Governance Committee

Mission:
The mission of the Governance Committee is to:

• Develop, review and revise board policies that guide City Schools’ implementation of practices and initiatives to increase student achievement and support the development of good citizenship
• Enhance and expand strategic partnerships that provide positive educational and career opportunities for City Schools’ students
• Strengthen City Schools’ relationships within the community at large

Membership:
Neil E. Duke, Board Chair, Committee Chair
Lisa Akchin, Board Member
Tina Hike-Hubbard, Board Member
Maxine Wood, Board Member
Andres Alonso, Chief Executive Officer

Operations Committee

Mission:
The mission of the Operations Committee is to ensure:

• Effective management systems exist that maximize available resources that are used to support increased student achievement
• School environments are safe, caring, and physically conducive for learning
• Transformational leadership exists at all levels of the organization.
• The internal and external audit findings and recommendations are adequately addressed in a timely manner by serving as the Internal Audit Committee of the Board. 
• All financial and audit issues (both external and internal) that may have a significant impact on City Schools' activities are monitored

Membership: 
David Stone, Committee Chair
Marnell Cooper, Board Member
Robert Heck, Board Member
Tina Hike-Hubbard, Board Member 
Shanaysha Sauls, Board Member 
Andres A. Alonso, Chief Executive Officer

Teaching and Learning Committee

Mission:
The mission of the Teaching and Learning Committee is to ensure excellence in education, for every student at every level by:

• Assuring the implementation of ongoing professional development for teachers and principals
• Disseminating teaching and learning best practices to teachers and principals and tracking how they are adopted
• Monitoring instructional programs to provide principals and teachers with ongoing assessments of students’ learning needs and achievement

Membership:
Jerrelle Francois, Board Vice-Chair, Committee Chair
David Stone, Board Member
Maxine Wood, Board Member
Sonja Brookins Santelises, Chief Academic Officer