Monthly Board of Governors meeting Minutes

June 1, 2023, 5:45-8:00 PM

Minutes Approved

Washington Latin

Minutes

Monthly Board of Governors meeting

Date and Time

Thursday June 1, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Location

5200 2nd St NW

Washington DC 20011

Directors Present

A. Graham, B. Caldwell, B. Williams-Kief, C. Wilkinson, E. Paisner, F. Perera, J. Osgood, K. Merritt, L. Ballenger, L. Rucker

Directors Absent

C. McFadgion, P. Jayachandran

Guests Present

Anna Jesseman, C. Davis, C. Gifford, D. Smith, G. Izurieta, J. Kelly, K. Cromwell, K. Roberts, L. Chia, P. Anderson, T. Porter

I. Dinner/Optional Meet and Greet with New Board Candidate

A. Catered Meal in Diana E. Smith Library

Members of the board mingled with LATIN faculty and staff during dinner before the board meeting officially started.

Anna Jesseman is the new board candidate.

II. 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 Thursday Jun 1, 2023 at 6:30 PM.

C. Approve Minutes

L. Ballenger made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board of Governors meeting on 05-04-23.

J. Osgood seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
C. McFadgion	Absent
K. Merritt	Aye
E. Paisner	Aye
F. Perera	Aye
L. Ballenger	Aye
J. Osgood	Aye
A. Graham	Aye
P. Jayachandran	Absent
C. Wilkinson	Aye
L. Rucker	Aye
B. Williams-Kief	Aye
B. Caldwell	Aye

III. LEA update

A. update on LATIN schools

Peter Anderson talked about the year in review, highlighting the achievements in Arts and Sports at both campuses. He also mentioned the new appointments and leadership changes at 2ND ST and at AJC.

Upcoming events:

03 June 2023 Sat - class of 2013 10-year high school reunion

08 June 2023 Thu - valediction 2ND ST middle school

09 June 2023 Fri - valediction 2ND ST upper school

09 June 2023 Fri - valediction AJC @ KIROV

12 June 2023 Mon - class of 2023 graduation @ UDC (University of DC)

IV. Finance

A. April Financials

Geovanna Izurieta gave an executive summary on the April 2023 financials. LATIN is ahead in revenue and behind in expenses.

B. FY24 Budget

Geovanna Izurieta spoke in detail about the SY23-24 budget. The focus is on a conservative budgeting approach to make sure that LATIN continues to be fiscally responsible.

There was a discussion about the SY23-24 budget compared to the prior 3 years and the proposed WTU (Washington Teachers Union) funding.

05 July 2023 - submit 2-year budget to DCPCSB

E. Paisner made a motion to approve the budget.

B. Caldwell seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
C. Wilkinson	Aye
L. Ballenger	Aye
L. Rucker	Aye
E. Paisner	Aye
J. Osgood	Aye
B. Caldwell	Aye
K. Merritt	Aye
B. Williams-Kief	Aye
P. Jayachandran	Absent
C. McFadgion	Absent
A. Graham	Aye
F. Perera	Aye

V. Academic Committee Presentation

A. Update on Accountability Framework

Peter Anderson reviewed the key features of the revised DCPCSB academic accountability framework.

Nov 2023 - accountability framework pilot scores will be released to schools early

VI. Development and Communications

A. EOY update/recap

Barry Caldwell shared the development dashboards and the capital campaign dashboard.

development dashboards - funds raised so far supercede the FY23 goal
capital campaign dashboard - halfway to the goal

VII. Facilities update

A. Latest on Kirov project

Tom Porter presented the KIROV site plan in addition to the plans of the existing and new buildings. He also showed slides of the exterior and interior renderings of the new building.

VIII. Governance

A. New governor candidate for consideration

Anna Jesseman is the new board candidate. She formally introduced herself to the board, and answered a few questions from the existing board members.

K. Merritt made a motion to approve Anna Jesseman as a board member, effective immediately.

L. Ballenger seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
A. Graham	Aye
J. Osgood	Aye
L. Rucker	Aye
B. Caldwell	Aye
E. Paisner	Aye
K. Merritt	Aye
C. McFadgion	Absent
L. Ballenger	Aye
C. Wilkinson	Aye
F. Perera	Aye
B. Williams-Kief	Aye
P. Jayachandran	Absent

B. Voting on renewal terms for Governors

A. Graham made a motion to renew the term for Ken Merritt.

J. Osgood seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
J. Osgood	Aye
K. Merritt	Abstain
E. Paisner	Aye
B. Caldwell	Aye
L. Ballenger	Aye
L. Rucker	Aye
P. Jayachandran	Absent
C. Wilkinson	Aye
C. McFadgion	Absent
A. Graham	Aye
B. Williams-Kief	Aye
F. Perera	Aye

C. Choosing officers for SY2023-2024

The following are the board officers for SY2023-2024.

president: Ken Merritt

vice president: Laurie Ballenger

secretary: Brendan WIlliams-Kief

treasurer: Elizabeth Paisner

J. Osgood made a motion to approve the board officers for SY2023-2024.

F. Perera seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
C. Wilkinson	Aye
K. Merritt	Aye
L. Rucker	Aye
C. McFadgion	Absent
J. Osgood	Aye
B. Williams-Kief	Aye
A. Graham	Aye
L. Ballenger	Aye
E. Paisner	Aye
P. Jayachandran	Absent
B. Caldwell	Aye
F. Perera	Aye

D. Other Governance Matters

Peter Anderson briefly referenced the strategic planning process.

IX. Closing Items

A. Closing Thoughts

Chris Wilkinson ends his tenure on 30 June 2023.

The meeting ended with a heartfelt tribute to Chris WIlkinson.

B. Adjourn Meeting

K. Merritt made a motion to adjourn the meeting.

L. Ballenger seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
A. Graham	Aye
F. Perera	Aye
E. Paisner	Aye
J. Osgood	Aye
L. Ballenger	Aye
K. Merritt	Aye
C. Wilkinson	Aye
C. McFadgion	Absent
B. Williams-Kief	Aye
P. Jayachandran	Absent
B. Caldwell	Aye
L. Rucker	Aye

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

L. Chia

This meeting is governed by the Open Meetings Act. Please address any questions or complaints arising under this meeting to the Office of Open Government at opengovoffice@dc.gov