Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Minutes
Governing Board Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Location
Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School - Elementary Campus
688 Grant Street
Atlanta, GA 30315
Directors Present
Cory Tiede (remote), Daron Joffe, Drew Waddell, Emily Hansen, Jason Zwang, Jonna Martin, LaNiesha Cobb Sanders, Oriol Mirosa, Rebecca Wagner, Ruth Link-Gelles, Shannon Rutledge
Directors Absent
Amber Suitt, Mark Boswell
Guests Present
Alastair Pullen, Andrew Hymer, Ariel Jordan, Ashley Coogan, Evan Saadat, Lara Zelski (remote), Mark Sanders (remote), NaTasha Woody-Wideman (remote), Paige Teusink (remote), Richard Maddox, Robert Hill, Shanease Russell
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance & Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Minutes from Prior Board Meeting from 10-24-24
II. School Leadership Updates
A.
Program Spotlight: Director of School Services and Community Outreach- Dr. NaTasha Woody-Wideman
B.
Principals' Open Forum
Middle Campus - huge turnout at athletic banquet; counseling focus is sexual harassment. Looking forward, year end trip info session and international trip info session coming up.
Elementary Campus - 5th grade Gateway Growth Award in math, Wolfpack Way by Abby Wambach reading at Morning Meeting, training continuing with Benchmark Advance. Looking forward, there will be mid-year conferences with all faculty and staff.
C.
Executive Director's Monthly Report
Beginning of exploring a gifted program to serve those kids while staying true to our core principles. Shared goal updates for the year - all in progress.
New family social scheduled for February 11. Visited Sheltering Arms at BAMO to recruit students, invited them to Fall Fest. Going to Kidz First for their holiday party to meet families. Application window opens January 6. Inviting families to enrollment fair on January 11. ASPIRE program for people interested in leadership working at charter schools. Builds community within charter schools in the area and increases pool of qualified people when we have openings.