The Anchor School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Location
Virtual
Committee Members Present
J. Burton (remote), J. Pinto Taylor (remote), M. Zeigler (remote), S. Stewart (remote), T. Butts (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Stewart called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The Anchor School to order on Wednesday Oct 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
S. Stewart made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 09-02-26.
M. Zeigler seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
Board Training
- J. Burton thanked everyone for attending the first training session on Monday. Reminder: the next training session will be in January. Additional training for December to be scheduled.
B.
Succession Planning
- J. Burton asked committee to think about 2-3 people to consider for the board by EOD. Committee to begin recruitment activities in the spring.
C.
Facilities Recommendation
- J. Pinto Taylor walked through the attached documents at a high level. These include renderings of renovation considerations, phasing for those renovations, and an evaluation of the building. This serves as a blueprint for future development at the current TAS site.
- M. Ziegler, J. Pinto Taylor, T. Butts discussed if/how the renderings accommodate busses and student drop-off.
- S. Stewart, J. Pinto Taylor, J. Burton discussed affordability / funding strategy for aspirational renderings.
- J. Pinto Taylor discussed summer facility maintenance/enhancements (sans footage expansion) to be managed internally.
- T. Butts suggested considering future course offerings to influence the designs of the classrooms.
Action Items
- J. Pinto Taylor to partner with Directors on a program analysis and furniture/technology review for each room.
D.
Strategic Planning
- J. Pinto Taylor provided update: two vendor submissions to evaluate on the RFP. Update in November.
III. Other Business
A.
Policy Review
- J. Pinto Taylor reviewed the previously shared national compensation summary; shared new learnings from benefits providers about employee usage of packages.
- J. Pinto Taylor shared compensation considerations to make TAS more attractive to educator workforce in time for Jan/Feb 27 offers.
Action Item
- Committee to consider incentives/sponsorship opportunities for ways to reduce teacher expenses.
B.
Operations CPF Report
- J. Pinto Taylor everything is submitted and on track for timely delivery for AUG and OCT. Positive feedback received.
Action Item
- J. Pinto Taylor to update website by SPR27
C.
Board Succession Planning
See above.
IV. 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 7:59 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Burton