Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Minutes
Educational Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday October 3, 2019 at 5:15 PM
Location
ANCS Elementary Campus
In accordance with Georgia's open meetings requirements, notice of this meeting has been posted at both campuses and on the ANCS website.
Committee Members Present
Eric Teusink, Hanah Goldberg, Jason Rhodes, Kristen Frenzel
Committee Members Absent
Howard Franklin
Guests Present
Chuck Meadows, Lara Zelski, Nancy Lamb
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Hanah Goldberg called a meeting of the Educational Excellence Committee of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School to order on Thursday Oct 3, 2019 at 5:18 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Eric Teusink made a motion to approve minutes from the Educational Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-05-19 Educational Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-05-19.
Kristen Frenzel seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Educational Excellence
A.
Charter Renewal Overview
B.
Charter Renewal - Preliminary Timeline and Next Steps
The Committee discussed Elisa's overview and outlined immediate next steps:
- Charter Renewal Taskforce
- Charter Renewal Taskforce
- Chuck Meadows, with support from Elisa Falco and Hanah Goldberg as needed, to assemble taskforce
- Will report at next Committee meeting
- Plans for current year: Chuck Meadows to provide update at next meeting
- What quantitative data do we have from prior years' outreach?
- How do outreach efforts intersect with the Diversity and Equity Action Team?
- Committee to revisit application and demographic data/mapping at next meeting; identify options for expansion
III. Other Business
A.
Professional Development Topics
Committee will continue to identify topics/areas for its own, board's professional learning (e.g., IB MYP, assessment data use, curricula, etc.)
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Kristen Frenzel made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Hanah Goldberg seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Hanah Goldberg
- Elisa provided an overview of key components of Charter Renewal process, roles/responsibilities, and timeline
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Need to consider and demonstrate:
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Outreach/recruitment strategy
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Options for attendance zone expansion
- Eric Teusink made a motion that the Committee recommend to the full Board that ANCS engage GCSA to assist with the charter renewal process. Committee voted unanimously to approve the motion.