The Anchor School
Minutes
Executive Committee Meeting
Called Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Location
Virtual
Committee Members Present
D. Gregory (remote), J. Anfield-El (remote), J. Whittington (remote), N. LeBlanc (remote)
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
J. Pinto Taylor (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Gregory called a meeting of the Executive Committee Committee of The Anchor School to order on Wednesday Apr 24, 2024 at 6:33 PM.
C.
Approve Meeting Minutes
N. LeBlanc made a motion to approve the minutes from Executive Committee Meeting on 04-06-24.
J. Whittington seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
School Incidents
- There was an incident with a student at the school on March 27th. Following an investigation by the school's administration, the student was suspended for the duration of the school year
- Student can return to school next year following certain provisions
- Some safety concerns have come from parents and staff
- Since this incident, Dr. Pinto-Taylor has created a staff committee that will evaluate the school's Code of Conduct and create more clarity
- Dr. Pinto-Taylor also encourages the Board to review and revise the school's current expulsion policy
- Dr. Pinto-Taylor would like to understand the threshold of behavior/incidents that should be reported to the Board moving forward
B.
Communication Policy
- A formal communication policy will be developed for incidents by the Board in partnership with 21Cobalt
- At minimum, the Board would like to be immediately notified by school staff for any reported incidents of violence
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Whittington made a motion to Adjourn meeting.
J. Anfield-El seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:53 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. LeBlanc