The Anchor School
Minutes
TAS General Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday February 25, 2023 at 10:00 AM
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Topic: TAS Board Meeting
Time: Feb 25, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Directors Present
D. Gregory (remote), E. Desprez Isbell (remote), J. Burton (remote), J. Whittington (remote), M. Sutton (remote), T. Ramsey (remote)
Directors Absent
L. Stephens
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
No need for discussion. Unanimous vote.
D.
Public Comment
II. Enrollment Progress
A.
Progress towards enrollment target
Dr. Pinto Taylor provided enrollment updates regarding number of students in system, number of applications submitted, number of seats accepted, and number of registrations completed.
III. Governance
A.
Compliance Requirements & Status
Board discussed the need for all members to attend upcoming governance and new school orientation trainings.
B.
Board Calendar
The calendar was reviewed and noted. A reminder of meeting minutes and open meetings requirements was discussed again.
C.
Current Governance Topics
Discussion was about the SCSC checklist and status against those requirements.
New board members received initial onboarding this month. This process will continue as needed moving forward.
Board member recruitment continues.
IV. Academic Committee
A.
Enrollment Policy
The policy document was reviewed prior to the meeting and in the meeting.
B.
Designated Superintendent
The board discussed the need to designate someone as the superintendent for official purposes.
V. Facility
A.
HVAC Maintenance Contract
Discussed the choice and required follow-up prior to signing.
VI. Finance
A.
Financial Health Report
Financial health remains strong. Current forecasts and cash flow projections are currently comfortable with some consideration being given, at this time, to the summer months and the transition from planning year to operational year.
The finance committee is preparing financial documents for upcoming budget hearings, which will take place in March and April.
VII. Community Engagement Committee
A.
Groundbreaking & Canvassing Planning
The board discussed two upcoming volunteer and community engagement events for March and April.
B.
Events
Upcoming March events were shared for the board's awareness.
C.
TAS Board Communications
The board received a few voluntary requests for promotional communications.
D.
Fellowships
The board received status updates for fellowship engagement and learnings.
E.
TAS Marketing Updates/Strategy
The board discussed ways to continue to raise awareness about the school.
VIII. Development
A.
Grant Updates
The board was briefed on application status of two competitive grants.
B.
Board Fundraising
A status report was provided on our fundraising to date as it measures against our annual fundraising goal.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Public Comment
There were no public comments.
B.
Summary of Actions
Updated enrollment policies will be shared with the SCSC.
A groundbreaking event will be planned for March 11th.
Financial statements will be prepared for review in upcoming public budget hearings.
HVAC Maintenance contract will be reviewed for execution.
2023 board calendar will be added to school website.
There were no public comments.