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Governance Board Roundtable Discussion:

Board Recruitment, retention, and satisfaction

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  1. As we enter the room, please mute your microphone.
  2. Please have your camera on to begin the meeting. If you have bandwidth issues, you may need to turn off your camera later.
  3. Use the chat feature to introduce yourself to the group and share what brought you to this discussion

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Today’s Goals

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  1. Check-in, connect, and partner with other board members
  2. Share ideas and support professional friends from around our state
  3. Learn and brainstorm effective strategies and actions to support ourselves, students, families, and communities
  4. Identify other needs for future solutions

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Beliefs or Assumptions for Today’s Discussion

  1. EVERYONE IS DOING THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST with what they have been given.

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  • NO JUDGEMENT today or in the future about what you have done and/or what you are planning on doing to best serve your community.

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  • IMPROVEMENT WILL BE NEEDED as we continue to roll out strategies and systems.

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  • TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER as we share ideas and support.

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  • CONTROL WHAT WE CAN CONTROL knowing our daily actions will influence positive outcomes.

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WRCCS Competencies

Governance Board

Effective Governance

Establishes/confirms a diverse and independent governance board who agree with the school's mission, have time to give, and can offer vital expertise and resources on all operations areas (such as: finance and accounting; real estate and facilities; legal and human resource services; fundraising; marketing; community partnerships; and academic programming)

Governance Board

Culture

Develops/sustains/models a positive and empowering work environment where all stakeholders can experience working conditions that sustain energy and dedication for years

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Discussion Question 1:

What activities and strategies does your board use to develop strong community connections?

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Discussion Question 2:

How do you assess the success of your governance board?

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Discussion Question 3:

What challenges affect board retention? How do you retain board members?

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We’re going to head to breakout rooms

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  • We will be going into breakout rooms to discuss our questions.
  • Use this Discussion Note Catcher so we can share ideas and resources
  • Select
    • Facilitator (leads the group through the learning tasks):
    • Timekeeper (is responsible for keeping group to the time limits):
    • Notetaker (is responsible for taking notes in the appropriately named table)
  • Please take a few minutes to introduce yourselves
  • You have 20 minutes for each break-out discussion

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Sharing from breakouts

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GB Recruitment/Retention/Satisfaction Resources

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Thank you for your willingness and discussion!

Nick Pretasky Chamomile Nusz Paula Zwicke

npretasky@wrcc.org info@trccs.org pzwicke@csdk12.net