3 members of the public present, but no public comment shared.

Dr. Pinto Taylor shared updates from the Executive Director Report

• Fire drill schedule
• Facility update:
  • Contracted service providers have been selected to support our 8th grade expansion and summer maintenance plans. 
• Communication Updates:
  • Marketing Services
  • Collaborating with HIVE 180
  • Upcoming Important Dates:
    • April 19th we will have days of service on campus. 
    • June 4th is reserved as our spring showcase for 6th grade. We are seeking community panelists for their impact project pitches. That same week, we will host an art exhibition for 7th grade.
• Financial Updates:
  • CSP Draw Down Status
  • Bank Balance End of Fiscal Year & Present
• Academic Assessment Calendar Review
• HS Expansion Updates . 

Enrollment Updates 

• Day 1 Attendance – 196 
• Week 1 Total Attendance – 204 
• Current Total Enrollment – 189 
• Waitlist (G6) – 40 
• Waitlist (G7) – 30 

Enrollment Lottery 

• Enrollment data is provided in the dashboard, included. 
• The spring lottery took place on Friday, February 14th. 
• 94% of enrolled families have re-enrolled for next year. 
• Seats were offered to all new families for Grades 6, 7, and 8. 

• Additional formative assessments have been completed.  We will plan to review that data in the Academic Committee meeting next Wednesday, April 2.  
• IG block (Individualized Growth Block), 50% drop everything and read, 50% Khan Academy individualized plans based on MAP data learning plan (targeted goal is 10 lessons per week)
  • Hoping to have WIN block support math Khan academy too
  • Every student has access to Khan Academy math accounts 
• Curriculum mapping for the remainder of the year

Key changes:

• Starting earlier in August to ensure we backwards plan to the deadlines around Milestone testing
• Start date: August 4
  • August 4-5 new students
  • August 6-8 all students
• Similar breaks to Dekalb, with shorter break in February because we have additional programming like Micro village meetings
• Last day for students: June 5

Action Item: 

• Create a separate heading for Scholars and Staff calendars
• Update the number of working days for staff

Community Engagement Updates:

• Operations Committee
• Communication Committee
• Sponsorship Committee (will later become the fundraising committee)
• Next meeting is April 3 in-person at the school.
• Hoping to have a non-profit status for the PTO
• EPIC Parent Empowerment Program through GeorgiaCAN
  • Camela Dozier Morejon (parent at TAS) has completed this program and is happy to connect with anyone interested.
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VZFRQdnB-WUhmpEdDc3C6OR_uqhz3sDZxankW0kh6FE/edit?usp=sharing 

Board Reminders/Action Items:

• Reminder to complete the Board Role and Responsibilities and Conflict of Interest form
• Board reflection survey
• Board recruitment 
  • Skill set: Financial background, education background, true engagement in meetings and serving on the board, legal and policy work 

• 2024-25 Forecast Update 
  • 2024-25 Previous Forecast vs. Current Forecast
  • 2024-25 Approved Budget vs. Current Forecast
  • 2024-25 Monthly Cash Balances
• Dashboards
  • State and Federal Grants Summary
  • FY25 Key Metrics Dashboard
  • FY25 SCSC Dashboard
• 2025-26 Draft Budget

The initial draft is only for our target of 336 students. Future Scenarios (300, 336, 360)

There will be a small amount of changes to PROCEDURES and not the policies themselves.

Each board member should consider two new Board members by next month's meeting

The Board will go into an executive session to discuss the HOS contract for next year.

• The EPIC program will be sent out on Parent Square this week.