Common use of Governance Structure Clause in Contracts

Governance Structure. The School shall be governed by a Board of Directors. The School will file changes in the membership of the Board with the Authorizer and Department. The Board will be composed of at least five nonrelated members and include: (1) at least one licensed teacher employed as a teacher at the school or providing instruction under a contact between the charter school and a cooperative; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school; and (3) at least one interested community member who resides in Minnesota and is not employed by the charter school and does not have a child enrolled in the school. The board may include a majority of teachers or parents or community members, or it may have no clear majority. The chief financial officer and the chief administrator are ex-officio nonvoting board members. No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than licensed teachers employed as a teacher at the school. Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for changing the board's governance model, consistent with Chapter 317A and Charter Law. Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school may not serve on the board of directors of the charter school. A board may change its governance structure only: (1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and a majority vote of the licensed teachers employed by the school as teachers, including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the school and a cooperative; and (2) with the authorizer's approval. Any change in board governance structure must conform with the composition of the board established under Charter Law.

Governance Structure. The School shall be governed by a Board of Directors. The School will file changes in the membership of the Board with the Authorizer and Department. The Board will be composed of at least five nonrelated members and include: (1) at least one licensed teacher employed as a teacher at the school or providing instruction under a contact between the charter school and a cooperative; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in the charter school; and (3) at least one interested community member who resides in Minnesota and is not employed by the charter school and does not have a child enrolled in the school. The board may include a majority of teachers or parents or community members, or it may have no clear majority. The chief financial officer and the chief administrator are ex-officio nonvoting board members. No charter school employees shall serve on the board other than licensed teachers employed as a teacher at the school. Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for changing the board's governance model, consistent with Chapter 317A and Charter Law. Contractors providing facilities, goods, or services to a charter school may not serve on the board of directors of the charter school. A board may change its governance structure only: (1) by a majority vote of the board of directors and a majority vote of the licensed teachers employed by the school as teachers, including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the school and a cooperative; and (2) with the authorizer's approval. Any change in board governance structure must conform with the composition of the board established under Charter Law.and