Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

Minutes

Governing Board Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday December 19, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Location

Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School - Elementary Campus

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

Amber Suitt (remote), Cory Tiede, Daron Joffe, Drew Waddell, Emily Hansen, Jason Zwang (remote), Jonna Martin, Mark Boswell, Oriol Mirosa, Rebecca Wagner, Ruth Link-Gelles, Shannon Rutledge

Directors Absent

LaNiesha Cobb Sanders

Guests Present

Alastair Pullen, Andrew Hyman, Ashley Coogan, Ashley Coogan, Lara Zelski (remote), Mark Sanders (remote), Paige Teusink (remote), William E. Flippin, Jr.

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance & Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Shannon Rutledge called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School to order on Thursday Dec 19, 2024 at 6:30 PM.
Rebecca Wagner made a motion to approve the minutes from Governing Board Monthly Meeting on 11-21-24.
Cory Tiede seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Public Comment

II. School Leadership Updates

A.

Principals' Open Forum

Middle Campus: Snow Ball Dance, spelling bee, end of term reports/final grades. Elementary Campus: MAP testing, mid-year conferences, Winter Wonderland. Faculty meetings focused on high quality instruction and culturally responsive teaching.

B.

Executive Director's Monthly Report

Updates on CCRPI

III. Committee Updates

A.

Educational Excellence and Accountability Committee Monthly Report

B.

Finance & Operations Committee Monthly Report

C.

Advancement Committee Monthly Report

Updates on fundraising, including Giving Tuesday, email that went out today.

D.

Governance Committee Monthly Report

Mark Boswell made a motion to add a vote on ANCS policy documents.
Rebecca Wagner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Cory Tiede made a motion to adopt ANCS policy documents.
Rebecca Wagner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Task Force Reports

A.

Board Nominations Task Force Update

Nominations are on track. Application will go live in January.

V. 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 7:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Shannon Rutledge