The Anchor School

Minutes

TAS Governance Committee Meeting

Regular Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Location

Topic: TAS - Governance Committee Meeting
Time: This is a recurring meeting

 

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Committee Members Present

D. Gregory (remote), J. Pinto Taylor (remote), J. Whittington (remote), M. Sutton (remote)

Committee Members Absent

T. Ramsey

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

D. Gregory called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The Anchor School to order on Monday Sep 12, 2022 at 7:36 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

J. Whittington made a motion to adopt the Agenda.
M. Sutton seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
D. Gregory
Aye
J. Pinto Taylor
Abstain
J. Whittington
Aye
M. Sutton
Aye
T. Ramsey
Absent

C.

Public Comment

Dawn Gregory invited remarks from the public and seeing none proceeded with committee business.

II. Governance

A.

Financial Health Report

Jamaal Whittington presented an updated on TAS financial matters (bank balances against budget) and reported good health. Dawn Gregory advised of upcoming budget line items associated with the hiring of the Head of School. 

B.

Advisory Member Prospecting

The Committee discussed the merits of adding external (volunteer) advisory committee members for additional governance support and noted to revisit this issue again in November 2022 to allow the Committee to develop a process and cadence. Josh Pinto Taylor will provide recruitment materials used to prospect advisors as a resource.

C.

Board Onboarding Process

The Committee discussed onboarding of new members and noted the action item of reviewing the current onboarding materials/resources to determine a more specific timeline (30/60/90 days) and process (assignment and tracking through BoardOnTrack). Each Committee member will propose an approach for review and consolidation due at least a week before the next scheduled Committee meeting. 

III. Other Business

A.

Head of School Taskforce Report

The Committee discussed the current status of the Head of School selection process and noted that a small working group will be meeting to confirm the selection process, outside counsel review, and timeline to make recommendations to the Board.

B.

Determine Regular Meeting Schedule

M. Sutton made a motion to table vote on determining a regular meeting schedule.
J. Whittington seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Sutton
Aye
T. Ramsey
Absent
J. Whittington
Aye
D. Gregory
Aye
J. Pinto Taylor
Abstain

C.

SCSC Event Attendance

No discussion was held due to meeting duration time.

D.

Board Assessment

No discussion was held due to meeting duration time.

E.

Legal Services

No discussion was held due to meeting duration time.

F.

Facility Update

No discussion was held due to meeting duration time.

G.

Fiscal Policies Review

No discussion was held due to meeting duration time.

H.

School Leader Goals

No discussion was held due to meeting duration time.

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 8:40 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
M. Sutton
Documents used during the meeting
  • Financial Health Report - 05.01.22 - 08.31.22.pptx