June 15, 2023

Thursday, june 15, 2023
Board Meeting
Green Bay, WI

I. BOARD AGENDA REVIEW (Board Chair)

a.       Call of Meeting to Order

b.       Attendees/Quorum

c.       Agenda Revisions

d.       Approval of Minutes Previous Board Meeting

II. YEAR IN REVIEW (Executive Director)

a.      OVERVIEW

i.    Executive Director Program Leader Acknowledgement / Retirements
ii. WEN Team Recognition
iii.  Membership Review

b.      PREDICTABLE PARTNER SUCCESS

i.    WEN Connect
ii.   Partnerships
iii.   Statewide Access

c.      QUALTIY OPERATIONAL CHOICE

i.    Digital Content
ii.   System & Tools
iii.  Special Projects

d.      STRATEGIC SUSTAINABILITY

i.    Fiscal Benefits
ii.   Management/Administration

1. Organization Health Summary

2. 2022-2023 Budget Review

3. 2023-2024 Budget Proposal

4. Closed Session: Personnel Results

iii.  Governing Voice

1. 2023-2026 Strategy Proposal

2. 2022-2023 Board Survey Results

3. Board Results

4. 2022-2023 Policies & Procedure Updates

5. Nominations Results

6. Committee Appointments

 

III. ACTION ITEMS (Board Chair)

a.    To approve/deny the adoption of the 2023-2024 budget as presented.
b. To approve/deny the organizational strategy proposal.
c. To approve/deny the Executive Director to move forward investigating options for governance support.
d. To approve/deny the updated WEN Policies & Procedures.
e. To approve/deny the nominations results for elected officers and board of directors as presented.
f. To approve/deny new board committee appointments as presented.
g. To approve/deny the personnel recommendations as discussed in closed session.

IV. ADJOURNMENT (Board Chair)

a.       Review 2023-2024 Board meeting schedule

April 20, 2023

Thursday, April 20, 2023
Board Meeting
Virtual

I. BOARD AGENDA REVIEW (Board Chair)

a.       Call of Meeting to Order

b.       Attendees/Quorum

c.       Agenda Revisions

d.       Approval of Minutes Previous Board Meeting

II. ORGANIZATIONAL VISION: 501(c)(3) Strategic Sustainability

a.      Governing Voice

i.    Nominations (Lisa Lieder)

1. RESULTS:

   1. Review Nominations Process and Positions

ii.   By Laws (Kelly Pochop)

1. RESULTS:

   1. Affiliate Membership Agreement update

iii.   Legislative (Shelly Gilmore)

1. RESULTS:

   1. General update on education-based items

b.      Fiscal Benefits

i.    Finance (Erik Hanson)

1. RESULTS:

   1. Organization Health Summary

   2. 2022-2023 Budget Review & WDLC Funding

   3. CARES Funding Review

c.      Management / Administration

i.    Executive Committee (Shelly Gilmore)

1. RESULTS:

   1. Board Results Progress

   2. Updated WEN Employee Handbook

   3. SYN Associates & WEN Strategy Update

 

III. PARTNER SUCCESS VISION: Predictable Partner Success (Jill Gurtner / Sami Mantyla)

a.      Partnerships

i.    RESULTS:

1. Partner Updates

   1. Dissolution of Triton Consortium

2. Stakeholder Survey(s) Highlights

   1. Partnerships & Special Projects

3. Partnership Pathways

IV. OPERATIONS VISION: Quality Operational Choice (Jason Schmidt / Greg Mahaffey)

a.      Digital Content

i.    RESULTS:

1. FlexPoint Contract Monitoring

V. ACTION ITEMS (Board Chair)

a.     To approve/deny the update to the affiliate membership agreement as proposed.

b. To approve/deny the updated WEN Employee Handbook.

