Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

Minutes

Governing Board Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 19, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Location

ANCS Middle Campus Media Center

820 Essie Avenue

Atlanta, GA 30316

Notice of this meeting was posted on the ANCS website and both ANCS campuses in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1.

Directors Present

Barrett Coker Krise, 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, Angela Christie

Guests Present

Chiquetta West, Chuck Meadows, Dallas (remote), Jenny Gunn (remote), Jerry Hanes (remote), Lara Zelski (remote), Mark Sanders (remote), Markecia Jacbos (remote), Nicole King (remote), Paige Teusink (remote), Rhiannen Laurent (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance & Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Rhonda Collins called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School to order on Thursday Jan 19, 2023 at 6:31 PM.

C.

Public Comment

There was no public comment.

D.

Approve Minutes from the December 15, 2022 Board Meeting

Oriol Mirosa made a motion to approve the minutes from Governing Board Monthly Meeting on 12-15-22.
Ruth Link-Gelles seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes from the January 5, 2023 Special Called Board Meeting

Pouya Dianat made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Called Board Meeting on 01-05-23.
Ben Sutton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. PTCA Update

A.

PTCA Monthly Update

Jenny Gunn provided the PTCA update.

III. School Leadership Updates

A.

Principals' Open Forum

Mark Sanders provided the middle campus report.

Lara Zelski provided the elementary campus report.

B.

Executive Director's Monthly Report

Chuck Meadows provided the Executive Director's report.

IV. Action Items

A.

Vote: Succession Plan 2023

Pouya Dianat made a motion to approve the 2023 succession plan.
Cory Tiede seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Vote: ED Search Task Force

Irina Brimmell made a motion to establish the Executive Director search task force.
Pouya Dianat seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Committee Reports

A.

Educational Excellence and Accountability Committee Monthly Report

The Education Excellence and Accountability committee report will be provided at the next Board meeting.

B.

Finance & Operations Committee Monthly Report

Ben Sutton provided the Finance & Operations committee report.

C.

Governance Committee Monthly Report

Ruth Link-Gelles provided the Governance committee report.

D.

Fund Development Committee Monthly Report

Barrett Coker Krise provided the Fund Development committee report.

VI. Task Force Reports

A.

Nominations Task Force

Mark Boswell provided the Nominations task force report.

B.

ED Search Task Force

Ben Sutton provided the Executive Director search task force report.

VII. Strategic Planning

A.

Strategic Planning Check-In

Chuck Meadows provided a strategic planning check-in report. 

VIII. Executive Session

A.

Executive Session

Rhonda Collins made a motion to enter into Executive Session.
Cory Tiede seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Ben Sutton made a motion to close Executive Session.
Barrett Coker Krise seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IX. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:51 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carla Wells
Documents used during the meeting
  • January Meeting-20230117T222010Z-001.zip
  • 01_19_23_ANCS PTCA Board Report.docx.pdf
  • Dec 2022 PTCA Reports.pdf
  • Executive Director's Report - January 19, 2023.pdf
  • ANCS Succesion PlanningPolicy-draft 2023.pdf
  • ED Search Task Force (1).pdf
  • Finance and Ops Comm BOD Update_January 2023.pptx.pdf
  • Statement of Activity 12-31-2022 Month-end.pdf
  • 12_31_22 Finance Committee Report FY23 FINAL.xlsx
  • Statement of Activity 12-31-2022 YTD.pdf
  • Statement of Financial Position 12-31-2022.pdf
  • Board Governance Committee Report – January 19, 2023.pdf
  • Fund_Development_Committee_Report_January 2023.pdf
  • Fund_Development_Financial Report_December_2022.pdf
  • ED Search Task Force (2).pdf