Board Member

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Compass Charter School

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2014

📚 Education

Education

Compass Charter School is an intentionally diverse, inclusive public pre-K through 5th-grade charter school in Fort Greene, Brooklyn that offers an integrated, inquiry-based curriculum emphasizing social justice, sustainability, the arts, outdoor learning, and strong family-community engagement. The school provides hands-on learning, enrichment programs (afterschool, studio, field trips, overnight trips), and community events while relying on fundraising and partnerships to supplement public funding.

📋 Description

• Attend and actively participate in all regularly scheduled board meetings • Uphold Compass's mission, values, and commitment to progressive, sustainability-focused education • Maintain confidentiality of executive session discussions • Disclose conflicts of interest promptly and recuse when appropriate • Complete required board training • Act in the best interest of Compass students and the school community • Voting members hold full governance authority and fiduciary responsibility • Participate in nomination, application, vetting, board vote, and NYSED approval processes • Meet with at least two current board members and the School Leader • Support submission of required candidate materials to NYSED

🎯 Requirements

• Dedicated and mission-aligned • Commitment to Compass's mission, values, and progressive, sustainability-focused education • Ability to attend and actively participate in regularly scheduled board meetings • Ability to maintain confidentiality of executive session discussions • Ability to disclose conflicts of interest and recuse when appropriate • Completion of required board training • Voting members require NYSED approval before appointment • Voting candidates must provide a resume and documentation of highest education level to NYSED • Voting candidates must complete a Background Information Form, Statement of Assurance, and Disclosure of Financial Interest form • Voting candidates must undergo criminal history record check via fingerprinting • Voting candidates must have credentials verified

🏖️ Benefits

• Volunteer board service • Mission-aligned participation in progressive, sustainability-focused education • Opportunity to contribute to governance and the school community