Final

The Anchor School

Board of Directors Meeting

Agenda posted by: June 18
Published on June 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM EDT
Amended on June 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday June 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

Virtual

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 1 m
    Approve minutes for Board of Directors Meeting on May 28, 2025  
II. Public Comment
III. Executive Director Report 7:02 PM
  A. Executive Director Report FYI Josh Pinto Taylor 15 m
   

Dr. Pinto Taylor will present the ED Report for the month.

  
IV. Academic Achievement 7:17 PM
  A. Item for Action: Student and Family Handbook Vote Josh Pinto Taylor 10 m
  B. LKES Performance Review Completion FYI Emily Desprez Isbell 5 m
  C. Academic Data Review Discuss Josh Pinto Taylor 10 m
   
 
V. Community Engagement Adhoc 7:42 PM
  A. Community Engagement Updates FYI Jasmine Burton 5 m
   

Updates are outlined here.

  
VI. Finance 7:47 PM
  A. Item for Action: Adopt FY25 Budget Vote Jaamal Whittington 5 m
  B. Item for Action: Fiscal Policies Vote Vanecia Thompson 10 m
  C. May Financials Discuss Jaamal Whittington 20 m
VII. Governance 8:22 PM
  A. Item for Action: Adopt New Contract with 21Cobalt Vote Nicole LeBlanc 5 m
   

The Board will vote to adopt a new contract for continued governance support from 21Cobalt. 

  
  B. Item for Action: Adopt FY25 Board Calendar Vote Nicole LeBlanc 5 m
   

Review and vote on the proposed Board Calendar for full-board and committee meetings for next school year. 

  
  C. Item for Action: Bylaws Vote Jasmine Burton 10 m
   

Vote on proposed changes to Board Bylaws for SY25:

 

  • The Vice Chair and Treasurer will serve two-year terms, starting with our vote in August. 
  • The Board Chair and Secretary will be on a separate, two-year staggered term. 
  • This helps with leadership continuity and aligns with our charter term ending in 2028.

Review it here. 


 

  
VIII. Public Comment
IX. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote

The Anchor School is a village of educators, families, and community members that partners with 6th through 12th-grade students* who are developing the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to thrive in school and beyond. Through our commitment to excellent instruction, community partnerships, and holistic student development, we cultivate anchors that build a more just and equitable future.

 

*In August 2022, the SCSC authorized TAS as a GA Charter School with approval to enroll students who will be in the 6th grade in the fall of 2023.