Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

Minutes

Governing Board Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday February 16, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Location

ANCS Elementary Campus Library

688 Grant Street

Atlanta, GA 30315

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

Angela Christie, Barrett Coker Krise, Ben Sutton, Carla Wells, Cory Tiede, Oriol Mirosa, Pouya Dianat, Rhonda Collins, Ruth Link-Gelles

Directors Absent

Amber Suitt, Irina Brimmell, Mark Boswell, Shannon Rutledge

Guests Present

Chiquetta West (remote), Chuck Meadows, Drew Waddell (remote), Heidi Goodwin (remote), Lara Zelski (remote), Mark Sanders (remote), Meeghan Fortson (remote), Nicole King (remote), Paige Teusink (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 Feb 16, 2023 at 7:32 PM.

C.

Public Comment

There was no public comment.

D.

Approve Minutes from the January 19, 2023 Board Meeting

Oriol Mirosa made a motion to approve the minutes from Governing Board Monthly Meeting on 01-19-23.
Angela Christie seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. PTCA Update

A.

PTCA Monthly Update

Meeghan Fortson 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.

Heidi Goodwin gave a presentation about the trip to Peru.

Chuck Meadows provided the MAP Testing report.

IV. Action Items

A.

Vote: Student Code of Conduct

Cory Tiede made a motion to adopt the Atlanta Public Schools Student Code of Conduct.
Oriol Mirosa seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Vote: Revised Budget - FY23

Ben Sutton made a motion to approve the revised fiscal year 2022-2023 budget.
Pouya Dianat seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Committee Reports - For Your Information

A.

Educational Excellence and Accountability Committee Monthly Report

Rhonda Collins advised the board to read the Education Excellence and Accountability committee report.

B.

Finance & Operations Committee Monthly Report

Rhonda Collins advised the board to read the Finance and Operations committee report.

C.

Governance Committee Monthly Report

Rhonda Collins advised the board to read the Governance committee report.

D.

Fund Development Committee Monthly Report

Rhonda Collins advised the board to read the Fund Development committee report.

VI. Task Force Reports

A.

Nominations Task Force

Angela Christie provided the Nominations task force report.

B.

ED Search Task Force

Ben Sutton provided the Executive Director search task force report.

VII. Board Announcements

A.

Special Called Meeting- Lottery weight vote

Rhonda Collins announced the Special Called Meeting will be held tentatively on March 2, 2023.

B.

Training Reminder

Rhonda Collins discussed the training requirement for board members.

VIII. 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 9:06 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carla Wells