Members Absent

L. Vowell

Guests Present

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

I. Opening Items

A.

Welcome & Check-Ins

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Dixon called a meeting of the Governance Committee of City Garden Montessori School to order on Friday Aug 30, 2024 at 9:15 AM.

II. Action Items

A.

Approve May Minutes

D. Smith made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 05-28-24.
L. Schwartze seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Revisit committee responsibilities

  • Committee relaunched with first meeting in February, celebration of significant progress in 2024! 

C.

2024/2025 Committee Priorities

  • Discussed the proposed committee priorities for 2024/2025, including potential timelines and other important considerations
  • Action items: 
    • Include board member commitment/signature & composition matrix in Sept board meeting
    • Christie to include Claire & Sherita in PAC conversation
    • Create calendar view of priority work flow, and integration into committee/board meetings

III. Updates

A.

Updates from committee members

  • Christie shared update about NAACP literacy complaint against STL schools

B.

Committee meeting schedule

  • Committee meetings on the 4th Friday at 9:00

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 10:34 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Dixon