Girls Global Academy
Minutes
June Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Location
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Topic: GGA June Board Meeting
Time: Jun 30, 2026 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present
Andria Wisler (remote), Anita Johnson (remote), Brian Holden (remote), Lauren Johannesson-McCoy (remote), Maria Miller (remote), Nia Spencer (remote), Ricardo Chapa (remote)
Trustees Absent
Karen Dresden
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
Nia Spencer
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
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| Karen Dresden |
Absent
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| Ricardo Chapa |
Aye
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| Maria Miller |
Abstain
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| Brian Holden |
Aye
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| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
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| Anita Johnson |
Aye
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D.
Board Announcements
II. Mission Moment
A.
Mission Moment
III. Executive Director Report
A.
Executive Director Report
ASPIRE Summary recap
- Final condition: GGA needs to meet Level 3 or higher on ASPIRE pathway
- Still in the process of evaluating the data
- Will have the simulation data at end of July
- Pathway refers to AY 25-26, final data available in February 2027
Enrollment: 85% enrolled; still working through the waitlist
- Different this year: not letting offers sit for extended period. If enrollment not completed, moving to next student on the waitlist.
IB and Pathways
- 27 students total 2025-26; 6 course candidates, 11 IB Diploma candidates (out of 33 total seniors)
- 44 students 2026-27; 3 course candidates, 16 IB Diploma candidates
- Course candidates are students who are taking a variety of courses but less than IB Diploma candidates. The core courses they’re taking: IB English, IB Art, etc. Courses that are IB-specific
- IB Diploma candidates: get the certificates; have taken all IB courses offered at GGA
- Universities may accept the credits from IB courses when the students enroll in college
GGA Credit Enhancement
- Requirement of landlord in order to negotiate rent credits
- GGA has submitted all documents: 14 items from GGA
- OSSE has provided all documents
GGA FY27 Budget Update
- Total Revenue Increase: $116,358
- Total Expenses Decrease: $184,632
- Staffing: 44 FTEs
- The way to get to 0 deficit: not hiring all staff needed
- Federal Income Increase: ESEA funding
- UPSFF 3.8% increase
Contracts
- 7 approved in May
- 7 remaining to approve with 1 new partner
B.
Principal Hiring Update
- Over 30 applications
- 13 invited to interview with panel; 11 accepted and interviewed
- 5 recommended for executive phase (students and families to participate in this step)
- Up next: debrief and hire
- Expected date for decision made: week of July 13th
- Goal is for start date to be in July
- Communication plan to introduce new principal to families
- When is Dr. O’Neal’s last day? June 30th, today, is the last day
- Are candidates aware of the conditions set by the DCPCSB? Yes!
IV. Community Engagement
A.
Updates
No additional items
Great plan to have meet-n-greet with new principal with the community of students and families (and board?).
V. Finance & Facilities Committee
A.
Review of the financial reports as of April 30, 2026 and May 30, 2026
Review of items included in Agenda
B.
Updated FY27 Budget
July 7th is the anticipated date of when we'll submit the FY27 budget to DCPCSB.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
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| Nia Spencer |
Aye
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| Anita Johnson |
Aye
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| Ricardo Chapa |
Aye
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| Andria Wisler |
Aye
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| Maria Miller |
Aye
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| Karen Dresden |
Absent
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| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
C.
Contracts for Board Approval
Contracts 26-27 spreadsheet
- highlighted in green is ready for voting today
- Question: Swing Education, Inc.; typo in 8F; updated with correct information
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
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| Maria Miller |
Aye
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| Anita Johnson |
Aye
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| Ricardo Chapa |
Aye
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| Andria Wisler |
Aye
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| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
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| Nia Spencer |
Aye
|
| Karen Dresden |
Absent
|
D.
Ramp Credit Card
Switching credit card management from PEX to Ramp
- with Ramp EdOps will have access to the information and activity
- will streamline the financial process; eliminating the delay of EdOps receiving information
- automated limit with cards; eliminates administrative step for GGA leadership
- credit card, not a debit card
EdOps recommends Girls Global move from PEX to Ramp to offer greater oversight of transactions and real time accountability for expenses
- Procedures accounting for PEX transactions are inefficient and cumbersome
- EdOps lacks PEX online access and cannot review expenses until after the month close
- Coding for expenses is manual, delayed and time consuming
- Ramp provides real time review
- Cardholders can log in to Ramp to easily code transactions and upload receipts in real time
- EdOps has a number of schools successfully using Ramp for their credit card expenses
- Ideally we would like to implement this as of July 1, 2026 for FY27
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Nia Spencer |
Aye
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| Maria Miller |
Aye
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| Andria Wisler |
Aye
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| Brian Holden |
Aye
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| Karen Dresden |
Absent
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| Ricardo Chapa |
Aye
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| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
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| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
VI. Governance
A.
Updated By-Laws
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Nia Spencer |
Aye
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| Brian Holden |
Aye
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| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
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| Karen Dresden |
Absent
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| Ricardo Chapa |
Aye
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| Anita Johnson |
Aye
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| Maria Miller |
Aye
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| Andria Wisler |
Aye
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VII. Closing Items
A.
Announcements
Kudos from Maria to Karen V-C and team for a lovely, inspiring, emotional graduation ceremony.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
- 2026_05_19_board_meeting_minutes DRAFT.pdf
- ED Report June 23.pdf
- GGA - Draft Supplemental Report - May 2026 (1).xlsx
- FY27 GGA Budget June Proposal.xlsx
Graduation on June 5th and a thank you from parents for not giving up on students