Brent McDonough Carol Suddards Alberta Library Conference April 27, 2012 REFLECT, REVITALIZE RE-ENERGIZE: LESSONS IN RENEWAL FOR LIBRARY BOARDS
Brent McDonough Carol Suddards Alberta Library Conference April 27, 2012 REFLECT, REVITALIZE RE-ENERGIZE: LESSONS IN RENEWAL FOR LIBRARY BOARDS.
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Brent McDonoughCarol Suddards
Alberta Library ConferenceApril 27, 2012
REFLECT, REVITALIZE RE-ENERGIZE:
LESSONS IN RENEWAL FOR LIBRARY BOARDS
REFLECT on where you are at as a Board
Share/ find strategies to REVITALIZE individually and collectively how you govern
Move forward with RENEWED ENERGY as a Trustee and as Board by trying something new
Take away tools to use with your Board to Reflect, Revitalize and Re-Energize
OBJECTIVES
REFLECT
Photo by Peter Istvan
Carol Suddards
This could be a photo or a word cloud--it would be soooo cool to create a word cloud from their words! Could we do that while they are posting or whatever and then put that in there in place of a photo? Hmmm....this could stretch me technologically.
Reflect (Retreat) Wiki Consent agenda Discussion Topics Administrative Presentations
Working Relationship Trustee Orientation
WHAT we’ve done so far:
REVITALIZE
TRUSTEE WIKI (SECURE WEB SITE)
OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP
http://www.epl.ca/about-epl/trustees/responsibilities
Carol Suddards
Consent agenda goes here
Pilar Martinez: Community Led Service Philosophy
Mike Ridley: The Information Age is Over
Carla Haug, Valerie MacDonald, Intern Librarians: 21st Century Library Spaces
Tina Tomas: Fund Development Strategy
Virginia Clevette: I [heart] Downtown Edmonton
Recognition and Tour of Sprucewood LibraryMelanie
PRESENTATIONS
GENERATIVE DISCUSSION TOPICS
Community Led-Service Philosophy
Trustee Evaluation/ Board/ Self/ Peer
Future Directions for EPL
Fundraising at EPL
CEO Performance Evaluation Process (in camera)
Trustee Learning Opportunities at ALC
Month Board Topics Orientation Theme What? Who? S F G
Pre-meeting
Preparing for your first Board meeting
How to use your iPad Tour of Trustee Web siteMeeting Structure/ agenda process
X
January Introduce new Trustees (Chair)
Approves Meeting schedule
Announce committee membership (Chair)
Appoint representatives (Friends’)
Approve Operating/Capital Budget
February Approve CEO performance goals
Approve Annual Report to PLSB (LC)
Trustee Orientation Planning
WHO WHAT WHEN NOTES
Therese Logistics of first greeting and first Board meeting
December Includes ordering iPad, gaining access to wiki (account and password), how to use the wiki, access docs etc.
STATUS: Completed Linda and Brent Welcome to the Board
coffee meeting December if possible The usual welcome
STATUS: CompletedSherrill Preparing for the first
meeting Before Jan 10 Welcome. Go through agenda:
structure of our meetings (generative discussion, consent items, exemptions), trouble shoot any questions, location of meeting, anything that comes up but make a list so we have for future reference.
STATUS: Completed
What do I need to do/ what does my Board need to do for:
A more effective BoardA more satisfying Trustee experience
DISCUSS
Trustee Evaluation
Recruitment plan
A new advocacy role for trustees
Sustainability of “Our Working Relationship”
Annual calendar of key agenda items
WHAT’S NEXT?
RE-ENERGIZE
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