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Washington Latin board fall retreat @ Cooper Campus - Oct 2025

@ Anna Julia Cooper Campus
Published on October 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM EDT

Date and Time

Tuesday October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM EDT

Location

@ Anna Julia Cooper Campus

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Lunch with students, board members and leaders 12:30 PM
  A. Catered lunch/informal conversation groups in MS building 45 m
II. Soaking in The Latin Way 1:15 PM
  A. Tours of MS and US buildings 25 m
  B. Classroom Visits 45 m
III. Opening Items 2:25 PM
  A. Record Attendance
  B. Call the Meeting to Order 1 m
  C. Welcome And Framing Ken Merritt 3 m
  D. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes 1 m
    Approve minutes for Washington Latin board meeting - Aug 2025 on August 28, 2025  
  E. Approve Consent Agenda Vote 2 m
   

Included in the consent agenda for review in advance of the meeting:

 

  • LEA Report
  • Risk Monitoring Update
  • Development and Community Affairs Committee Notes and attachments
  
IV. Board Business 2:32 PM
  A. Deep Dive Topic - Schools Program And Performance 43 m
  B. Finance Update Discuss Geovanna Izurieta 5 m
  C. Governance Committee Lisa Rucker 20 m
   
  • Q&A with board candidates
  • Bylaw revisions
  • Vote on secretary
  • Update on beginning of the year paperwork
  
  D. Open Q&A Discuss 15 m
   
  • Questions arising from anything in the consent agenda
  • General questions
  
V. Engagement with strategic challenges 3:55 PM
  A. "The Strategic War Room" 30 m
   

Each group receives a different "crisis scenario" based on real challenges. Each group must develop:

 

1) Immediate actions (first 30 days)

2) Medium-term strategy (3-6 months)

3) Resource allocation decisions

4) Stakeholder communication plan

5) One "Bold Move" that turns the threat into opportunity

  
  B. The Innovation Lab 30 m
   

Design challenge: How might we transform each existential challenge into a catalyst for achieving our mission more powerfully?

  
VI. Closing Items 4:55 PM
  A. Wrap-Up/Takeaways Ken Merritt 5 m
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote

This meeting is governed by the Open Meetings Act. Please address any questions or complaints arising under this meeting to the Office of Open Government at opengovoffice@dc.gov."