The Anchor School

Board of Directors Meeting

Agenda posted by: August 21
Published on August 21, 2024 at 3:59 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT

Location

The Anchor School 

2460 Wesley Chapel Road

Decatur, GA 30035 

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
II. Head of School Updates 7:02 PM
  A. Executive Director Report FYI Josh Pinto Taylor 10 m
   

The Head of School will share highlights from his Executive Director report. 

 
III. Academic Committee 7:12 PM
  A. Academic Dashboard Review Discuss Emily Desprez Isbell 10 m
   

The Academic Committee will share updates from the academic dashboard, including preliminary metrics on student performance.

 
IV. Community Engagement 7:22 PM
  A. General Updates FYI Jasmine Burton 5 m
V. Governance 7:27 PM
  A. Charter Contract Review Discuss Nicole LeBlanc 15 m
  B. Vote: Elect New Board Members Vote Nicole LeBlanc 10 m
   

The Board will vote to elect new board members to The Anchor School, based on nominations submitted to the Board. 

 
  C. Vote: Elect New Board Officials Vote Nicole LeBlanc 5 m
   

The Board will vote on new Executive Committee members for the 2024–2025 school year. 

 

Positions include: Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. 

 
  D. Updated Committee Structure FYI Nicole LeBlanc 2 m
   

The board will vote on an updated committee structure for the 2024-2025 school year. 

 
  E. Vote: Readopt Bylaws fo SY24-25 5 m
VI. New Staffing Needs for TAS 8:04 PM
  A. Vote: Hire a Personalized Learning Specialist Vote Nicole LeBlanc 2 m
  B. Vote: Hire a School Counselor Vote Nicole LeBlanc 2 m
  C. Vote: Hire a Parent Mentor Vote Nicole LeBlanc 2 m
VII. Finance Committee 8:10 PM
  A. Monthly Financials Summary FYI EdTech - Ben Crowe 10 m
  B. Financial Dashboard Review (includes enrollment) Discuss Jaamal Whittington 10 m
  C. Vote: Hire a Fractional CFO Vote Jaamal Whittington 5 m
   

The Board will vote to a hire a fractional CFO for SY24-25 based on recommendation from the Finance Committee.

 
VIII. Head of School Support & Evaluation 8:35 PM
  A. HOS Development Update FYI Kelly Cadman 10 m
   

Kelly Cadman and Lisa McDonald will share a progress update on their development collaboration with the Head of School.

 
IX. Operations 8:45 PM
  A. Facilities Report FYI Josh Pinto Taylor 5 m
X. Closing Items 8:50 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote