About the Board
A Board member has the following primary responsibilities:
(1) to exercise final authority in matters affecting the charter school;
(2) to ultimately be held accountable to the Charter Authorizer (Adams 12 Five Star Schools) for the
school’s academic performance, financial health, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and
school’s academic performance, financial health, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and
(3) to manage and support the Executive Directors and assess their performance.
A member of the Stargate Governance Board of Directors (“Board”) shall have a firm belief in the established mission, vision, and values of the school and shall be committed to the best practices for gifted education and other curriculum as approved by the Board. Additionally, members of the Board shall be fully committed to the charter school concept.
The mission and vision statements of Stargate, as a gifted charter school, will serve to guide and direct the function and decisions of the Board. The goal to continually improve, maintain integrity, serve Stargate families and ensure academic success for students shall take precedence in all situations.
General Expectations for Governance Board Directors
As defined in Section 5.1 of the Stargate Bylaws, the primary responsibilities of the Governance Board of Directors are to:
- Determine the character of the school and uphold the school's mission
- Create a strategic vision and plan
- Establish policy by which the school is administered and/or managed
- Assure financial stability through fiscal and financial oversight and be accountable for the financial health of the school
- Promote fundraising efforts for the school
- Ensure that the school has appropriate resources to effectively implement the strategic plan and execute the day-to-day school operations.
- The board may act through its officers described in the bylaws.
Board Composition
The Governance Board consists of five Parent Director seats and up to four Independent Director seats, all with three-year terms.
- A Parent Director must be a parent or guardian of a child currently attending Stargate. (A staff member, even if a parent/guardian, may not be a Parent Director). Seats are elected by the community unless a vacancy occurs. Vacancy appointments are made by a majority vote of the Board until the seat is filled by the next election.
- An Independent Director is not a staff member or a parent/guardian of a child attending Stargate (and cannot have been within one year of appointment). Seats are appointed by a majority vote of the Board.
Elections for Parent Directors are held each spring. See the Elections page for details.
Independent Directors are appointed by the Board. Contact [email protected] for more information.