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Girls Global Academy

January Board Meeting

Published on January 26, 2026 at 12:27 PM EST
Amended on January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM EST

Date and Time

Tuesday January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM EST

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89920886688?pwd=OLuL2rBuRpxMuUs7BYlmmRlkvkyqRI.1

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Lauren Johannesson-McCoy 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Andria Wisler 2 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Lauren Johannesson-McCoy 2 m
  D. Board Announcements Andria Wisler 2 m
II. Mission Moment 6:38 PM
  A. Mission Moment FYI Karen Venable-Croft 5 m
III. Executive Director Report 6:43 PM
  A. Executive Director Report Discuss Karen Venable-Croft 25 m
IV. Community Engagement 7:08 PM
  A. Updates FYI Maria Miller 5 m
   
  • Admissions report
  • Update on recruitment 
  
V. Finance & Facilities Committee 7:13 PM
  A. GGA Off DCPCSB Financial Monitoring List FYI Andria Wisler 2 m
   

Congratulations Karen & GGA Team, Ricardo & Finance Committee, and Elizabeth & colleagues at EdOps!

  
  B. Review of the financial reports as of December 30, 2025 FYI Ricardo Chapa 10 m
   

Highlights

End of Year Days of Cash: 108 (Budget 107)

End of Year Cash Balance: $2M (Budget: $1.69M)

DSCR: 5.69 (Budget 2.91)  

 

Revenue

  • We made no overall revenue adjustments.
  • We received a $15k stock donation (6530) and we're still gathering more information regarding the proper classification
    • We offset this donation by decreasing a Foundation grants, and field trip/club fees slightly (6020, 6310, 6320) in an effort to remain conservative 

Expenses

  • Our staffing updates are projecting a $72k decrease in our current salary expenses, which we will use to cover a few other items below.
  • $20k in salary savings for this month have been added to cover substitutes (7700).
  • We added $10k in student supplies to ensure the students have what they need for the remainder of the year (9000).
  • We added $9k to the amortization of our deferred financing to align with our schedule (12020).

Cash Flow

  • We adjusted our ROU accounts to align with the current lease arrangements (1750, 2545, 2660, 2665).
  • We updated the debt accounts to reflect our loan schedule (2520, 2600, 2700).


 

  
  C. Status of Credit Enhancement Warranty Discuss Ricardo Chapa 5 m
  D. Check-in on PEX system for management of credit cards FYI Karen Venable-Croft 2 m
VI. ASPIRE 7:32 PM
  A. Overview of where GGA is with ASPIRE Andria Wisler 5 m
   
 
  B. School Environment Discuss Shamira O'Neal 5 m
   
  • Chronic absenteeism
  • Re-enrollment
  
  C. School Achievement Discuss Shamira O'Neal 5 m
   
  • College and career acceptance
  • 9th grade on track
  
  D. School Progress Discuss Shamira O'Neal 5 m
   
  • MAP growth
  
  E. Adopting DCPCSB ASPIRE Goals as Charter Goals Andria Wisler 5 m
   

Charter Goal Amendment Process for "Former PMF as Goals Schools" to Adopt ASPIRE or Create New Individualized Goals

 

2024-06-10 Vote Charter Goals Policy

 

  
VII. Follow-up on items discussed last meeting
VIII. Consent Agenda 7:57 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 - outreach not yielding response
  
  E. Risk & Audit FYI Brian Holden 1 m
IX. Closing Items 8:02 PM
  A. Announcements FYI Andria Wisler 5 m
   
  • Next Meetings
  • Events at GGA
  • Optional Board training

 

The DC Public Charter School Board invites all Public Charter School Trustees to participate in an upcoming optional training as part of our Trustee Governance Training Series. The training will take place virtually on February 11, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. and will focus on Academic Oversight and Accountability. DC PCSB staff and school board trustees will lead presentations and share resources related to setting academic goals, reviewing relevant data, monitoring progress, and aligning oversight to charter goals / the ASPIRE framework. Please register here to participate.
 

You must have a zoom account to register. If you get an error message, it is likely that you are not a registered zoom user or that the zoom address you are entering on the registration form is not matching the one on your zoom account. If you don’t have a zoom account, you can register a free one here. Otherwise, double check that the email addresses match and it should work.
 

Last year, the DC Council passed the Board of Trustees Amendment Act of 2025, which requires DC PCSB to provide free governance training to all Public Charter School Trustees starting in the 2026–27 school year. These optional trainings will help individuals prepare for this requirement. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback to help refine the trainings ahead of next year’s official launch.
 

The DC Public Charter School Board also invites all Public Charter School Trustees to participate in a virtual feedback session as part of our website update. To enhance transparency, usability, and information accessibility, the website development team, working with the DC PCSB Communications/External Affairs team, is gathering feedback from relevant parties.
 

We’d like to learn how you use the website, what information you rely on, and whether it supports your needs. If interested in participating, please join us for a virtual feedback session that will be held on January 20 from 3:50-4:20 pm. Your input will help guide final improvements before launch. You can join the session by clicking here. For questions, please contact DC PCSB Director of Communications, Racine Tucker-Hamilton at rhamilton@dcpcsb.org. 
 

Please reach out with any questions or suggestions,

Karlo Silbiger, EdD

Specialist, Sector Planning and Compliance

DC Public Charter School Board

Desk: 202.328.2761 | Cell: 202.961.1395

100 M Street SE, Suite 400, Washington DC 20003

Twitter: @dcpcsb | Website: dcpcsb.org

 

  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote

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