RePublic Schools

Minutes

Monthly Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Friday October 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Committee Members Present

A. Gallimore (remote), A. Harbin (remote), E. Huffman (remote), J. Hanks (remote), M. Tatum (remote)

Committee Members Absent

K. Vernon, T. Vernaci

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

E. Huffman called a meeting of the Governance Committee of RePublic Schools to order on Friday Oct 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

II. Governance

A.

Governance Committee Overview

  • The Committee revisited the Purpose of the Committee and reviewed our meeting scope and sequence. 
  • We discussed a potential school merger due to enrollment. 

B.

Board Recruitment & Progress

Micayla mentioned a great call with new board member Jeremy. She hopes to have additional members at the next meeting.

C.

CEO SY26 Goals

  • CEO Ashley mentioned wanting to align every chief's goals with organizational goals, including her goals. 
  • CEO goal number one is centered around delivering around four EOY goals (academic achievement, scholar belongingness, staff retention, and financial health). 
  • CEO goal number two is to elevate RePublic's brand and public profile. 
  • CEO goal number three is to strengthen the executive team. 

D.

Upcoming Board Meeting Agenda & Parliamentary Procedures

BoardOnTrack has two relevant resources for parliamentary procedures:

III. 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 9:47 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Huffman