Board Member Recruitment and Training. As mentioned before, the board strives to maintain a governing board that possesses the breadth of knowledge and experience to effectively support and direct the operation of the school, as well as is representative of the school community. The bylaws outline that the board shall seek to have the following minimum board competencies: • At least two parents of enrolled students; • An active or retired licensed educator; • An individual with expertise in the areas of Accounting and/or Finance; and, • An individual with expertise in the areas of Law and/or Human resources. In order to further strengthen DAI’s Governing Board, the aforementioned existing members have already met with several individuals from the community who have demonstrated committed interest in serving on the Board. While these conversations are still preliminary, each of the following individuals has agreed to have their contact information included in the petition: Xxxxx Xxxxx (Retired Xxxxxxx Xxxxx University - Idaho, Director of Relations & Services) Email address: xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx Phone number: 000-000-0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx (School para-professional) Email address: xxxxxxx.xxxx000@xxxxx.xxx Phone number: 000-000-0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx (Insurance claims adjuster) Email address: xxxxxxx.x.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx Phone number: 000-000-0000 As vacancies arise, the board will search for the best-qualified candidates, to maintain compliance with the board’s bylaws. The board will develop a written job description of the qualifications and will advertise vacancies by posting the description on the school’s website and through direct communication to the parents of all enrolled students. Individual board members will also circulate the notice within their professional communities. Additionally, the board will also seek opportunities to get the word out more broadly, including through free or inexpensive online advertising (e.g. via Idealist, Craigslist, etc.) and through referrals via education and civic minded non-profits in the region. We recognize, for example, that one excellent source of potential board members is the alumni corps of local nonprofits who have had board members rotate off of their boards. Above all, we believe it is essential that we proactively recruit members who not only embrace our mission, but who also recognize that service on a charter school board involves a substantial commitment of time and social capital in service to a multi-million dollar organization with larger revenues a...
Board Member Recruitment and Training. Cardinal Academy has identified a set of board member qualities, skills, and experience that will enable the school to thrive for years to come, and has been using those attributes to identify, recruit, and select board members. The goal of the board is to have each attribute filled by at least one board member, and preferably more than one. The list of qualities, skills, and experiences that Cardinal Academy is using to recruit and select board members includes:
Board Member Recruitment and Training. As mentioned before, the board strives to maintain a governing board that possesses the breadth of knowledge and experience to effectively support and direct the operation of the school, as well as is representative of the school community. The bylaws outline that the board shall seek to have the following minimum board competencies: • At least two parents of enrolled students; • An active or retired licensed educator; • An individual with expertise in the areas of Accounting and/or Finance; and, • An individual with expertise in the areas of Law and/or Human resources. As vacancies arise, the board will search for the best-qualified candidates, to maintain compliance with the board’s bylaws. The board will develop a written job description of the qualifications and will advertise vacancies by posting the description on the school’s website and other free or low-cost venues. We will also disseminate it through direct communication to the parents of all enrolled students, requesting referrals of individuals with the requisite skills, beliefs, and behaviors necessary to be effective and engaged board members. Individual board members will also circulate the notice within their professional communities and we will actively seek out opportunities to broaden our networks to recruit individuals who reflect the broader community and believe wholeheartedly in our mission and vision. Notice of the governing board’s intentions to elect board members will be included in the agenda for that meeting and publicly announced in accordance with open meeting requirements. Newly created board member positions resulting from an increase in the number of board members comprising the board, and all vacancies occurring on the board for any reason, will be filled by a vote of the majority of the members in office at a duly organized meeting of the governing board. Current board members attended the Charter Start! Workshop conducted by the Idaho Department of Education’s Office of School Choice. The two-day workshop covered topics on ethical and effective board governance, the charter petition process, charter school financing, accountability, and other topics relevant to starting a governing a new charter school. Between January and August 2020, the board will participate in additional trainings that cover: Open meetings law, public records request, governing board roles and ethics, financial oversight, school leader evaluation, and academic achievement data analysis. At the conc...
