James Kelly mentioned that there are 3 new appointments at 2nd St. November is the start of the second quarter and so far, 2nd St has established a strong classroom culture.

There is ongoing concern about safety issues in the neighborhood.

Spirit week at AJC was a success.

There are still a few positions open at AJC. Khashiffa Roberts is hopeful that these will be filled soon.

4301 Harewood Rd NE plans and renderings were shared with families during the AJC Cooper Cafe on Oct 10 Tue. The AJC community is excited and eagerly await more updates.

Peter Anderson highlighted the traffic safety concerns at AJC. The congestion is impacting AJC pick up and drop off.

Mr. Anderson also reminded the board that a charter amendment application would be submitted in January to the DC PCSB requesting approval in the change of the site location of the Anna Julia Cooper Campus from 711 Edgewood St., NE to 4301 Harewood Rd., NE (the site of the former Kirov Academy Ballet School), effective as of August, 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year. Pending approval, the 4301 Harewood Rd, NE property will become the permanent home for Washington Latin's second facility. The board previously voted to acquire this site as the future home for the Anna Julia Cooper Campus.

Lisa Rucker gave an update about board prospects. There are 5 candidates under consideration. They are referrals from the board and/or from the parent community. It was suggested that perhaps new prospects can join committees before joining the board.

Lisa Rucker is working on a board calendar and will share it with the board when it is ready.

Peter Anderson introduced Myra Brooks, who presented the vision of the strategic plan and facilitated an in depth discussion among the board members about the board's individual and collective role(s) in governing The Latin Way.

The progress/problems/plans of the 4 priorities, and the leadership lessons learned during the strategic planning process, were talked about.

• priority #1 - Challenge all learners to grow
• priority #2 - Diversity & Integration
• priority #3 - Human Flourishing
• priority #4 - Sustainability

Ken Merritt asked the board to consider/comment how they are feeling about the strategic plan and if they are feeling a sense of ownership of that plan.

Myra Brooks recommended the following board commitments.

• alignment
• oversight
• two way communication

Geovanna Izurieta shared the September 2023 financials, and elaborated on the Annotated Financials.

The following Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are trending positive.

• days of cash
• gross margin
• grants invoiced
• DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio)

Geovanna Izurieta requested the board to vote on the DRAFT financial statement audit, which does not include a management control letter.

Josiah Osgood gave a quick synopsis of the Oct 26 Thu Academic Committee meeting.

Peter Anderson mentioned that the challenging work of shifting recruiting and enrollment patterns to achieve a more diverse student body will be looked at in the coming months.

There was a brief discussion about 2nd St enrollment and attrition at the upper grades.

Tom Porter said that the immediate goal(s) of the Facilities Committee is to complete the design and balance the budget.

Barry Caldwell invited all board members to attend the upcoming Development Committee meeting from noon to 1:00pm on Nov 17 Fri.

Peter Anderson reported that the PCSB charter amendment to relocate AJC from 711 Edgewood St NE WDC 20017 to 4301 Harewood Rd NE WDC 20017 is scheduled to be submitted by Jan 2024.