Washington Latin
Minutes
Monthly Board of Governors Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday December 1, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Location
via zoom webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uRbVTeT2QDy1JHHc-WG__A
Directors Present
A. Graham (remote), B. Caldwell (remote), B. Williams-Kief (remote), C. McFadgion (remote), C. Wilkinson (remote), E. Paisner (remote), F. Perera (remote), J. Osgood (remote), K. Merritt (remote), L. Ballenger (remote), L. Rucker (remote), P. Jayachandran (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
C. Davis (remote), J. Kelly (remote), K. Cromwell (remote), P. Anderson (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Roll Call | |
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J. Osgood |
Aye
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F. Perera |
Aye
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E. Paisner |
Aye
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L. Ballenger |
Aye
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P. Jayachandran |
Aye
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B. Caldwell |
Aye
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B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
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A. Graham |
Aye
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L. Rucker |
Aye
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C. McFadgion |
Aye
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C. Wilkinson |
Aye
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K. Merritt |
Aye
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II. Executive Report
A.
2nd Street Campus Updates
B.
LEA Overview
Peter Anderson highlighted a couple of points from the written report. He lingered for a few moments on the challenges related to the city's plans to make 8th street one way between Franklin and Monroe NE. He also encouraged board members to attend upcoming events.
III. Finance
A.
Audit Review
Peter Anderson provided an update on the audit. There were no findings.
Roll Call | |
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L. Rucker |
Aye
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L. Ballenger |
Aye
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F. Perera |
Aye
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C. Wilkinson |
Aye
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E. Paisner |
Aye
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P. Jayachandran |
Aye
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J. Osgood |
Aye
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C. McFadgion |
Aye
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B. Caldwell |
Aye
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K. Merritt |
Aye
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B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
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A. Graham |
Aye
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B.
October financials
Peter Anderson reviewed the October financials. We are pretty much on track.
C.
LIBOR update
Peter Anderson talked about the transition from LIBOR to SOFR.
D.
TIAA Plan Merger
Roll Call | |
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C. Wilkinson |
Aye
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L. Ballenger |
Aye
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B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
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B. Caldwell |
Aye
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A. Graham |
Aye
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J. Osgood |
Aye
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F. Perera |
Aye
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E. Paisner |
Aye
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L. Rucker |
Aye
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C. McFadgion |
Aye
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P. Jayachandran |
Aye
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K. Merritt |
Aye
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IV. Quick committee updates
A.
Audit Committee
Ken Merritt provided a summary of the most recent audit committee meeting (held on November 28th, 2022).
V. Follow-Up from Retreat
A.
Next steps with strategic planning
Peter Anderson discussed possible next steps with strategic planning. There was agreement that there needed to be an implementation plan. We need to work on a RFP.
B.
How the Latin Way ought to impact board recruiting, onboarding, and ongoing operations
There was not sufficient time for us to address this topic.
VI. Deep Dive Topic
A.
Admissions Recruiting
We started the discussion about this topic, especially focused on outreach to prospective Latinx families.
VII. Facilities
A.
Update on latest with real estate project
Tom Porter provided a quick update on the real estate project.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Roll Call | |
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B. Caldwell |
Aye
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P. Jayachandran |
Aye
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L. Rucker |
Aye
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K. Merritt |
Aye
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J. Osgood |
Absent
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E. Paisner |
Aye
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C. Wilkinson |
Aye
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C. McFadgion |
Aye
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A. Graham |
Aye
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B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
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L. Ballenger |
Aye
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F. Perera |
Aye
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Jimmy Kelly provided updates on newly hired personnel, visits from personnel from other schools, and ongoing challenges. There was a lengthy discussion about compensation.