The Anchor School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Committee Members Present
J. Burton (remote), N. LeBlanc (remote), S. Stewart (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
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 Monday May 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
N. LeBlanc called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The Anchor School to order on Monday May 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Stewart made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 04-01-26.
N. LeBlanc seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Bylaws Amendment Review
B.
Item for Information: Staff Handbook
- Dr. PT walked through a series of updates to the Staff Handbook to create a more seamless employee experience from feedback throughout the year.
- Changes to take effect in July after legal review and board approval.
Action Items
- This Handbook update to become an item for information in May and and item for vote in June.
C.
Item for Information: Procurement Policy
- No changes being recommended to this policy at this time.
D.
Item for Information: Review, Revise, Adopt, and Acknowledge Codes of Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Policies
- No changes being recommended to these policies at this time.
E.
Succession Planning
- Quick overview of what happened at the Board Social event earlier this month
Action Items
- Shanice to follow up via email with attendees and provide link to Board on Track to join meetings and ask attendees what meeting they'd like to attend (May or June)
- Shanice to update tracker for those who attended the mixer to extend invite to interview
- Nicole to share interview guideline doc with Shanice, Jasmine
- Nicole to email current board members to re-acclimate them to interview season
F.
TAS Advisory Council (V2)
- Nicole presented updated Advisory Council SOP proposal
- Discussion on parameters between advisory council and board
Action Items
- Nicole to add details about the Council Chair's responsibility to attend board meetings as a liaison to keep the board updated on the chair's progress
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 8:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Stewart
Nicole presented the following changes to the Board bylaws:
Action Items