Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

Minutes

Educational Excellence Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM

Location

Elementary Campus - Meeting Trailer

688 Grant Street

Atlanta, GA 30315

 

Attendees may join in-person or via Zoom.

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

Committee Members Present

Bethany Greenley (remote), Emily Hansen (remote), LaNiesha Cobb Sanders (remote), Lara Zelski, Mark Boswell (remote), Mark Sanders, Rhiannen Laurent

Committee Members Absent

Daron Joffe, Shannon Rutledge

Guests Present

Alastair Pullen

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

LaNiesha Cobb Sanders called a meeting of the Educational Excellence Committee of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School to order on Thursday Apr 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes from March Meeting

Rhiannen Laurent made a motion to approve the minutes from Educational Excellence Committee Meeting on 03-13-25.
Bethany Greenley seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Educational Excellence

A.

Agenda

  1. Staff Retention Update
    • Currently, we are looking at a retention rate of 97.5% (as measured by the % of contracts returned vs those offered)
    • We will likely hire 1-2 staff members across the EC and MC for the next academic year. 
  2. Compliance Report
    • We remain in compliance with our charter.
    • The EC is below goal for school climate given limitations in discipline reporting; however, discipline rates remain below goal as compared to the district.  
  3. Charter Renewal Review
    • Committee has been asked to review current draft of renewal application and share feedback/questions. 
    • The full board will see the final draft of the application in May, with the expectation of approving the draft at the June Board meeting. 
    • The application is due in August.  

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 8:26 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
LaNiesha Cobb Sanders