State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia
Minutes
SCSC Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Location
Technical College System of Georgia
1800 Century Place NE, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30345
1356 Twin Towers East,
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Directors Present
B. Brockway, B. Scafidi (remote), C. Good, L. Millan (remote), M. Dudgeon, S. Sweeney, T. Lowden (remote)
Directors Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Review Renewal Criteria
A.
Renewal Criteria
B.
Review Renewal Values, Process, and Timeline
The Director of Research & Evaluation provided an overview of the SCSC renewal values.
III. School Performance & Recommendations
A.
Atlanta SMART Academy
The Director of Research & Evaluation presented information on the charter school's performance and discussed staff's preliminary recommendations.
B.
Liberty Tech Charter School
The Director of Research & Evaluation presented information on the charter school's performance and discussed staff's preliminary recommendations.
C.
Northwest Classical Academy
The Director of Research & Evaluation presented information on the charter school's performance and discussed staff's preliminary recommendations.
D.
SLAM Academy of Atlanta
The Director of Research & Evaluation presented information on the charter school's performance and discussed staff's preliminary recommendations.
IV. School Updates
A.
Staff Report
The Executive Director, Director of New Schools, and Director of Research & Accountability responded to commissioner questions about the operating status of various state charter schools and discussed next steps.
V. Review - Approved Petition Rubric
A.
Staff Report
The Director of New Schools and the Senior Director of the Office of Charter School Compliance (OCSC) reviewed the statewide petition rubric with the commissioners and addressed their questions.
VI. Budget Tracking Update
A.
Staff Report
The Deputy Executive Director and Senior Director of Finance presented the SCSC internal budget-tracking spreadsheet and answered questions.
The Director of Research and Evaluation provided an overview of the SCSC renewal criteria.