Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 21, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Location
ANCS Elementary Campus - 688 Grant Street 30315
Notice of this meeting was posted in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1.
Directors Present
Eric Teusink, Hanah Goldberg, Howard Franklin, Jordache Avery, Joyce Gist Lewis, Kristen Frenzel, Laura Melton, Lia Santos, Meeghan Fortson, Nakia Echols, Nicholas Chiles, Sabrina Sexton
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Angela Easter, Brad Battista, Brent Cray, Cat Jaffin, Christy Sloat, Erin Ashley, Jessica Battista, Jessica Gowen, John Macauley, Kerrie Hall, Kristen German, Lesley Michaels, Leslie Grant, Lisa Flick Wilson, Nicole King, Rachel Alsher, Rachel Higgins, Rachel Higgins, Shannon McCaffery, Sinead Quinn, Stephanie Langer, Suzanne Mitchell, Veleta Greer
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Lia Santos called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School to order on Tuesday Aug 21, 2018 at 6:35 PM.
C.
Statement from ANCS Board Chair
Welcomed all guests to the board meeting, and reviewed the procedures of the board meeting. Provided rules of the board meeting.
D.
Public Comment
The following individuals made public comments to the board:
- Suzanne Mitchell
- Cat Jaffin
- Angela Easter
- John MacCauley
- Christy Sloat
- Shannon McCaffery
- Leslie Grant
E.
Approve Minutes from Prior Board Meeting
Nicholas Chiles made a motion to approve minutes from the May Monthly Board Meeting on 05-15-18 amend minutes that Nick attended by phone May Monthly Board Meeting on 05-15-18.
Eric Teusink seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Approve Minutes from Prior Board Meeting
Nicholas Chiles made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Called Meeting on 08-19-18 Special Called Meeting on 08-19-18.
Joyce Gist Lewis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
PTCA Report
As of August 13th 168 members. Hosted faculty and staff appreciation breakfast. Hosted a new family event. Hosted ice cream social Took over school store. First PTCA meeting last Tuesday and was very well attended. Had first executive committee meeting last night. Yard Sale is September 15th and 16th. Eliminated the preview of the yard sale. Giving teachers a voucher for $20. 1st grant applications open next week.Typically two grant cycles depending upon the budget. Parent, students, or teachers can submit for a grant that will benefit the school. Updated grant requirements. The max grant is $1,000.
II. New Business
A.
Pledge of Allegiance at ANCS
Update regarding follow up from issues related to the pledge of allegiance. Collected a lot of feedback, and trying to bucket things that will need to be done to determine how to handle this incident. There will be smaller teams in charge of each bucket after recapping what was heard at listening session.
III. Executive Director's Report
A.
2017-18 School Year Performance Dashboard - Final
Highlighted the work through the committees. Some of it is tied to the strategic plan, and this is according to the end of the year last year. On track to meeting the goals are in green, off track are in yellow or red. See attached report that was discussed.
IV. Business & Operations
A.
Monthly financial statements & reports
Great position financially no concerns regarding any further allocations. Reviews all of the funds in various accounts and projected surplus higher than anticipated for this school year. See attached report for further details.
V. Fund Development
A.
Monthly fund development report
End of year last fiscal year raised $133,554 - surpassed goal.
Over the summer worked with PTCA membership to create a new sponsorship model and will hopefully generate more funds for the school. Chairs and volunteers have already been recruited for the auction. Gather and Grow fund goal for this year has increased. See attached report for more details of what was discussed.
Over the summer worked with PTCA membership to create a new sponsorship model and will hopefully generate more funds for the school. Chairs and volunteers have already been recruited for the auction. Gather and Grow fund goal for this year has increased. See attached report for more details of what was discussed.
VI. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
Eric Teusink made a motion to Close the meeting.
Nakia Echols seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. Closing Items
A.
Brief Meeting Reflection
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Nicholas Chiles