Peter Anderson provided the monthly executive report, identifying safety and funding for the next school year as the biggest challenges. He also welcomed and briefly introduced Geovanna Izurieta (CFO) and Li-Jill Chia (special projects coordinator).

Good News

• MY SCHOOL DC lottery applications for LATIN 9th grade (school year 2023-2024) is highest ever

A presentation followed by an in depth discussion and workshop about "Trust Courageously" was led by Diana Smith.

The Latin Way is a project to codify LATIN's culture.

It was noted that there are various opportunities for faculty and students and family to engage with The Latin Way.

Peter Anderson showed a snapshot of the December 2022 financials.

LIBOR Update

• Peter Anderson also provided an update on how the school will transition from LIBOR

Committee Notes - Finance

• there was a discussion about the uncertainty re UPSFF and facilities allotment
• compensation and professional development challenges have to be addressed
• a new team at EdOps will be supporting LATIN starting February 2023

• ACTION: all board members are asked to update their demographics/skills information

Chris Wilkinson highlighted the need for a deeper conversation about board succession during the next meeting.

There are current vacancies on the board and another one will open up at the end of the year.

Lisa Rucker talked about current vacancies

• there are no suitable candidates for Development
• there is one candidate for Risk Management that will hopefully be on board in April

On behalf of Alyse Graham, Peter Anderson gave a presentation on academic oversight (areas of focus and LEA goal areas) and the work of the Integrated Services Department.

Brendan Williams-Kief asked how board members can continue to support LATIN re Integrated Services specifically, and Peter Anderson responded that one of the ways is to help recruiting more (adult) mentors for students.

Jimmy Kelly talked about the effects of the pandemic on student academics.

Barry Caldwell informed about development financials and Capital Campaign (LATIN AJC) numbers

• annual goals will be met and may be exceeded
• the annual campaign LATIN PRIDE did very well
• perhaps unused funds may be repurposed to help with student needs

Current (design development phase) exterior renderings of the new LATIN building at KIROV were shared.

Tom Porter gave an update re KIROV

• project delivery is on schedule for 2025
• permit drawings have to be resubmitted because of design changes but the overall timeline is still on track
• the existing KIROV building is up and running - there are already various events being held there
• LATIN has a shared use agreement with Yu Ying PCS

There was a brief discussion about LATIN's community engagement work with Yu Ying PCS.

711 EDGEWOOD expansion

• feedback was given
• needs for the space are awaiting responses from the building owner