The Anchor School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Committee Members Present
J. Burton, N. LeBlanc (remote), S. Stewart (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Committee Members who arrived after the meeting opened
J. Burton
Guests Present
J. Pinto Taylor (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
N. LeBlanc called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The Anchor School to order on Wednesday Apr 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. LeBlanc made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 03-04-26.
S. Stewart seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
FY25 Personnel Contracts
- Hiring season, currently extending offers
- Intent survey: 85% of staff said Yes to returning to TAS
- Ops team is fully hired, Directors almost fully hired
- Teacher contracts go out this month
- Extended offers to 7 new staff members
- Dr. PT considering a salary schedule review for next year (targeting FY27)
J. Burton arrived at 7:09 PM.
N. LeBlanc made a motion to amend the agenda to include a facility update from Dr. PT.
S. Stewart seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Facility update (Amended agenda topic)
- Continuing to monitor leads for our forever home
- Local charter school has adjacent property for potential expansion
- Interested in enrollment feeder program
- Possible expansion in current location
B.
Vendor Reviews (Furniture, Transportation, Janitorial, Food Service)
- Furniture: RFP out today — planning to select one in the next month
- Planned board vote in April
- Transportation: Planning to renew and expand
- Memorial Shuttle - not a fruitful plan yet - Dr. PT to follow up
- Janitorial: Planning to renew
- Food service: Planning to renew
C.
Budget Review (Governance Committee members)
Items of focus:
- Board retreat: Reducing to ~$1,500
- Board training: Increasing ~ $6,000
- Consider carpool security (morning, evening, special events)
- [future] explore cheaper alternatives BoT
D.
Succession Planning
- Prospect list has grown!
- Showcase events: May 26-28 (different locations)
- Board Mixer ideas
- Confirmed: Sunday, May 3 | 2-4pm | TAS
- Fancy lemonade stand
- Have students decorate the space
Action Items:
- Shanice will create flyer + send a GroupMe message to Board confirming date/ask to help collect emails
- Jasmine + Nicole as contact oversight
- Dr. PT will coordinate 'student stories' with TAS leadership
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. LeBlanc