Washington Latin
Minutes
WLPCS Board of Governors Meeting - 18 Mar 2025
Date and Time
Tuesday March 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Directors Present
A. Jesseman (remote), A. Zachariah (remote), B. Caldwell (remote), B. Williams-Kief (remote), C. McFadgion (remote), E. Paisner (remote), F. Perera (remote), J. Osgood (remote), K. Merritt (remote), L. Ballenger (remote), L. Rucker (remote), M. Yeager (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Graham, G. Kautt, P. Jayachandran
Guests Present
G. Izurieta (remote), L. Chia (remote), P. Anderson (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. DC Budget
A.
DC Budget
Peter Anderson gave an update about congressional actions that would impact DC (and WLPCS) and outlined a community information campaign for communication with faculty / families / board members. An advocacy action plan was also highlighted. WLPCS is currently developing a contingency plan to address the various scenarios based on the possible outcomes of the DC budget. The intent is to prioritize protecting classroom staffing and direct student services.
III. WLPCS Budget Review
A.
WLPCS Budget Assumptions And Call For Vote
The timeline for budget approval was shared. The board will vote on the FY26 budget by Jun 04 Wed. Geovanna Izurieta also presented the current financials and elaborated on the analysis of 3 scenarios (optimistic / likely / pessimistic) for the FY26 budget. Continued fundraising for the operating budget and the Capital Campaign is needed. It was noted that the financial forcast for WLPCS is currently stable.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| C. McFadgion |
Aye
|
| A. Zachariah |
Aye
|
| B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
|
| J. Osgood |
Aye
|
| A. Jesseman |
Aye
|
| L. Ballenger |
Aye
|
| B. Caldwell |
Aye
|
| E. Paisner |
Aye
|
| F. Perera |
Aye
|
| G. Kautt |
Absent
|
| L. Rucker |
Aye
|
| K. Merritt |
Aye
|
| P. Jayachandran |
Absent
|
| M. Yeager |
Aye
|
| A. Graham |
Absent
|
IV. Other Business
A.
Other Business
Peter Anderson reported that WLPCS received a generous grant recently.
ASPIRE scores are available. The SPP committee will review the results before sharing with the full board.
Laurie Ballenger can possibly help with arranging (free?!) space for AP testing in May and for the LEA retreat in Jul.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Rucker |
Aye
|
| C. McFadgion |
Aye
|
| J. Osgood |
Aye
|
| M. Yeager |
Aye
|
| L. Ballenger |
Aye
|
| A. Graham |
Absent
|
| B. Williams-Kief |
Aye
|
| G. Kautt |
Absent
|
| B. Caldwell |
Aye
|
| A. Zachariah |
Aye
|
| K. Merritt |
Aye
|
| E. Paisner |
Aye
|
| A. Jesseman |
Aye
|
| F. Perera |
Aye
|
| P. Jayachandran |
Absent
|
Carl McFadgion is the norms monitor for this meeting.