VI. ADJOURNMENT (Board Chair)

a.       Review Program Leader Offerings Calendar

February 23, 2023

Thursday, february 23, 2023
Board Meeting
Virtual

I. BOARD AGENDA REVIEW (Board Chair)

a.       Call of Meeting to Order

b.       Attendees/Quorum

c.       Agenda Revisions

d.       Approval of Minutes Previous Board Meeting

II. ORGANIZATIONAL VISION: 501(c)(3) Strategic Sustainability

a.      Governing Voice

i.    Nominations (Lisa Lieder)

1. RESULTS: NONE

   1. Partner Engagement Grant – April 1st Application Deadline

   2. Teacher Apppreciation – First week in May

ii.   By Laws (Kelly Pochop)

1. RESULTS:

   1. Begin meeting in January w/focus update basic information and language

iii.   Legislative (Shelly Gilmore)

1. RESULTS:

   1. General update on education-based items

b.      Fiscal Benefits

i.    Finance (Erik Hanson)

1. RESULTS:

   1. Organization Health Summary

   2. 2022-2023 Budget Review

   3. WDLC Funding & Subsidy

   4. H1 Compilation Report

   5. IRS 990 & 8879 filing

c.      Management / Administration

i.    Executive Committee (Shelly Gilmore)

1. RESULTS:

   1. Board Results Progress

   2. SYN Associates & WEN Strategy Update

 

III. PARTNER SUCCESS VISION: Predictable Partner Success (Jill Gurtner / Sami Mantyla)

a.      Partnerships

i.    RESULTS:

1. Partner Updates

   1. WAVE interest in moving forward with Invested Membership

   2. Inquires – Erving Network, Northwood Tech

ii.      WDLC – DPI personnel transition

iii. Stakeholder Survey(s) Highlights

2. Digital Content/Systems & Tools

3. Organization

b.      Statewide Sections

i. RESULTS

1. 2020-2023 Recommendation results & next steps

   a. Stakeholder feedback

IV. OPERATIONS VISION: Quality Operational Choice (Jason Schmidt / Greg Mahaffey)

a.      Digital Content

i.    RESULTS:

1. FlexPoint Contract Monitoring

2. Digital Access Pricing Model

b. Systems & Tools

ii. RESULTS:

1. Dashboard Review

V. ACTION ITEMS (Board Chair)

a.      To approve/deny the new core purpose as presented.

b. To approve/deny the updated mission statement as presented.

c. To approve/deny the updated core beliefs as presented.

d. To approve/deny the addition of Wausau Area School District (WAVE) as an invested member, including the terms of payment as presented.

e. To approve/deny the reduction of the current WDLC subsidy to $25 for implementation during the 23-24 school year.

f. To approve/deny the change in per teacher Digital Access pricing as presented.

g. To approve/deny renewal of FlexPoint contract not to exceed $1.2MM.

h. To approve/deny final 21-22 compilation report and draft 22-23 H1 report.

VI. ADJOURNMENT (Board Chair)

a.       Review Program Leader Offerings Calendar

December 15, 2022

Thursday, December 15, 2022
Board Meeting
Virtual

I. BOARD AGENDA REVIEW (Board Chair)

a.       Call of Meeting to Order

b.       Attendees/Quorum

c.       Agenda Revisions

d.       Approval of Minutes Previous Board Meeting

II. ORGANIZATIONAL VISION: 501(c)(3) Strategic Sustainability

a.      Governing Voice

i.    Nominations (Lisa Lieder)

1. Partner Engagement Grant – 2 applications to date

ii.   By Laws (Kelly Pochop)

1. Begin meeting in January – prep work to provide recommendations in progres

iii.   Legislative (Shelly Gilmore)

1. N/A

b.      Fiscal Benefits

i.    Finance (Erik Hanson)

1. Organization Health Summary

2. 2022-2023 Budget Review/ WDLC Funding

3. Digital Access Mid-Year Data Analysis

4. WEN team asset inventory

c.      Management / Administration

i.    Executive Committee (Shelly Gilmore)

1. Board Results Progress

2. WEN Team Highlights

3. SYN Associates & WEN Update

 

III. PARTNER SUCCESS VISION: Predictable Partner Success (Jill Gurtner / Sami Mantyla)

a.      Partnerships

i.    Org Enrollment Snapshot

1. Pandemic Impact Analysis

ii.      Partner Directory & Profiles

iii. Partner Pathways Progress Update

c.      WEN Connect

i. WEN Launch Survey Results

IV. OPERATIONS VISION: Quality Operational Choice (Jason Schmidt / Greg Mahaffey)

a.      Digital Content

i.    FlexPoint additional course title procurement – ACTION ITEM

b. Systems & Tools

ii. WEN team data privacy

V. ACTION ITEMS (Board Chair)

a.       To approve/deny up to $16,000 to load additional FlexPoint titles to WEN subscription.

