State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia

August Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday August 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT

Location

SCSC Board Room

1356B Twin Towers East,
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE

Atlanta, GA 30334

 

Virtual Access Information

Meeting Link

Phone: +1 646 931 3860

Meeting ID: 844 2791 6648
Passcode: 965938

1356 Twin Towers East,

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter
I. Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes
II. Division Reports
  A. Executive Director's Report Discuss Donovan Head
  B. SCSC Operations Report Discuss Cerrone Lockett
   
  • Epicenter Report
  • Charter School Program (CSP) Report 
  C. Research & Evaluation Division Report Discuss Henry Siebentritt
   
  • Academic Trend Report
  D. Legal Division Report Discuss Tiffany Leach
   
  • Monitoring Report
  E. Finance Division Discuss Annie Chen
   
  • Approved Auditor Program Report
  • Financial Reporting Reminders
III. State Charter School Performance Report
  A. State Charter School Report: Zest Preparatory Academy
IV. Action Items
  A. Renewal Petition Timeline Vote Katie Manthey
   

SCSC recommends that the SCSC Board of Commissioners approve the 2025-2026 renewal petition timeline, as presented.  

  B. New School Petition Timeline & Priorities Vote Kristen Easterbrook
   

SCSC staff recommends that the SCSC Board of Commissioners approve the FY26 start-up and replication petition timeline, as presented.

 

  C. Charter Petition Approval: The Academy for Innovation in Medicine Vote Kristen Easterbrook
   

SCSC staff recommends that the SCSC Board of Commissioners approve the petition for The Academy for Innovation in Medicine (AIM), as presented, authorizing the SCSC Chair to execute a charter contract for the operation of a state charter school for an initial term of five (5) years starting with the 2026-2027 school year.

 

 

V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote