State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia
Minutes
November Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 30, 2022 at 10:00 AM
State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia
November 2022 Board Meeting
November 30, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
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Directors Present
B. Brockway, J. Perez (remote), L. Millan (remote), M. Dudgeon, T. Lowden (remote)
Directors Absent
F. Johnson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Approval of SCSC Meeting Minutes
A.
October 19, 2022 Meeting Minutes
III. 2023 Board Meeting Calendar
A.
2023 Board Meeting Calendar
IV. Renewal School Visits
A.
Renewal Schools
SCSC Commissioners will be conducting renewal school visits in December. The visit schedule is below:
- Scintilla Charter Academy – Dec. 1st
- School for Arts Infused Learning – Dec. 8th
- Resurgence Hall Charter School – Dec. 13th
- Genesis Innovation Academy for Boys & Girls – Dec. 15th
V. Organizational Development
A.
Past Trainings
The SCSC hosted several petition webinars in November. Please visit the SCSC Petitioner Resources page for past training materials and recordings.
B.
Upcoming Trainings
Schools in the preopening pipeline are required to attend New School Orientation. These trainings will be on January 17 and March 21, 2023.
All state charter schools are required to attend governance training annually. SCSC-hosted governance training will take place on February 7-8, 2023, in Athens and April 12-13, 2023, in Atlanta.
VI. Accountability
A.
Academic Accountability
The SCSC Director of Research and Evaluation and the SCSC Research Analyst presented the 2021-22 Content Mastery results.
Commissioners congratulated the schools that met the content mastery measure and expressed excitement to see how schools' scores progress next year.
B.
Financial Accountability
The SCSC Chief Operations Officer provided an audit update. Audits were due on November 1, however, several schools still have not submitted audits.
Commissioners discussed the various reasons why so many audits are late. The SCSC Executive Director expressed that this situation is atypical.
VII. Authorizer Standards
A.
Authorizer Evaluation Timeline
The SCSC Director of Research and Evaluation provided an update on authorizer standards. The SCSC is partnering with the National Association of Charter School Authorizers to develop a pilot program.
Commissioner Dudgeon asked if local authorizers were also involved in this program. Currently, the SCSC is leading the program. The Commission is hopeful that the results of the program will encourage other authorizers to participate.
VIII. State Charter Schools Foundation
A.
U.S. Department of Education Charter School Program Grant
The State Charter Schools Foundation President provided an update on GEER II and CSP grants.
Commissioners Dudgeon and Brockway discussed how these grants will impact locally-approved charter schools and SCSC schools that will be approved in the 2023 petition cycle. Additionally, commissioners also discussed community and philanthropic partners' engagement with supporting charter school growth in Georgia.
IX. Action Items
A.
Spring Creek Charter Academy
View the recommendation here.
The school expressed its appreciation of the SCSC for considering this recommendation.
Commissioner Perez was not present for the vote.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Perez |
Absent
|
| M. Dudgeon |
Aye
|
| L. Millan |
Aye
|
| T. Lowden |
Aye
|
| F. Johnson |
Absent
|
| B. Brockway |
Aye
|
X. Additional Items from Commissioners
A.
Early Intervention Subcommittee
Chairman Brockway has established an Early Intervention Subcommittee that Commissioners Dudgeon, Lowden, and Milan will serve on.
XI. Public Comment
A.
Latisha Council
Ebony Payne-Brown introduced Latisha Council, an intern from Spelman College. Ms. Council discussed her experience of working with PEACE Academy.
B.
Aarica Smith
Aarica Smith, Board Chair of Miles Ahead, provided on update on the school's progress towards opening in Fall 2023.
The SCSC Executive Director presented the board meeting calendar for 2023.