July 20, 2019 at 8:30 AM - BOARD RETREAT

I. Call to Order
        Pledge of Allegiance
                "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the
                Republic for which it stands: one Nation, under God, indivisible, with
                Liberty, and Justice for all."

II. Roll Call

III. Audience Comments/Questions (Open)
           (3 Minutes per person/group)
            Please State your Name  

IV. Executive Session 

IV.A. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employee(s), of the public body, or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony lodged against an employee of the public body to determine it's validity. 5ILC 120/2 (c) (1).  

IV.B. Warm-up Exercise - True Colors

IV.C. Team Building Exercise - Are we an HPT?

IV.D. Celebrating Doing - NSBA's Eight Characteristics of Effective School Boards 

IV.D.1. How are we doing?

IV.D.2. Using the ECESB as our benchmark 

V. Good Governance 

V.A. What's our Governance DNA?

V.A.1. What's Our Lane - Understanding our Roles

V.A.2. Speaking with one Voice 

V.A.3. Understanding Committee Work

V.B. Does Trust Matter?

V.B.1. Is trust connected to student achievement?

VI. Our Current Governance Habits 

VI.A. Communication Expectations 

VII. Recap next steps 

VIII. Reflective thoughts 

IX. Next Board Meeting
             Monday, August 19, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. - Administrative Office (Central Office)
            16001 Lincoln Avenue - Harvey, Illinois 60426 

X. Announcements/Comments:

X.A. Saturday, October 27, 2018

X.B. Saturday, August 3, 2019 - Board Self-Evaluation - Administrative Office (Central Office)
16001 Lincoln Avenue - Harvey, Illinois 60426

X.C. Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - New Teacher Orientation - Administrative Center 

X.D. Thursday, August 15, 2019 - Institute Day - Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School 

X.E. Monday, August 19, 2019 - First Day of Student Attendance 

XI. Adjournment