PLEASE NOTE: In order to comply with adjusted CT Open Meeting laws, this Zoom meeting will be recorded and posted on the Common Ground website

 

Public Participation: 

Because this is the annual meeting – with a focus on board planning, there will be no public comment. This is an open meeting and the public is welcome to attend. See Zoom link at end of the agenda:

 

New Haven Ecology Project

August 24th, 2020

Annual Meeting

Scheduled Zoom meeting: CG Board of Directors Meeting

Time: August 24th  05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

AGENDA

Welcome 

Business Requiring Approval (5:30)                    

• Minutes of the June 29th Board Meeting  
• Minutes of the August 13th Emergency Meeting
• Minutes of the August 16th Emergency Meeting
• Revised SY 2020-2021 CGHS Calendar 
  • Pushes back the start of school to 9/4 bringing total number of student days to 178 (state minimum is 177) 
  • Number of teacher days same at 190
  • Allows for more staff planning time to start the year; 7 full and 3 half days during orientation

Board Member Transitions (5:45)

• Accepting the Resignations of Mike Doolittle and Wendy Battles after many years of service
• Appointment of Ex-officio Board members
  • Monica Maccera Filppu – Executive Director (non-voting)
  • Brian Springsteen – Teacher Representative (voting)
  • Terri Snell – Parent Representative (voting)
  • Anthony Mitchell and Christopher Albert – student members (voting)
• Election of Officers for SY 2020-2021
  • Bob Parker Co-Chair
  • Babz Rawls Co-Chair
  • Beth Klingher Treasurer
  • Errol Saunders Secretary

Board Priorities for SY 2020-2021 (in Executive Session) (6:00)

• Governance 
  • Board Member Roles and Responsibilities Document 
  • Governance priorities for 2020-2021
• Development
  • Development Committee Roles and Responsibilities
  • Board Member Role in Development Document 

• Finance
  • Finance Committee Membership for SY 2020-2021
• School Committee
  • Role and meeting schedule of School Committee 

Meeting Schedule for SY 2020-2021 (6:45)

• Meetings of the full board (4th Monday of each month at 5:30 pm – except as noted
  • Monday, September 28th
  • Monday, October 26th
  • Monday, November 23rd
  • Monday, December 21st (one week early because of holiday break)
  • Monday, January 25th
  • Monday, February 22nd
  • Monday, March 22nd
  • Monday, April 26th
  • Monday, May 24th
  • Monday, June 28th 
• Committee meetings
  • Finance 3rd Monday of each month to prepare for full board meeting
  • Governance
  • Development
  • School Committee  

Adjourn (7:00)

Next Meeting:

Monday, September 28th: 5:30 pm

 

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