Dawn Gregory invited public comment and seeing none proceeded with the meeting. 

Jasmine Burton updated the Board on the social media marketing activities by Flylight, specifically the LInkedIn campaign. The Board discussed a focus on zip codes as part of the marketing plan efforts. 

Jasmine Burton updated the Board on upcoming activities related to the New School Venture Fund Fellowship.

Josh Pinto Taylor updated the Board regarding the recent school choice expo at Georgia State which resulted in good exposure, completed applications, and community awareness. Dr. Pinto-Taylor noted an increase in community engagement events over the next 3 months to meet enrollment targets, especially now that the school location/address has been finalized. A dashboard updating enrollment against target will be developed and provided to the Board. 

Jasmine Burton announced that information regarding Board social media (e.g. LinkedIn) marketing strategy and email standards will be sent to ensure consistent messaging. The Board was encouraged to use their various social media platforms to drive awareness and enrollment. 

Josh Pinto-Taylor reported that all Board Members have declared a monetary commitment and that the collection to date is around $7000 (as reported in the portal). Maureen Sutton volunteered to manage the dashboard relative to stated Board giving commitment against collection. Dr. Pinto-Taylor encouraged the Board to think about different strategies to drive development such as naming classrooms. Discussion ensued around strategies to engage corporate donations and potential donor structure. 

Jaamal Whittington provided updates regarding the large transactions flowing through to date, that the TAS balance was in good shape relative to amount and flow, and the need to be attentive to financial activities over the next few months, especially as new hires are brought onboard. Josh Pinto-Taylor reported on grant applications in progress and status.

Laura Stephens provided an update on the efforts to finalize The Anchor School lease for 2460 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur, GA 30035. The Board expressed their gratitude for the collective hard work of the Facilities team, especially Laura’s efforts (supported by Franklin Street). Learnings from the commercial deal/approach will be aggregated and can be shared with other GA charter schools and support teams. The Board will consider a broader corporate recognition strategy for in-kind work/contributions.

Dawn Gregory reminded the Board to sign-up for the SCSC mandatory training sessions in March and April 2023. Jaamal Whittington will share information regarding Board fingerprinting and background checks, with the expectation that Board Members set appointments as soon as possible. 

Josh Pinto-Taylor reported work on the staff handbook and that Board review/approval would occur at the February 2023 Board Meeting.

No public in attendance. 

• Enrollment dashboard to be created for metric monitoring.
• Academic/Engagement committees to discuss enrollment strategies with TAS leadership. 
• LinkedIn marketing strategy and email guidelines to be provided to the Board.
• Board financial commitment/collection dashboard to be created.
• Dan Cembrola appointed as TAS CFO.
• Corporate partnerships/in-kind contribution recognition strategy to be evaluated.
• High-level learnings from facilities procurement/lease negotiations to be aggregated.
• Board members to sign up for March and April SCSC mandatory trainings. 
• TAS Staff Handbook to be presented for approval at next TAS General Board Meeting.
• Emily Isbell approved for TAS Board membership. 
• Board members to set appointments for fingerprinting and background checks as soon as possible.