The Anchor School
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Agenda posted by: April 30
Date and Time
Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Location
Virtual
Committee Members Present
A. Pressey (remote), C. Humphrey (remote), J. Burton (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
A. Pressey called a meeting of the Governance Committee of The Anchor School to order on Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
N. LeBlanc made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 04-02-25.
A. Pressey seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Governance
A.
HOS Contract
B.
Board Evaluation
Shared overall feedback from board survey and action items.
Shared potential ideas to implement in the future including handbooks, capturing board tenure, adding roles to add accountability.
Action Items:
- Nicole will add board tenure and experience to succession-tracking doc
- Board Handbook to be developed (next school year, owned by Governance Committee)
- Financial oversight workshop (owned by Finance Committee)
C.
Board Governing Policies & Approval Processes
Action Items:
- Dr. PT to add TAS policies to tracker from 21Cobalt
- Governance Committee will review new Board & Policies doc and prioritize future policies
D.
Bylaws Review
Committee ideas:
- Revisit term length: After successfully completing one three-year term, members can complete one-year terms with board approval
- Add language to express that we're a 100% giving board
- Election of officers: Make sure that terms of board officials are staggered
Action Items
- Jasmine to create a working doc for Bylaws updates
E.
SY25 School Calendar
Action Items
- Nicole will share proposed calendar with full board in email
- Board vote and adoption in June board meeting
F.
Communications Policy
Action Items
- Dr. PT will resurface internal comms plan
- Nicole will email with Dr. PT and Morgan to learn about school communication policy ideas and expectations
- Dr. PT will work on a draft of this policy
G.
Review, Revise, Adopt, and Acknowledge Codes of Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Policies
Action Items
- Carl will reach out to Sahi for her to sign her updated Board Agreement contract
III. 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 9:21 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
N. LeBlanc
Action Items: