Washington Latin
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
| 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: 
 
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| 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 | ||
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| D. | Open Q&A | Discuss | 15 m | ||
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| 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 | |||