Final

The Anchor School

Board of Directors Meeting

Agenda posted by: May 21
Published on May 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM EDT
Amended on May 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday May 28, 2025 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
    Approve minutes for Board of Directors Meeting on April 23, 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. Academic Assessment Calendar 24-25 FYI Josh Pinto Taylor 5 m
   

Share progress/completion from the Academic Assessment Calendar, linked here (updated as of Jan 22, 2025): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cbv4devbNPAgO_loLT-SWfytz1QJpjrI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115525275646219398079&rtpof=true&sd=true 

  
  B. Item for Action (Vote) Academic Assessment Calendar 25-26 Vote Josh Pinto Taylor 5 m
   

Academic Assessment Calendar 25-26

  
  C. Item for Action (Vote): Promotion Policy Vote Josh Pinto Taylor 5 m
   

Item for Action (Vote): This policy establishes the criteria for student promotion at The Anchor School. The policy ensures that students demonstrate proficiency in essential academic skills before advancing to the next grade level. 

  
  D. 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 Information: Fiscal Policies Discuss Vanecia Thompson 10 m
  B. April Financials Discuss Jaamal Whittington 20 m
VII. Governance 8:17 PM
  A. Item for Action (Vote): Head of School Contract Vote Nicole LeBlanc 5 m
   

The board will vote to adopt a new Head of School contract for Dr. Pinto-Taylor.

  
  B. Item for Action (Vote): 25-26 Vendors Vote Josh Pinto Taylor 10 m
   

Vote on proposed vendors for next school year:

 

Approval Requested (new contract): 

  • First Student – new transportation contract for SY25-26. 
  • Donovan Group – new marketing contract for SY25-26. 

Approval Requested (contract renewal): 

  • Technology Lab – contract renewal for SY25-26. 
  • Pretty Darn Clean – contract renewal for SY25-26. 
  • EdTec – contract renewal for SY25-26. 
  • Bernard Hines – Strategic HS Finance – new contract for SY25-26. 
  • Horizons – contract renewal for SY25-26. 
  • Time to Sprout – contract renewal for SY25-26. 
  • Stepping Stone – contract renewal for SY25-26. 

Continued Services (multi-year contract): 

  • School Gourmet – contract continued for SY25-26. 
  • PowerSchool – contract continued for SY25-26. 
  • Renaissance DnA – contract continued for SY25-26. 
  
  C. Item for Information: Adopt FY25 Board Calendar FYI Nicole LeBlanc 5 m
   

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

  
  D. Item for Information: Bylaws Discuss Jasmine Burton 10 m
   

Discuss proposed changes to Board Bylaws for SY25:

 

  • Revisit term length: After successfully completing one three-year term, members can complete one-year terms with board approval
  • Add language to express that we're a 100% giving board 
  • Election of officers: Make sure that terms of board officials are staggered


 

  
  E. FY25 Personnel Contracts FYI Josh Pinto Taylor 5 m
   

A quick update from Dr. Pinto-Taylor on hiring status for next school year. 

  
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.