Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

Minutes

Strategic Planning Work Session

Date and Time

Thursday November 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Location

ANCS Middle Campus Media Center

820 Essie Avenue

Atlanta, GA 30316

In accordance with Georgia's open meetings requirements, notice of this meeting has been posted at both campuses and on the ANCS website.

Directors Present

Amber Suitt (remote), Angela Christie, Barrett Coker Krise, Ben Sutton, Carla Wells, Cory Tiede, Irina Brimmell, Mark Boswell, Oriol Mirosa, Pouya Dianat (remote), Rhonda Collins, Ruth Link-Gelles, Shannon Rutledge

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Chuck Meadows

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Rhonda Collins called a meeting to order on Thursday Nov 17, 2022 at 8:09 PM.

II. Strategic Planning Discussion

A.

Strategic Questions for the Governing Board: Determining Our Future

The board discussed the following questions:

 

  1. Should we increase the size of the student body of ANCS, and make the necessary investments in facilities and faculty to do so?
  2. Should we pursue the purchase of 688 Grant Street from Atlanta Public Schools?
  3. Should we pursue the construction and/or acquisition of athletic facilities for middle grade sports?

The board agreed that increasing the student body or having athletic fields will require the acquisition of new space.  The board also agreed that it wants to acquire data about the price of 688 Grant Street and whether APS would be willing to sell it to ANCS and potential options for new real estate in the Zone 1 attendance zone that ANCS could explore.

 

The board discussed how much demand exist for a pre-K program and a high school.  Board members discussed whether it could receive data from School Mint about who is applying to attend ANCS and what schools students attend when they graduate from ANCS.  Board members raised questions about how adding additional capacity to the student body might negatively impact the diversity at ANCS.

 

No vote was presented or taken pertaining to any discussion topic.

III. 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 9:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Carla Wells