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Girls Global Academy

October Board Meeting

Published on November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM EST
Amended on November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM EST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST

Location

In person

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Enjoy nourishment!   Andria Wisler 5 m
  B. Record Attendance   Lauren Johannesson-McCoy 2 m
  C. Call the Meeting to Order   Andria Wisler 2 m
  D. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Lauren Johannesson-McCoy 2 m
    Minutes for GGA Board Meeting Zoom on September 30, 2025  
     
II. Mission Moment 6:11 PM
  A. GGA Pinning Ceremony FYI Tasliym Lester 5 m
III. Acting Executive Director Report 6:16 PM
  A. Acting Executive Director Report Discuss Tasliym Lester 25 m
   

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AFi8EG7hj9v11P67eKYWSmRtsZP4WVsnBnAFz-YxhwI/edit?usp=sharing

  
     
  B. Organizational Chart / Staff + Faculty List with positions at GGA FYI Tasliym Lester 5 m
   

GGA Organizational Chart (F25)

GGA Staff & Faculty List with positions (F25)

  
IV. Community Engagement 6:46 PM
  A. Updates FYI Maria Miller 5 m
   
  • Total enrollment on count day!
  • Hiring is complete to maintain appropriate teacher-student ratio
  
V. Finance & Facilities Committee 6:51 PM
  A. Review of the financial reports as of September 30, 2025 FYI Ricardo Chapa 10 m
   

Highlights

End of Year Days of Cash: 98 (Budget 107)

End of Year Cash Balance: $1.84M (Budget: $1.69M)

DSCR: 5.06 (Budget 2.91) 

Revenue - $1.22M increase from budget

  • Per-Pupil Revenue - $1.1M increase
    • 29 additional GenEd Students - $645k 
    • 8 additional SpEd Students - $261k
    • 4 additional English Language Learners - $45k
    • 22 additional At-Risk Students - $113k
  • Local Revenue - $64k increase
    • OSSE Teacher funding final allocation confirmed at $118,544
      • We will receive the funds in November 
  • Federal Revenue - $102k increase
    • ESEA - $86k in Title funds
    • IDEA - $19k decrease due to FY25 SpEd population (discussed last month)
    • Competitive - $21k increase due to current allocations - may see more
    • NSLP - $30k increase based on student demand (offset by food service fees)
    • E-Rate - $16k decreased based on current estimates
  • Private Grants & Donations - No adjustment
  • Earned Fees - $6k decrease
    • Uniform sales - $4k increase (may see more)
    • Short-term investments - $10k decrease based on current rate
      • Ricardo and Elizabeth had a meeting with City First the morning of 10/27 to try and improve our monthly interest
  • Renal Income - No adjustment
    • We will need to re-evaluate when Karen returns if we still think $20k in revenue for the year aligns with current demand

Expenses - $1.05M increase from budget

  • All Staff Related Expenses - $600k increase
    • 7 FTEs added to account for student increase $384k
    • Staff stipends added back - $48k
    • Benefits and taxes adjusted for staff - $83k
    • Substitutes added for the year - $50k
    • Additional hiring services to account for staff increase - $25k placeholder
  • Occupancy Expenses - $34k increase 
    • Utilities - $9k cushion added to account for fluctuation in  Calvary & invoices
    • Contracted Building Services - $25k added to bring in an additional cleaning staff member we had cut back in 170 budget
  • Direct Student Expenses - $192k increase
    • Adjustments made to account for 29 student increase
    • Larger noteworthy adjustments
      • Uniforms - $36k increase (discussed last month)
      • Contracted SpEd - $20k increase for SpEd student needs
      • Food Service - $51k increase to account for current demand
        • Will reassess mid-year as we start seeing larger trends
      • Student Sports Program - $57k increase to provide transportation and referees
  • Office & Business Expenses - $127k increase
    • Expenses increasing incrementally based on additional staff/students
    • Fundraising fees - $30k increase to assume contract through the full year
    • Professional fees - $20k increase for Sped and student data consulting
  • Contingency - $100k increase
    • We want to maintain conservative projections 

Cash Flow Adjustments - $14k decrease in cash from budget

  • Computers - $14k to account for student enrollment


 The budget will be updated in October to reflect enrollment on Count Day.

  
     
     
  B. Proposal to invest surplus cash at CityFirst Bank Vote Ricardo Chapa 5 m
   

Money market account or CD

  
  C. Signatures on Bank Accounts at City First Discuss Ricardo Chapa 5 m
   

Include Chair of the Board and Treasurer

 

Tasliym does not have signature authority on the bank account, but does have access to approve invoice payments in BillPay and to run Payroll.

  
  D. Status of Credit Enhancement Warranty Discuss Ricardo Chapa 5 m
  E. Update on PEX system for management of credit cards FYI Tasliym Lester 5 m
   

Implementation is going smoothly

  
VI. ASPIRE Dashboard 7:21 PM
 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbJqwImcnzYu8xtpQQjqc1LjFwSbZTc6kIjAatkUQLM/edit?usp=sharing 

  
  A. School Environment Discuss Shamira O'Neal 5 m
   
  • Chronic absenteeism
  • Re-enrollment
  
  B. School Achievement Discuss Shamira O'Neal 5 m
   
  • College and career acceptance
  • 9th grade on track
  
  C. School Progress Discuss Shamira O'Neal 5 m
   
  • MAP growth
  
VII. Follow-up on items discussed last meeting 7:36 PM
  A. Parent communication about Karen's leave Discuss Andria Wisler 5 m
  B. School leadership support while Karen's on leave Discuss Andria Wisler 5 m
   
  • Does anything need to be updated?
  • Is there a point-person at school for potential partners? There has been some outreach but not follow-up from GGA to confirm with the potential partners.
  
VIII. Consent Agenda 7:46 PM
 

Each Committee with provide a brief overview of their work for the month.

  
  A. Academic Excellence Committee FYI Andria Wisler 1 m
  B. Community Engagement Committee FYI Maria Miller 1 m
  C. Finance & Facilities Committee FYI Ricardo Chapa 1 m
  D. Governance Committee FYI Andria Wisler 1 m
   
  • Parent members
  • Skillsets we need in new board members?
  
  E. Risk & Audit FYI Brian Holden 1 m
IX. Closing Items 7:51 PM
  A. Announcements FYI Andria Wisler 5 m
   
  • Next Meetings
  • Events at GGA
  • Supporting GGA amid food insecurity in Washington, DC 

 

 

  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote