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Girls Global Academy

Minutes

May 2023 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday May 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM

This meeting is governed by the Open Meetings Act. Please address any questions or complaints arising under this meeting to the Office of Open Government at opengovoffice@dc.gov.

Trustees Present

A. Wisler (remote), B. Blaufuss (remote), L. Bartos (remote), L. Johannesson-McCoy (remote), M. Levasseur (remote), M. Pendleton (remote), S. George (remote)

Trustees Absent

C. Jordan, E. Harris, L. Myrick, M. Colburn

Ex Officio Members Present

K. Venable-Croft (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

K. Venable-Croft (remote)

Guests Present

Maria Miller, Rachael Payton (remote), Ricardo Chapa (remote), S. Swift (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance/Recognize Quorum/Connect

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

B. Blaufuss called a meeting of the board of trustees of Girls Global Academy to order on Tuesday May 23, 2023 at 6:40 PM.

II. Internal Business

A.

Approval of minutes from last two board meetings

L. Bartos made a motion to approve the minutes from January Board Meeting on 02-01-23.
L. Johannesson-McCoy seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
L. Bartos made a motion to approve the minutes from GGA Board Meeting: Closed Session on 03-29-21.
L. Johannesson-McCoy seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Vote on Board Candidate Maria Miller

B. Blaufuss made a motion to Beth Blaufuss.
L. Bartos seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Community Engagement Committee Report

Recruiting update for 2023-2024

  1. Application, student-applicant ranking, matching, offers, and enrollment summations
  2. Goals based on fundraising strategy
  3. Partnerships with the community
  4. Kudos given to Shayne Swift for her efforts

 

 

D.

Finance and Facilities Report and Budget Vote

Presented Report content

  1. Budget context
  2. Exec Summary
  3. Key Assumptions
  4. Year over year differences
  5. Rental expenses impacts and plans in place
  6. Sustainability plan

 

B. Blaufuss made a motion to Maria Miller.
L. Bartos seconded the motion.

The opportunity to vote on an amended budget may present itself

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Academic Committee Report

Updates and Strategic planning work

  1. Priority performance targets for 3-year strategic plan review 
  2. Committee work that got completed, normed on, and to be completed

F.

Risk/Audit Committee Report

Using Strategic Plan, which identifies which action steps for Management Team to target, discussion addressed goal development, focus, and achievement .

 

 

G.

Executive Director's Highlights

Staff retention statistics synopsis

Review covering how budget supported student experiences and its impact on students

Application of education with real-world experiences

Efforts positively affecting enrollment

 

 

 

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
S. George

Icebreaker = What is one skill that people need in work and civic life now that you were never taught in high school?

  • Pay attention
  • time management
  • digital literacy
  • taxes
  • act calmer than I feel
  • self starter, take initiative
  • misgony in group settings