Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School

Minutes

Emergency Board Meeting

Via Phone

Date and Time

Thursday March 12, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Location

Call-in Number & Pin:
(‪US‬) +1 219-250-1878‬; PIN: ‪872 845 713#‬
Notice of this meeting has been posted In accordance with Georgia's open meetings requirements.

Directors Present

Emily Ormsby (remote), Eric Teusink (remote), Hanah Goldberg (remote), Howard Franklin (remote), Jason Rhodes (remote), Jordache Avery (remote), Kristen Frenzel (remote), Kristi Malloy (remote), Laura Melton (remote), Lee Kynes (remote), Meeghan Fortson (remote), Nakia Echols (remote), Sabrina Sexton (remote)

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Chuck Meadows (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Eric Teusink called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School to order on Thursday Mar 12, 2020 at 6:03 PM.

II. New Business

A.

COVID-19 Preparedness

Eric Teusink (Board Chair) stated that he called an emergency board meeting without 24 hours notice to respond to the rapidly changing information about the COVID-19 virus.   

Eric proposed that the Board vote on a resolution to give Chuck Meadows (Executive Director) authority to close the school in certain circumstances.

The board discussed and revised the resolution so that it reads as follows: 

In response to COVID-19 outbreak, the Board of the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (the "School") believes it to be in the best interest of the students, faculty, staff, and wider School community to empower the School's Executive Director, Chuck Meadows (the "ED"), to rapidly close the School, if necessary. To that end, and in the following instances, the ED shall be empowered to close the school for up to three weeks, or greater than three weeks if the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) shall remain closed longer than three weeks, upon the occurrence of: (1) the closure of APS, (2) the closure of at least two of the following school systems: (a) Fulton County Public Schools, (b) DeKalb County Public Schools, (c) City Schools of Decatur, (d) Cobb County Public Schools or (e) Gwinnett County Public Schools, and/or (3) a student, member of the faculty and staff, or a member of their immediate household have a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. This power shall expire at midnight on June 30, 2020.
 
Sabrina Sexton made a motion to approve the resolution as revised.
Kristen Frenzel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Meeghan Fortson made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Lee Kynes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:28 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Meeghan Fortson