Washington Latin
Minutes
Annual WLPCS Board of Governors Retreat
Date and Time
Saturday November 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Directors Present
A. Graham, B. Caldwell, B. Williams-Kief, C. McFadgion, C. Wilkinson, E. Paisner, K. Merritt, L. Ballenger, L. Rucker, P. Jayachandran
Directors Absent
F. Perera, J. Osgood
Guests Present
C. Davis, C. Gifford, D. Smith, J. Kelly, K. Cromwell, K. Roberts, M. Fleming, P. Anderson, P. Vom Eigen, T. Porter
I. Opening Items
A.
Welcome/Orientation to the day
B.
Building Open for Breakfast and Tours
C.
Record Attendance
D.
Call the Meeting to Order
E.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| E. Paisner |
Aye
|
| J. Osgood |
Absent
|
| C. Wilkinson |
Aye
|
| B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
|
| L. Rucker |
Aye
|
| L. Ballenger |
Aye
|
| C. McFadgion |
Aye
|
| B. Caldwell |
Aye
|
| K. Merritt |
Aye
|
| F. Perera |
Absent
|
| P. Jayachandran |
Aye
|
| A. Graham |
Aye
|
F.
Board paperwork
G.
Review the draft audit
Board members were invited to provide feedback on the draft audit distributed in advance of the meeting.
H.
State of the sector
Brendan Williams-Kief provided an update on the recent mayoral, city council, and SBOE election results and the implications of these results for the charter sector.
II. Facilities Update
A.
Updates on building design, status of site work, shared use agreement, and advocacy
Tom Porter provided an update on the status of the real estate project.
III. Fundraising for Growth
A.
Status of Capital Campaign
An update was provided on both the capital campaign (including funds expected by the end of the calendar year) and the recently completed (and very successful) Latin Pride campaign at 2nd Street.
B.
New strategies and approaches
A lively discussion about fundraising was facilitated by Barry and Peter.
IV. Academic Presentation
A.
Understanding our test scores
Caroline Gifford provided a summary of Latin's performance on the PARCC exams (from spring of 2022).
B.
Reviewing and discussing goals and plans
Caroline Gifford reviewed the academic focused LEA-wide and school-wide goals and the plans we have in place to meet those goals.
V. The Latin Way
A.
Deeper dive into The Latin Way
Diana Smith facilitated a workshop on The Latin Way.
B.
Screening of film on "Enduring Ideas"
The teaching film on "Enduring Ideas" (prepared as a part of The Latin Way project) was screened.
C.
How the Latin Way ought to impact board recruiting, onboarding, and ongoing operations
We did not have time to discuss this item.
VI. Strategic Planning
A.
Review of 2016-2021 Plan
Previous strategic plans were briefly discussed.
B.
Review of EBP survey results
Lisa Rucker walked the attendees through the results of the EBP survey administered to board members in the spring.
C.
Next steps
The board asked management to identify what they were looking for in the next iteration of the strategic plan and to develop a profile of the ideal facilitator for this work.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Topics for discussion in upcoming months
This item was briefly addressed.
B.
Key takeaways
There was not much time for this.
The board secretary reminded members to submit required beginning of the year paperwork. He thanked those who had already submitted these documents.