The Anchor School
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday June 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Location
Virtual
Directors Present
A. Pressey (remote), E. Desprez Isbell (remote), J. Burton (remote), J. Jordan (remote), J. Whittington (remote), K. James (remote), K. Sargeant (remote), N. LeBlanc (remote), S. Kollu (remote), S. Stewart (remote), T. Winston (remote), V. Thompson (remote)
Directors Absent
C. Humphrey
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
S. Stewart
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Pinto Taylor (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
J. Pinto Taylor (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Executive Director Report
A.
Executive Director Report
- Reviewed the Executive Director Report (PDF format)
- Reviewed the proposed report slide deck presentation for next year
III. Academic Achievement
A.
Item for Action: Family Handbook Review for Middle School and High School
B.
Academic Dashboard and Assessment Review
- Incredible growth in our math EOC schools
- Total School Population:
- Year 1 Average Math 3+ = 5.19%
- Year 2 Average Math 3+ = 8.79%
- Year 3 Average Math 3+ = 15.42%
- Founding Class Population:
- Year 1 Average Math 2+ = 48.06%
- Year 2 Average Math 2+ = 63.74%
- Year 3 Average Math 3+ = 71.26%
- Total School Population:
IV. Community Engagement & Advancement (Ad-hoc)
A.
Community Updates
- Great culmination with end-of-year celebrations
- Student showcases
- 8th grade dance
- Board member virtual training and culture survey reminders
V. Finance
A.
Adopt FY26 Budget
- Based on 345 student enrollment for SY26-27, FY27
- The SCSC board meets next Tuesday, but the CSP team has made a recommendation to approve the $400,000 grant. This grant is not included in this budget since it has not been officially approved, but the SCP team has emailed that recommendation to Dr. PT.
- Conditional vote to account for final decisions on Head of School compensation for SY26-27.
B.
Item for Action: Head of School Compensation Increase
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Stewart |
Aye
|
| K. Sargeant |
Aye
|
| T. Winston |
Aye
|
| S. Kollu |
Aye
|
| J. Whittington |
Aye
|
| J. Burton |
Aye
|
| J. Jordan |
Aye
|
| K. James |
Aye
|
| N. LeBlanc |
Aye
|
| E. Desprez Isbell |
Aye
|
| V. Thompson |
No
|
| A. Pressey |
Aye
|
| C. Humphrey |
Absent
|
C.
Item for Action: Fiscal Policy Handbook
D.
May 2026 Financial Summary
- Reviewed the May financial reports
- Reviewed the Line of Credit (LOC) Utilization and Liquidity Position (as of 5/31)
- Purpose: strengthen days cash on hand
E.
Item for action: Line of Credit drawdown
VI. Governance
A.
Item for Action: Approve Changes to Staff Handbook
N. LeBlanc walked through the document explaining the details that have been updated to the handbook.
B.
Item for Action: Approve Changes to Bylaws
N. LeBlanc spoke to the Summary of Proposed Amendments and the details of the updates made to the Board's Bylaws.
E. Isbell proposed board consideration of socials to foster community connection.
C.
Item for Action: Adopt FY26 Board Calendar
N. LeBlanc walked through the SY 26-27 board and committee meeting calendar
Action Items:
N. LeBlanc to send calendar to legal organ for record
S. Stewart to update Board on Track with virtual meeting links to monthly board meetings
E. Isbell Desprez to to update Board on Track with virtual meeting links to Academic Committee meetings
A. Pressey to update Board on Track with virtual meeting links to Finance Committee meetings
D.
Item for Action: Elect Board Officers
No vote for Vice Chair succession tonight, but will revisit this in the future.
E.
Board Manual
N. LeBlanc walked through the document which covers everything necessary to help new board members before off boarding.