November 16, 2020 at 6:00 PM - November 2020 EMHS Governing Council Meeting
| Minutes | |
|---|---|
|
I. Call to Order
|
|
|
II. Roll Call
|
|
|
III. Adoption of Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
|
|
|
IV. Approval of Consent Agenda
Description:
Note: The purpose and rational for use of a "consent agenda" can be found by accessing the following link.
https://www.civicplus.com/blog/am/how-to-use-a-consent-agenda-to-save-time-and-refocus-discussion-on-critical-matters
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
|
|
|
IV.A. Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes-2 min.
|
|
|
IV.B. Budget Adjustment Requests- 5 min.
Speaker(s):
Trey Smith
|
|
|
IV.C. Check Report-3 min.
Speaker(s):
Trey Smith
|
|
|
V. Public Forum/Public Input-10 min.
Description:
No public comment tonight.
|
|
|
VI. Consideration of EMHS GC Action Items for Approval
|
|
|
VI.A. Approval of monthly financial report-10 min.
Speaker(s):
Michael Wismer
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Michael Wismer reported details from the Budget to Actuals report.
The Finance Cmte. did not note any irregularities. Doug Darner asked for the impact of utilities on monthly charges. Trey Smith noted that there was nothing irregular about these monthly payments. Nancy Holmquist had originally noted that utility expenses were down during these closures. Trey also noted that travel expenses were significantly less than previous years. |
|
|
VI.B. Election of a new Secretary of the EMHS Governing Council- 3 min.
Speaker(s):
Brent McCall
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
|
|
|
VII. Reports
|
|
|
VII.A. Principal-10 min.
Speaker(s):
Trey Smith
Discussion:
Trey Smith provided an analysis on recent ACT/SAT data from the class of 2021. See attached report.
Several board members expressed an interest in taking a deeper dive of the data in smaller committee. |
|
|
VII.B. Student Representative-5 min.
Speaker(s):
Kate Rocco
Discussion:
Stephanie Schuette presented on behalf of Kate Rocco and shared some strategies on how students are coping and building mental resiliency during these times.
|
|
|
VII.C. Faculty Liason- 5 min.
Speaker(s):
Stephanie Schuette
Discussion:
Stephanie Schuette provided some examples of how staff are taking care of themselves mentally and physically during quarantine.
|
|
|
VII.D. Policy Committee Update- 5 min.
Speaker(s):
Brent McCall
Discussion:
Brent noted that each meeting going forward will have a policy committee update.
Bylaws, amendments, and policies will be updated within a Carver framework. the goal will be to provide a section of policy items for GC discussion and approval each month until complete. |
|
|
VII.E. EMHS Foundation Updates-5 min.
Speaker(s):
Lindsay Schwebke
Discussion:
Lindsay presented the attached report on the happenings of the EMHS Foundation.
One amendment to the report is that the Foundation is shifting from Sage to Quickbooks for bookkeeping. |
|
|
VIII. Discussion or Information Items (No action required)
|
|
|
VIII.A. Additional board members appointed to the Finance Committee. 5 min.
Speaker(s):
Brent McCall
Discussion:
Karen Thompson will take on the chair of the Finance Cmte.
Brent McCall and Brad Hosmer will also serve on the committee temporarily. |
|
|
VIII.B. Report on findings from Governing Board trainings-10 min.
Speaker(s):
Brent McCall
|
|
|
IX. Parking Lot Items for Future GC Meetings
|
|
|
X. GC Board Member Comments
|
|
|
XI. Chair's Report/Comment
|
|
|
XII. Next Meeting Announcement
Speaker(s):
Brent McCall
Description:
Next monthly board meeting scheduled for Dec. 14, 2020.
Early due to Winter Break. |
|
|
XIII. Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
|