The Anchor School
TAS General Board Meeting
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Topic: TAS Board Meeting
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Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 10:00 AM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Joseph Anfield-El | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Dawn Gregory | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Joseph Anfield-El | 1 m | |
| Approve minutes for TAS General Board Meeting on May 20, 2023 | |||||
| II. | School Pre-Opening Updates | 10:03 AM | |||
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The purpose of this item is to track enrollment progress. |
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| A. | Progress towards enrollment target (120) | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 2 m | |
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The Head of School will provide the enrollment status towards the opening day (120) target.
Update to include: 1. Number of Applications 2. Number of Accepted Applications 3. Number of Completed Applications
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| III. | Governance | 10:05 AM | |||
| A. | Amended Bylaws Vote | Vote | Dawn Gregory | 5 m | |
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The Board will vote to approve the amended bylaws. |
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| B. | Employee Handbook Vote | Vote | Josh Pinto Taylor | 2 m | |
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The board will vote to approve the Employee Handbook. |
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| C. | Review of Board Roles & Responsibilities | FYI | Dawn Gregory | 2 m | |
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The board will review and recommit to member and officer roles and responsibilities. |
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| D. | New Board Member Vote | Vote | Dawn Gregory | 2 m | |
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Prospective board members will be presented to the board for approval vote. |
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| E. | HR Consultant Vote | Vote | Dawn Gregory | 2 m | |
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The Board will authorize the use of an HR consultant for both the Head of School (management team) and the Board Chair (board) for Head of School matters. Both school leaders will need to leverage the HR consultant, which will be identified/contracted by the management Team. |
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| F. | Board Officer Elections | Vote | Dawn Gregory | 1 m | |
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The Board will nominate and "block" vote for board officers for the 2023-2024 school year. |
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| G. | Board Meeting Calendar Vote | Vote | Dawn Gregory | 2 m | |
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The Board will vote to approve the board meeting calendar for the 2023-2024 school year. |
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| H. | Board Retreat Planning | Discuss | Dawn Gregory | 2 m | |
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The board will identify volunteers to plan/coordinate the board retreat. |
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| I. | Compliance Review Task Assignments | Discuss | Dawn Gregory | 10 m | |
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Board members will be distribute compliance review tasks. |
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| J. | Hiring Process Discussion | Discuss | Dawn Gregory | 2 m | |
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The Board will determine how it wants to handle the hiring process. |
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| K. | Public Comment | Discuss | Dawn Gregory | 6 m | |
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The public is invited to provide comment. |
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| IV. | Facility Updates | 10:41 AM | |||
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The Board will be provided with facility updates regarding readiness to open. |
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| A. | Certificate of Occupancy Update | Vote | Josh Pinto Taylor | 2 m | |
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The Head of School will provide an update on the Certificate of Occupancy and renovation status. |
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| V. | Finance | 10:43 AM | |||
| A. | Public Comment Budget Amendments | FYI | Jaamal Whittington | 6 m | |
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The public is invited to comment on the amended SY23-24 (Year One) budget. |
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| B. | Amended Budget Vote | Discuss | Jaamal Whittington | 10 m | |
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The board will vote to approve budget amendments. |
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| C. | Insurance Renewal Vote | Vote | Josh Pinto Taylor | 2 m | |
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The Board vote to renew the insurance policy. The Board will be presented with the renewal policy terms and fees. |
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| D. | Financial Dashboard & Budget Planning Calendar | Vote | Jaamal Whittington | 1 m | |
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The Board Treasurer will provide the 2023-2024 Budget process calendar for board awareness and planning. The board will propose elements/requirements for the monthly financial dashboard. |
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| VI. | Academic Updates | 11:02 AM | |||
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The board will be provided with academic progress reports. |
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| A. | Academic Dashboard | Discuss | Emily Desprez Isbell | 1 m | |
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An academic dashboard will be proposed to the board for discussion. |
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| B. | Head of School Annual Evaluation | Joseph Anfield-El | 2 m | ||
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The Board will discuss the annual evaluation process and requirements for the Head of School |
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| C. | Academic Calendar Review | Discuss | Josh Pinto Taylor | 1 m | |
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The board will review the academic school calendar and the daily school schedule. |
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| VII. | Community Engagement | 11:06 AM | |||
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The board will be provided with community engagement updates. |
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| A. | Grand Opening Event | FYI | Jasmine Burton | 1 m | |
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Grand opening event activities will be shared with the board. The grand opening event is scheduled for Wednesday, July 26th.
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| VIII. | Closing Items | 11:07 AM | |||
| A. | Summary of Commitments | Discuss | Joseph Anfield-El | 4 m | |
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A summary of all board and/or management commitments will be reviewed, including but not limited to action items (owner and due dates), future agenda and voting items. These topics will be incorporated into the next board meeting agenda. |
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| B. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Dawn Gregory | 1 m | |
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The purpose of this item is to officially end the meeting. |
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