Peter Anderson highlighted that a 10th grader at 2nd St is a published co-author of a children's book.

It was also mentioned that the law office of Jenner & Block will be providing pro bono legal services for WLPCS.

Congratulations were offered to Jimmy Kelly on the birth of a baby girl born on 27 Jan 2024.

The board members gave their feedback about the Jan 20 Sat retreat.

Ken Merritt reviewed the following and elaborated on "Governing The Latin Way" that was discussed during the retreat.

• DRAFT Board Norms
• DRAFT Core Principles

Peter Anderson shared a "Major Donor Prospects" slide, and talked about the next steps for fundraising.

Cynthia Davis invited the board to the TEMPESTUOUS ELEMENTS at Arena Stage fundraising event on Mar 09 Sat.

Alyse Graham emphasized the importance of the growth data from the MAP testing scores.

• This is the second year we have done MAP testing and the first year we have done winter MAP.
• Winter MAP testing gives us a progress point for the middle of the year to see how we are doing.
• All middle school students and 9th grade students take MAP.

Geovanna Izurieta shared the December financials. She said that there is no significant variance from the previous report.

The forecast shows a positive improvement for the year's end.

In addition to board candidate Margie Yeager, the Governance committee is considering other board prospects.

Peter Anderson shared that the Cooper Campus at 4301 Harewood Rd NE WDC 20017 project budget has increased.

Tom Porter elaborated on the details and presented a (Cooper Campus at KIROV) Proposed Final Project Budget.