Member of, Elected by and Reports to:
The Board of Trustees
Supports:
The Chair
Term of Office:
One year; renewable for three consecutive years with the approval of a majority vote of the board.
General Responsibilities:
The Vice Chair is the secondary volunteer leader of the charter school and as such, discharges the duties of the Chair as required in the Chair’s absence. The Vice Chair supports the activities of the Chair including sharing responsibilities as appropriate.
Specific Responsibilities:
- In Chair’s absence:
- Presides at meetings of Board of Trustees
- Serves as ex officio member of standing committees
Qualifications:
- Commitment to and energy to support the organization and its values; an understanding of mission and goals, and the distinctions between governance and management.
- Strong leadership and collaborative skills to support the Chair and to offer alternative proposals in the interest of best serving the organization.
- Strong facilitation and communication skills and an understanding of group process.
- Objectivity so that dialog is productive and contributions are encouraged from all sides of an issue.
- Decisiveness in order to tackle and resolve difficult issues and to keep the business of the board moving.
- Strong organizational skills.
Indicators of effectiveness:
- Meets annual goals as identified and adopted by the board at the beginning of the leadership term.
- Is perceived by other board members as being fair, open to all points of views, decisive, and contributing to a culture that focuses on results and student achievement.
- Is perceived by the CEO as supporting and adding value to their work.
- Is perceived by a majority of parents and other community members as being accessible, fair, constructive, and representative of the interests of the broader school community.

More often than not the chair runs around ragged and the vice-chair doesn’t have enough to do. Work on sharing leadership across these 2 positions. It will help your chair not burn out. A great place to start is having the vice-chair be the liaison for several board committees.
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