Governance Committee
The Board of Directors may establish such standing committees as it believes appropriate. The Chairperson may also designate Board Members to serve as liaisons or representatives to standing committees.
The Governance Committee, in addition to operating in accordance with the Emphasis, Membership, and Procedures above, shall:
- Organize the evaluation of the performance of the board and provide a summary of the board self-assessment to the board.
- Review the school’s strategic goals and major strategies to discover what skills, experiences, and relationships the board needs today and in the future.
- Review the demographics, skills and occupations of the current board with regard to what the board lacks and should seek in new members.
- Develop a list of critical criteria for new members, based on a thorough assessment of the needs of the board and the school.
- Communicate the final criteria to the board and solicit names of possible candidates.
- Facilitate board assessment; identify the board’s needs for education and training and designs vehicles to meet those needs (i.e. Board retreats)
- Generates a list of possible annual Board goals for the Board’s consideration.
- Identify and recruit nominees for election or appointment to the Board of Directors
- Organize the Annual General Meeting in April
- Undertake careful succession planning and nominate officers
- Prepare a Board Orientation package and conduct the orientation
- Retain new recruits to the Board
- Recognize Board members
- Conduct Board member exit interviews
Governance Ad Hoc Committee Members 2010-2011