Weekly Bulletin: Updates from the Board

NIS BOARD –  Meeting

Date: May 23, 2022

Present:  Andy Reid, ARe; Angela Romero, ARo; Andrea Raviolo, ARa; Ellen Wieck-Mesarosch, EW; Julia Güsten, JG; Laurie McLellan, LM; Othon Irigoyen Palacios, OIP; Sonia Jaeger, SJ; Tommy Cheung, TC

Absent: None

Minutes: Angela Romero, ARo

Status of Agenda Item:

For Action by Board = ACT

For Agreement by Consent = CNS

For Information Only = FIO

Time:  6:30 pm

Location: Sharehouse

Agenda Item

Discussion/Conclusions

Action + Person(s) Responsible

1.    Director’s Report 

LM presented the Director’s Report.

FIO

2.    Governance Minutes – Board Survey

EW presented the results of the Board self-survey. The GC made some suggestions on how we can mitigate our improvement areas using our strengths in the future.

FIO

3.    Finance Minutes – Budget Approval

ARa presented the Finance Minutes.

The Finance Committee recommends approving and accepting the February and March financial reports. The Board approves and accepts the latest financial reports.

The Finance Committee recommends approving the final budget for the 2022-23 school year. The Board approves the final budget for the 2022-23 school year.

FIO

CNS

CNS

4.    Director Evaluation

The Director Evaluation was presented and approved by the Board as written.

CNS

5.    Possible conflict of interest

The Board Handbook states

6.204 Business Conflicts of Interest

Board members should conduct no business with the school, without prior permission of the full Board.

To ensure full transparency, a list of companies connected with current Board members will be maintained by the NIS Finance Department. Any business conducted with any these companies must first be approved by the Board.

Board members must declare any possible conflict of interest to the Board when becoming aware of them.

FIO

CNS

6.    Presentation – Departing Board Members

Huge thanks and appreciation for our departing Board members who both served 5 years on the NIS School Board: Andrea Raviolo and Sonia Jaeger.

FIO

7.    Meeting Reflection

Members reflected positively about the meeting and expressed their best wishes to our departing Board members.

FIO

            Minute Taker’s Name:  Angela Romero