Ken Merritt reflected on the (Oct 30) WLPCS 20th Anniversary "Thank You" reception and dinner and the (Oct 31) AJC ribbon cutting event.

Ken Merritt welcomed Abby Huston and Rakim Brooks to their first WLPCS board meeting as board members. Zoumana Berte was present at the meeting as a potential board candidate.

norms keeper - Rakim Brooks

time keeper - Carl McFadgion

The only item on the consent agenda for this meeting is the LEA executive report.

Aswathi Zachariah enjoyed the in person fellowship during the "Thank You" event on Oct 30.

Elizabeth Paisner highlighted the 2nd St choral concert on Nov 06. There are currently over 150 students in the music program at 2nd St.

Brendan Williams-Kief complimented the excellent instruction embodying "The Latin Way" in real time as seen during the tour of AJC during the Oct 07 board fall retreat. 

Lisa Rucker shared about the support a student (who was transitioning from 8th grade to 9th grade) received while making the decision whether to stay or to go elsewhere for high school. The student decided to stay at Washington Latin.

Peter Anderson highlighted that the music concerts at 2nd St have a tradition of faculty performing with students. New this year at 2nd St - open to 7th graders and to 8th graders - is the Middle School Jazz Band. At AJC, the music program starts at 5th grade.

A board member asked if students provided their own musical instruments.

Peter Anderson presented some photos and a video of the following events.

- Oct 30 WLPCS 20th Anniversary "Thank You" reception and dinner

- Oct 31 AJC ribbon cutting event

The risk monitoring report was briefly discussed.

Geovanna Izurieta informed the board about the September 2025 financials. The projected revenue is higher than budget. The expenses are higher than budget. The forecasted cash position for the year end is above budget.

The Key Performance Indicators (KPI) were also shared with the board.

In addition to the FY25 Financial Audit, Washington Latin is also required to file a Single Audit (A-133) because more than $750,000 in federal funds was received last year.

There are 2 parts to the Single Audit.

• part one : Yellow Book Financial Audit (Dec 10 deadline - WLPCS to submit to DCPCSB)
• part two : A-133 Federal Compliance Audit (deadline TBD)

Nov 21 deadline - The board was asked to review and email their acknowledgement of the draft FY25 Financial Audit to Geovanna Izurieta and/or Peter Anderson by the deadline.

Aswathi Zachariah gave a brief update about the current focus of the Governance Committee - to recruit suitable board candidates to get to the maximum of 15 board members.

DCPCSB is requiring board members to complete some board training. The details are not finalized yet.

Today was the last official day for Anna Jesseman as a board member.

Aswathi Zachariah introduced Zoumana Berte to the board. This was followed by a Q&A session. Zoumana Berte left after the Q&A session was over.

LATIN PRIDE (the Washington Latin annual fundraiser campaign) is starting a bit later than usual this year, in part due to the federal government shutdown.

The "Thank You" event on Oct 30 raised some money for the Capital Campaign.

There was a parent organized fundraising gathering recently. Both 2nd St parents and AJC parents attended the event.

Board members are encouraged to donate if they have not already done so. Any referrals (people who might possibly be interested in supporting Washington Latin) are also welcome.

There was a suggestion to invite Bob Eleby-El (Director Of Athletics) to a board meeting to talk about athletics.

The AJC Temporary Certificate Of Occupancy expires soon. Washington Latin plans to get an extension.

Peter Anderson reported that families are giving positive feedback about the current College Counseling Office team.

The Middle School Boys Soccer team and the Middle School Girls Soccer team are both playing their championship games on Nov 14 Fri.

ALMOST MAINE (2nd St fall play)

• Nov 13 Thu
• Nov 14 Fri
• Nov 15 Sat
• Nov 16 Sun