PTCA grants went out, a total of $5,000 awarded. Next grant cycle is in January. Upcoming events include kickball, Fall Fest, Run with the Wolves.  Recently filled 2 leadership positions, EC Teacher Appreciation and Related Arts Appreciation.

MC: Nic Stone author visit, coming back from fall break. Hands on Atlanta visited the MC and did some work on the farm, painted chicken coup. Great success in the fall sports, basketball season starting next. Lots of upcoming events, including farm event, Veterans Day Panel, year end trip info sessions.

EC: State Literacy Leader award ceremony this morning at Carver High School. Monday's morning meeting will celebrate this year's 4th graders and teachers who won this last year. No Place for Hate program for 5th graders. Second round of Benchmark Advance training was successful. Grandparents and Special Friends Day tomorrow. First graders will be doing a research project in after school called Reading Robot, farm even, Fall Fast coming up.

Literacy Leaders award ceremony this morning, Hands on Atlanta visit. Strategic plan updates, enrollment updates, school calendar updates. 

APS is starting on Friday, August 1. Proposal here is a Tuesday start date, July 29. Next 4 years with the same pattern will be back to August start dates. 97% of staff were in favor of the week long breaks in October and February. Idea is to have a consistent pattern year over year for start dates. Starting slightly earlier than APS allows us to recruit better, especially economically disadvantaged families. School days the week after Memorial Day often have very low attendance - lost instructional days and lost funding.

Presentation and discussion on office space leasing on Georgia Ave.

Presentation from Mauldin & Jenkins, issued a clean report. Received full access to votes and records, no controversial accounting members, nothing withheld.