VI. ADJOURNMENT (Board Chair)

a.       Review Program Leader Offerings Calendar

September 15, 2022

Thursday, September 15, 2022
Board Meeting
Virtual

I. BOARD AGENDA REVIEW (Board Chair)

a.       Call of Meeting to Order

b.       Attendees/Introductions/Quorum

c.       Agenda Revisions

d.       Approval of Minutes Previous Board Meeting

II. ORGANIZATIONAL VISION: 501(c)(3) Strategic Sustainability

a.      Governing Voice

i.    Nominations (Lisa Lieder)

1. Review Committee Appointments

2. New Board member onboarding opportunities

3. Annual BOD survey results

ii.   By Laws (Kelly Pochop)

iii.   Legislative (Shelly Gilmore)

b.      Fiscal Benefits

i.    Finance (Erik Hanson)

1. Organization Snapshot (enrollment/support)

2. 2021-2022 Budget & Fiscal Finalization including Compilation report

3. WDLC Funding: AWSA/SLATE pre-conference

4. Update to vendor charge type awareness (StudyForge, MAWI, Canvas)

c.      Management / Administration

i.    Executive Committee (Shelly Gilmore)

1. Review 2021-2022 Year in Review final copy highlights

2. Overview of 2022-2023 Program Targets & Process

3. Options for future strategic plan development

 

III. PARTNER SUCCESS VISION: Predictable Partner Success (Jill Gurtner / Sami Mantyla)

a.      Review Program Targets 2022-2023

i.    Partnerships

ii. WEN Connect

iii. Statewide Access

IV. OPERATIONS VISION: Quality Operational Choice (Jason Schmidt / Greg Mahaffey)

a.      Review Program Targets 2022-2023

i.    Digital Content

ii. Systems & Tools

iii. Special Projects

V. ACTION ITEMS (Board Chair)

a.      To approve/deny AWSA pre-conference sponsorship 

b. To approve/deny 2021-2022 compilation report as presented

c.      To approve/deny the 2022-2023 Program Targets as presented 

d.      To approve/deny development of future organization strategic plan 

e.      To approve/deny the WEN Inc. fund transfer from special projects fund to operating fund 

VI. ADJOURNMENT (Board Chair)

a.      Review Program Leader Offerings Calendar

October 20, 2022

Thursday, October 20, 2022
Board Meeting
Madison

I. BOARD AGENDA REVIEW (Board Chair)

a.       Call of Meeting to Order

b.       Attendees/Introductions/Quorum

c.       Agenda Revisions

d.       Approval of Minutes Previous Board Meeting

II. ORGANIZATIONAL VISION: 501(c)(3) Strategic Sustainability

a.      Governing Voice

i.    Nominations (Lisa Lieder)

1. WEN Partner Engagement Grant

ii.   By Laws (Kelly Pochop)

1. Overview of Review Schedule

iii.   Legislative (Shelly Gilmore)

1. N/A

b.      Fiscal Benefits

i.    Finance (Erik Hanson)

1. Organization Health Summary

2. 2021-2022 Budget & Fiscal Finalization

3. 2022-2023 Budget

c.      Management / Administration

i.    Executive Committee (Shelly Gilmore)

1. Board Results

2. WEN Continuous Feedback Model

3. Strategy development activity

 

III. PARTNER SUCCESS VISION: Predictable Partner Success (Jill Gurtner / Sami Mantyla)

a.      Review Program Targets 2022-2023

i.    Partnerships

1. Update WDLC offerings

c.      WEN Connect

i. Survey Strategy

ii. WEN Share Recap

d.      Statewide Access

i. Review Statewide Readiness Data

IV. OPERATIONS VISION: Quality Operational Choice (Jason Schmidt / Greg Mahaffey)

a.      Review Program Targets 2022-2023

i.    Systems & Tools

1. Data Management Framework Progress

2. Dashboard Concept

V. ACTION ITEMS (Board Chair)

VI. ADJOURNMENT (Board Chair)