Washington Latin

Minutes

Special Board of Governors Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday March 21, 2023 at 8:00 AM

Location

via zoom webinar

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wv-_ZMWDT0W5jVB8ip3leA

Directors Present

B. Caldwell (remote), B. Williams-Kief (remote), C. McFadgion (remote), C. Wilkinson (remote), E. Paisner (remote), K. Merritt (remote), L. Ballenger (remote), L. Rucker (remote), P. Jayachandran (remote)

Directors Absent

A. Graham, F. Perera, J. Osgood

Guests Present

C. Davis (remote), G. Izurieta (remote), K. Cromwell (remote), K. Roberts (remote), L. Chia (remote), P. Anderson (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 Tuesday Mar 21, 2023 at 8:05 AM.

II. Finance

A.

Budget Overview

Geovanna Izurieta gave a presentation re LATIN's SY24 budget.

 

LATIN is seeking the board's approval of ONLY the salary line today.

 

LATIN's compensation philosophy is to aim for the salaries to be competitive among DC charters. Essential for faculty retention is also LATIN's EVP (Employee Value Proposition) that is comprehensive and holistic.

 

  • salary and benefits
  • environment
  • personal growth and support

 

Geovanna Izurieta and Peter Anderson answered a few follow up questions after the conclusion of the presentation.

 

The proposed budget's potential risk and risk mitigation strategies were discussed.

B.

Review salary line of proposed budget

L. Ballenger made a motion to approve the salary line of the budget.
B. Caldwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. McFadgion
Aye
P. Jayachandran
Aye
B. Caldwell
Aye
L. Rucker
Aye
L. Ballenger
Aye
B. Williams-Kief
Aye
E. Paisner
Aye
C. Wilkinson
Aye
A. Graham
Absent
F. Perera
Absent
K. Merritt
Aye
J. Osgood
Absent

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

L. Ballenger made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
B. Caldwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
L. Ballenger
Aye
A. Graham
Absent
C. Wilkinson
Aye
F. Perera
Absent
K. Merritt
Aye
J. Osgood
Absent
C. McFadgion
Aye
B. Williams-Kief
Aye
B. Caldwell
Aye
L. Rucker
Aye
E. Paisner
Aye
P. Jayachandran
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Chia