Washington Latin

Minutes

Monthly Board of Governors Meeting

May Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday May 5, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Directors Present

A. Graham (remote), B. Caldwell (remote), B. Williams-Kief (remote), C. McFadgion (remote), C. McGurn (remote), C. Wilkinson (remote), E. Paisner (remote), H. Rawlings (remote), K. Merritt (remote), L. Ballenger (remote), L. Rucker (remote), P. Mara (remote), T. Morgan (remote)

Directors Absent

K. Osagie, N. McCoy

Guests Present

C. Davis (remote), C. Gifford (remote), J. Kearney Shanahan (remote), J. Kelly (remote), J. Osgood (remote), K. Cromwell (remote), P. Anderson (remote), Y. Tse (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

C. Wilkinson called a meeting of the board of directors of Washington Latin to order on Thursday May 5, 2022 at 6:00 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

C. McGurn made a motion to approve the minutes from April 7, 2022 Monthly Board of Governors Meeting on 04-07-22.
H. Rawlings seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
P. Mara
Aye
A. Graham
Aye
C. Wilkinson
Aye
B. Caldwell
Aye
T. Morgan
Aye
B. Williams-Kief
Aye
E. Paisner
Absent
H. Rawlings
Aye
L. Ballenger
Aye
K. Osagie
Absent
L. Rucker
Aye
N. McCoy
Absent
C. McGurn
Aye
C. McFadgion
Aye
K. Merritt
Aye

II. HOS Report and School Update

A.

Update on what is happening at the school right now

  • Due to rising COVID cases, we have reinstated our indoor mask mandate. 
  • Over 55 cases in the last 2 weeks. 

Enrollment Update

  • 98 students fully enrolled for Cooper Campus
  • 5 through Equitable Access Preference in 5th grade
  • 3 through Equitable Access Preference for 6th grade 

Khashiffa Roberts Update

  • Will be able to return in the summer to take the lead as Principal at the Cooper Campus 

 

 

B.

Q&A on written HOS report

  • Question on pick up/drop off plan for Cooper Campus
  • Question about seniors who are in danger of not graduating 
  • Question about teacher coverage with rise in COVID cases 

C.

Succession Planning

  • Want feedback from Board members on what is needed in succession planning 
  • Need to develop an emergency plan as well as a plan for finding a new Head of Schools for the long-term 
  • Proposed process for filling the vacancy of the Head of Schools role
  • Decision to separate into two separate processes: Emergency Contingency Management and Transition and Succession Planning 

D.

Discussion of LEA Leadership Structure

  • Discussion of how we are working to codify "the Latin Way" - what is the "secret sauce" that has created Washington Latin's success and how do we move it forward and keep it alive at 2nd Street and create it at Cooper Campus
  • As a part of this work, working with NSG and Transcend to deepen self and social awareness 
  • Establishing support structures to define and defend the Latin Way
    • Advance our mission
    • enable our respective schools to thrive 
  • Codify our approaches to hiring, adult development, student discipline, and student well-being
  • Strengthen existing and establish new talent pipeline
  • The Latin Support Team
    • Sets the tone
    • Models for the rest of the community
    • embody core beliefs and principles
    • needs to be stewards of the mission
    • Deliberately named the support team
      • a team in service of the schools, the faculty, and the students
  • Latin Support Team Org Chart
  • Timeline of plan as we from now through the summer around the codification of the Latin Way and the building of the Latin Support Team 
  • Question around HR/Personnel Needs
    • Performance management will stay with the Principals/Chief of Schools 
    • Personnel/benefits/HR operational work will stay with the Director of Finance for now in conjunction with their work with EdOps
    • In the future, we will shift to having an LEA-level role that will hold these personnel and HR functions

III. Growth Dashboard

A.

Updates

  • Brief discussion of Growth Dashboard
  • All major areas are on track or holding steady

B.

Q&A

IV. Other Committee Reports

A.

Finance

Budget for 2022-2023 School Year

  • Budgeting assumptions regarding enrollment and development were shared
  • Budget highlights for SY 2022-2023
  • Our DSCR will remain above the target that we need 
  • Budget forecasts for 2 and 5 year shared 
  • PCSB now requiring budget forecasts two years in advance
  • Review of Key Performance Indicators
    • we are doing fine in terms of days of cash
    • we are doing fine in terms of our DSCR
    • there is a lag for invoices in terms of our invoiced grants, so it is in the red
    • We are rated Tier I financially and scored 100/11 for FAR
  • We have higher than expected revenue because of enrollment
  • We have had fewer expenses than expected 
  • Cash flow is negative because of Cooper Campus buying
T. Morgan made a motion to Approve the budgets for the next two fiscal years.
H. Rawlings seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
B. Caldwell
Aye
C. McFadgion
Aye
K. Osagie
Absent
B. Williams-Kief
Aye
L. Ballenger
Aye
K. Merritt
Aye
E. Paisner
Aye
A. Graham
Aye
C. Wilkinson
Aye
L. Rucker
Aye
P. Mara
Aye
C. McGurn
Aye
H. Rawlings
Aye
T. Morgan
Aye
N. McCoy
Absent

B.

Academic Committee

V. Governance

A.

Q&A with board candidate

B.

Upcoming Election: Officers and Expiring Terms

Governors up for Re-Election for Expiring Terms:

 

  • Alyse Graham
  • Barry Caldwell
  • Laurie Ballenger 

C.

Other Governance Notes

L. Ballenger made a motion to Go into Executive Session.
K. Merritt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Morgan
Aye
B. Caldwell
Aye
H. Rawlings
Aye
E. Paisner
Aye
C. McGurn
Aye
L. Rucker
Aye
K. Merritt
Aye
N. McCoy
Absent
C. Wilkinson
Aye
L. Ballenger
Aye
A. Graham
Aye
B. Williams-Kief
Aye
P. Mara
Aye
C. McFadgion
Aye
K. Osagie
Absent

VI. Executive Session

A.

Latest on Facilities

Discussion of ongoing real estate negotiations and affordability analyses for a long-term property for Cooper Campus 

L. Ballenger made a motion to Leave Executive Session.
T. Morgan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
B. Williams-Kief
Aye
L. Rucker
Aye
K. Osagie
Absent
E. Paisner
Aye
P. Mara
Aye
T. Morgan
Aye
N. McCoy
Absent
L. Ballenger
Aye
H. Rawlings
Aye
C. Wilkinson
Aye
B. Caldwell
Aye
K. Merritt
Aye
A. Graham
Aye
C. McGurn
Aye
C. McFadgion
Aye
C. Wilkinson made a motion to Approve Josiah Osgood as a member of the Board of Governors.
K. Merritt seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
N. McCoy
Absent
T. Morgan
Aye
K. Merritt
Aye
H. Rawlings
Aye
C. McFadgion
Aye
A. Graham
Aye
L. Ballenger
Aye
K. Osagie
Absent
E. Paisner
Aye
B. Caldwell
Aye
C. McGurn
Aye
B. Williams-Kief
Aye
C. Wilkinson
Aye
L. Rucker
Aye
P. Mara
Aye

VII. 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 7:52 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Wilkinson