Washington Latin
Minutes
Monthly Board of Governors meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
via zoom webinar
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3syVfAwEQkWolmEiidZaAQ#/registration
Directors Present
A. Graham (remote), B. Williams-Kief (remote), C. McFadgion (remote), C. Wilkinson (remote), E. Paisner (remote), F. Perera (remote), J. Osgood (remote), L. Ballenger (remote), L. Rucker (remote), P. Jayachandran (remote)
Directors Absent
B. Caldwell, K. Merritt
Guests Present
C. Davis (remote), C. Gifford (remote), D. Smith (remote), G. Izurieta (remote), J. Kelly (remote), K. Cromwell (remote), K. Roberts (remote), L. Chia (remote), Matthew Taylor (remote), P. Anderson (remote), Simmons Lettre (remote), T. Porter (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
Roll Call | |
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L. Ballenger |
Aye
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P. Jayachandran |
Aye
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K. Merritt |
Absent
|
L. Rucker |
Aye
|
C. McFadgion |
Aye
|
A. Graham |
Aye
|
F. Perera |
Aye
|
B. Caldwell |
Absent
|
C. Wilkinson |
Aye
|
B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
|
E. Paisner |
Aye
|
J. Osgood |
Aye
|
II. Executive Report
A.
LEA Overview
III. Finance
A.
January financials
Geovanna Izurieta provided an executive report on the January financials.
B.
Other Committee Business
Peter Anderson highlighted the budget development timeline, and noted that there will be a special board meeting on 21 Mar 2023 to discuss and vote on the salary line of the FY24 budget.
IV. Other committee updates
A.
Academic Committee
Alyse Graham elaborated on the 3 main functions and the scope+sequence of the academic committee.
Caroline Gifford gave a data update on attendance / GPA / discipline.
B.
Development Committee
Cynthia Davis provided a snapshot of the latest development financials and capital campaign (LATIN AJC) numbers.
C.
Facilities Committee
Tom Porter informed the board that the design and programming retreat on 15 Feb 2023 held at KIROV was very productive. Several faculty members and the architect and the general contractor were present.
Tom Porter briefly mentioned 2 options for outdoor space that are still being explored.
V. Deep Dive Topic: Board Education Session
A.
Workshop with Matthew Taylor
Matthew Taylor (from NOBLE STORY GROUP) specializes in board coaching, and Simmons Lettre (from SIMMONS LETTRE CONSULTING) works with NOBLE STORY GROUP.
The board members participated in a board education workshop hosted by Matthew Taylor.
B.
Other Business
The board members discussed board succession issues.
VI. Executive Session
A.
Discussion of a legal matter
CLOSED SESSION
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Roll Call | |
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L. Rucker |
Aye
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C. McFadgion |
Aye
|
K. Merritt |
Absent
|
E. Paisner |
Aye
|
A. Graham |
Aye
|
L. Ballenger |
Aye
|
B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
|
B. Caldwell |
Absent
|
F. Perera |
Aye
|
P. Jayachandran |
Aye
|
J. Osgood |
Aye
|
C. Wilkinson |
Aye
|
Peter Anderson talked in depth about My School DC lottery data, focusing mainly on LATIN AJC applications and the results of the equitable access preference.
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