Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Minutes
Educational Excellence Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday October 14, 2021 at 4:30 PM
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
Angela Christie (remote), Carla Wells (remote), Cathey Goodgame (remote), Chuck Meadows (remote), Hanah Goldberg (remote), Jason Rhodes (remote), Lara Zelski (remote), Rhiannen Laurent (remote)
Committee Members Absent
Eric Teusink, Pouya Dianat
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Jason Rhodes called a meeting of the Educational Excellence Committee of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School to order on Thursday Oct 14, 2021 at 4:30 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
Angela Christie made a motion to approve the minutes from Educational Excellence Committee Meeting on 09-09-21.
Carla Wells seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Educational Excellence
A.
Midsemester Assessment of New Daily Schedule
The Leadership Team discussed plans to assess satisfaction with the current weekly schedule by surveying the school community later this fall.
B.
Getting Ready for the New Lottery
Chuck Meadows discussed plans to hire a statistician to ensure that we're able to maximize the opportunity to achieve economic diversity goals in the 2022 lottery, as well as outreach plans to reach communities currently underrepresented at ANCS prior to the lottery.
C.
Update on DEI Initiative
Chuck Meadows discussed the planned November release of CultureEd Collective's DEI report, based on "listening circle" discussions with school stakeholder groups earlier this fall. He discussed the need to move quickly on DEI outreach prior to the 2022 lottery while also giving stakeholder groups time to assess and discuss the findings of the report.
III. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
Angela Christie 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 5:15 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jason Rhodes
Documents used during the meeting
None