Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Minutes
Governing Board Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday December 15, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Location
ANCS Elementary Campus Library
688 Grant Street
Atlanta, GA 30315
Directors Present
Angela Christie, Ben Sutton, Carla Wells, Cory Tiede, Irina Brimmell, Mark Boswell, Oriol Mirosa, Pouya Dianat, Rhonda Collins, Ruth Link-Gelles, Shannon Rutledge
Directors Absent
Amber Suitt, Barrett Coker Krise
Guests Present
Brandon Waddell (remote), Cassie Leymarie (remote), Chiquetta West (remote), Chiquetta West (remote), Chuck Meadows, Drew Waddell (remote), Elizabeth Black, Emily Ormsby (remote), Jason Rutledge (remote), Jerry Hanes (remote), Lara Zelski (remote), Lexi Nguyen (remote), Lindy Settevendemie (remote), Maria Goenaga (remote), Mark Sanders (remote), Meeghan Fortson, Naomi Whiters (remote), Natalie Caudle (remote), Nicole King (remote), Paige Teusink (remote), Rhiannen Laurent (remote), Vivian Lowe (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance & Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Brain Smart Start
D.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
E.
Approve Minutes from Prior Board Meeting
II. PTCA Update
A.
PTCA Monthly Update
Meeghan Fortson and Elizabeth Black provided the PTCA update.
III. School Leadership Updates
A.
Principals' Open Forum
Lara Zelski provided the elementary campus report.
Mark Sanders provided the middle campus report.
B.
Executive Director's Monthly Report
Chuck Meadows provided the Executive Director's report.
IV. Action Items
A.
Vote: School Calendar SY 2023-2024
Mark Boswell made an initial motion to allow Leadership team to reconsider the number of staff planning days in proposed 2022-2023 school calendar. Rhonda Collins tabled the motion and ended the debate.
Pouya Dianat amended the motion to allow Leadership team to increase the number of staff planning days and put a plan in place for community partnerships available to parents. Chuck Meadows made a comment instructing Mark Boswell can accept the amendment as a friendly amendment. Mark Boswell accepted the friendly amendment. Rhonda Collins tabled the motion and ended the debate.
Pouya Dianat made a motion to authorize additional planning days and present a budget to offer alternate supervised learning opportunities. Rhonda Collins tabled the motion and ended the debate.
Rhonda Collins made a motion to postpone school calendar vote until January. Cory Tiede seconded the motion. Rhonda Collins tabled the motion and ended the debate.
Chuck Meadows stated that the Leadership team will consider supervised days for the two asynchronous staff planning days.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Amber Suitt |
Absent
|
| Pouya Dianat |
Abstain
|
| Angela Christie |
Abstain
|
| Carla Wells |
Aye
|
| Cory Tiede |
Aye
|
| Oriol Mirosa |
Aye
|
| Shannon Rutledge |
No
|
| Irina Brimmell |
Aye
|
| Rhonda Collins |
Aye
|
| Ruth Link-Gelles |
Aye
|
| Mark Boswell |
Aye
|
| Ben Sutton |
Aye
|
| Barrett Coker Krise |
Absent
|
V. Committee Reports
A.
Educational Excellence and Accountability Committee Monthly Report
Rhonda Collins advised the Board to read the Educational Excellence and Accountability committee monthly report.
B.
Finance & Operations Committee Monthly Report
Ben Sutton provided Finance & Operations committee monthly report.
C.
Governance Committee Monthly Report
Rhonda Collins advised the Board to read the Governance committee monthly report.
D.
Fund Development Committee Monthly Report
Rhonda Collins advised the Board to read the Governance committee monthly report.
VI. Task Force Reports
A.
Nominations Task Force
Angela Christie provided the Nominations Task Force report.
There was no brain smart activity.