Great BoardBoard Cadence
Board Builder

Tool A

Cadence Designer

Set the frequency and the committees. Everything else, packet dates and prep milestones, is scheduled backward from the meeting so nothing depends on anyone remembering.

Inputs

Two weeks is the standard. One week is the floor.

Active committees

Annual calendar

Committee meetings sit ahead of the packet date so their recommendations make it into the book.

Board meeting 1: Jan 1, 1970

Packet out Dec 18, 1969

  • Draft agenda with chairDec 4, 1969
  • Committees meetDec 8, 1969
  • Staff reports dueDec 11, 1969
  • Chair reviews packetDec 16, 1969
  • Packet sentDec 18, 1969

Committees meeting by Dec 8, 1969: Finance, Fundraising (Development)

Board meeting 2: Mar 1, 1970

Packet out Feb 15, 1970

  • Draft agenda with chairFeb 1, 1970
  • Committees meetFeb 5, 1970
  • Staff reports dueFeb 8, 1970
  • Chair reviews packetFeb 13, 1970
  • Packet sentFeb 15, 1970

Committees meeting by Feb 5, 1970: Finance, Fundraising (Development)

Board meeting 3: May 1, 1970

Packet out Apr 17, 1970

  • Draft agenda with chairApr 3, 1970
  • Committees meetApr 7, 1970
  • Staff reports dueApr 10, 1970
  • Chair reviews packetApr 15, 1970
  • Packet sentApr 17, 1970

Committees meeting by Apr 7, 1970: Finance, Fundraising (Development)

Board meeting 4: Jul 1, 1970

Packet out Jun 17, 1970

  • Draft agenda with chairJun 3, 1970
  • Committees meetJun 7, 1970
  • Staff reports dueJun 10, 1970
  • Chair reviews packetJun 15, 1970
  • Packet sentJun 17, 1970

Committees meeting by Jun 7, 1970: Finance, Fundraising (Development)

Board meeting 5: Sep 1, 1970

Packet out Aug 18, 1970

  • Draft agenda with chairAug 4, 1970
  • Committees meetAug 8, 1970
  • Staff reports dueAug 11, 1970
  • Chair reviews packetAug 16, 1970
  • Packet sentAug 18, 1970

Committees meeting by Aug 8, 1970: Finance, Fundraising (Development)

Board meeting 6: Nov 1, 1970

Packet out Oct 18, 1970

  • Draft agenda with chairOct 4, 1970
  • Committees meetOct 8, 1970
  • Staff reports dueOct 11, 1970
  • Chair reviews packetOct 16, 1970
  • Packet sentOct 18, 1970

Committees meeting by Oct 8, 1970: Finance, Fundraising (Development)

Task list

  • Meeting 1: Draft agenda with chairDec 4, 1969
  • Meeting 1: Staff reports dueDec 11, 1969
  • Meeting 1: Committees meetDec 8, 1969
  • Meeting 1: Chair reviews packetDec 16, 1969
  • Meeting 1: Packet sentDec 18, 1969
  • Meeting 2: Draft agenda with chairFeb 1, 1970
  • Meeting 2: Staff reports dueFeb 8, 1970
  • Meeting 2: Committees meetFeb 5, 1970
  • Meeting 2: Chair reviews packetFeb 13, 1970
  • Meeting 2: Packet sentFeb 15, 1970
  • Meeting 3: Draft agenda with chairApr 3, 1970
  • Meeting 3: Staff reports dueApr 10, 1970
  • Meeting 3: Committees meetApr 7, 1970
  • Meeting 3: Chair reviews packetApr 15, 1970
  • Meeting 3: Packet sentApr 17, 1970
  • Meeting 4: Draft agenda with chairJun 3, 1970
  • Meeting 4: Staff reports dueJun 10, 1970
  • Meeting 4: Committees meetJun 7, 1970
  • Meeting 4: Chair reviews packetJun 15, 1970
  • Meeting 4: Packet sentJun 17, 1970
  • Meeting 5: Draft agenda with chairAug 4, 1970
  • Meeting 5: Staff reports dueAug 11, 1970
  • Meeting 5: Committees meetAug 8, 1970
  • Meeting 5: Chair reviews packetAug 16, 1970
  • Meeting 5: Packet sentAug 18, 1970
  • Meeting 6: Draft agenda with chairOct 4, 1970
  • Meeting 6: Staff reports dueOct 11, 1970
  • Meeting 6: Committees meetOct 8, 1970
  • Meeting 6: Chair reviews packetOct 16, 1970
  • Meeting 6: Packet sentOct 18, 1970

Draft for your judgment. Print this page and hand it to whoever owns the calendar. Dates assume the meeting lands on the same day of the month each cycle. Adjust for your actual meeting dates.