An Effective Meeting

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An Effective Meeting

• Presented by
• Kim Fuller Maryann Carl
• www.IslandFoundation.com

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Introductions

• Kim Fuller
• Director of Seashore Learning Center
• Maryann Carl
• Corporate Director of Island Foundation

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The Bad Meeting

• Late Arrivals
• Unprepared Members
• Bad Decisions
• Personal agenda

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How to Avoid The Bad Meeting

• BEING PREPARED

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The Board Member Handbook

• Why was it created?
• Who gets one?
• What goes in it?
• Does it really make for an effective meeting?

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Why it was created?

• A need to have information at hand.
• Repeat questions month after month.
• A reminder of what we are all here for!

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Who gets a Board Member Handbook?

• All Board Members

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What goes in the Board Member Handbook?

• Calendar
• Board meeting schedule, all programs, payroll
  schedule, etc.
• Contacts
• Board list, staff list, etc.
• History
• A brief history of your organization.

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What goes in the Board Member Handbook? (cont.)

• Job Descriptions
• All Board Members w/organization chart
• Board Training
• FAQs from TEA on Board Member Training
• Budget
• Current years approved budget for all programs.

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What goes in the Board Member Handbook? (cont.)

• Strategic Plan
• Organizational Document
• Bylaws
• Hurricane Plan
• Board Member Election Information
• Open Meetings Act info
• Charter School Law Handbook

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What goes in the Board Member Handbook? (cont.)

• Contract with Texas State Board of Education and
  Charter Holder (Board)
• Monthly Meetings
• Notes
• Other
• Got a Problem?
• signed copy of Directors Agreement

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Does it really make for an effective meeting?

• Members arrive on time.
• Members are prepared before arriving.
• Questions are answered on the spot.
• Good decisions are made!

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TEAM of 8

• We are the CHAMPIONS of the
• MEETING WORLD!!!!