ISUAA Board Committee Chair Checklist

ISUAA BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIR CHECKLIST DATE ITEM

Prior to July 30

A. Executive assistant to the Talbot Endowed ISUAA president and CEO distributes ISUAA Board committee checklist to staff liaisons to initiate committee plan B. Staff liaison contacts committee chair to work on committee plan and plan retreat meeting

At the August Retreat

Committee chair covers the following items in the meeting: • Introductions • Acknowledge any members of the group not present • Identify roles and responsibilities for committee, committee chair, and staff liaison • Review Process for Board Approval of Proposals and Guidelines for Board Approval of Proposals • Review objectives of committee • Review ongoing responsibilities of committee • Review fiscal year goals of committee including carry-forward items, where feasible • Identify timeframe, where feasible • Make assignments, where feasible • Establish meeting schedules

Mid-point (prior to Feb. meeting) Committee chair does an informal committee process check: • Are we on track with our committee plan? • What things could we do to improve the performance of this committee?

Prior to April 1

During April or before, if needed during the year

Committee reviews the following for potential changes: • Objectives of committee* • Ongoing responsibilities of committee • Carry-forward items of committee • Timeframes, where feasible *Any recommended changes to operational committee objectives and/or responsibilities must be sent to the Governance Committee as a proposal

*Operational Committees follow these steps. A. Governance Committee reviews proposal for operational committee changes and sends to Executive Committee B. Executive Committee reviews proposal for operational committee changes and sends to Board of Directors C. In the event the timing of the Governance Committee meetings do not reasonably align with the necessary timeframe for review, or if the operational committee proposal has time-sensitive implications, the proposal can be presented directly to the Executive Committee for consideration.

May Board Meeting or before, if needed during the year

A. Board of Directors considers proposal B. Executive assistant to the Talbot Endowed ISUAA President and CEO coordinates with staff to ensure all approved changes are properly updated in the Board Handbook