Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Minutes
Governing Board Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Location
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School - Elementary Campus
Meeting Trailer
688 Grant Street
Atlanta, GA 30315
Directors Present
Drew Waddell, Duanne Davis (remote), Evan Saadat, Jen Hidinger-Kendrick, Jonna Martin, Kilamba Augusto, LaNiesha Cobb Sanders (remote), Rebecca Wagner, Robin Hubier, Ruth Link-Gelles, Shannon Rutledge
Directors Absent
Emily Hansen, Mark Boswell
Guests Present
Alastair Pullen, Anna Kovari, Lara Zelski (remote), Lesley Michael (remote), Mark Sanders (remote), Natalie Caudle (remote), Paige Teusink (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance & Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Meeting Minutes from 12/18/25
II. School Leadership Updates
A.
Spotlight Area: Faculty Research- Lesley Michael and Natalie Caudle
B.
Principals' Open Forum
EC - busy start to the semester, including progress reports, Family Math Night, Skate Night, Lit, Love, Read. Upcoming in March, Black History Month Celebration, CogAT Testing, book fair, Lunar New Year Celebration Dragon Parade, MAP.
MC - also busy. Black History Month, 8th grade MJHS visit, prospective parent night, 7th grade trip to Jekyll Island. Upcoming in March, Teacher Appreciation, Asynchronous, Service as Action Day.
C.
Executive Director's Monthly Report
See slides for detail.
III. Action Items
A.
Board Members- 2026-2027 SY
Tabled to a future meeting.
IV. Committee Updates
A.
Educational Excellence Committee Monthly Report
B.
Finance & Operations Committee Monthly Report
C.
Advancement Committee Monthly Report
Working to form a foundation for the school. Working with Purpose Possible to form.
D.
Governance Committee Update
V. General Announcements
A.
Board Training Hours
Pause for now as the training hours are being changed. More info to come.
Ms. Michael and Ms. Caudle summarized research they had previously presented at the CASE Conference in Nov 2025. Co-teaching is a partnership between classroom teacher and special ed teacher and has lots of benefits including increasing instruction time and opportunities and decreasing stigma associated with removal from class. Co-planning is essential for co-teaching.