• 2024-2025 Finacial Update 
  • There is a slight $3k increase in operating income between the previous and present forecast.
  • Savings in personnel spending b/c of teaching staff changes and increase in supplies spending since the last update. 
• Because of the receipt of NSVF Fund and CPS Grant, EVA ended August with $531K cash on hand.
• EVA is currently on track to meet SCSC Dashboard indicators about the budget. We will continue to track it as the year goes on
• Accomplishments: 
  • Additional CSP drawdown approved
  • Enrollment is approaching target 
  • No significant personnel changes 

• Fundraising Efforts: 
  • We want to match fundraising to specific goals highlighted by EVA needs. 
• Grit N Wit Vendor (Fundraising Vendor)
  • The EVA 5K has become an obstacle course 
  • Grit N Wit is a vendor that puts together a 16-20 course event 
  • Cost: $5,500. 
    • This will be money from the board, not the school. 
  • They can assist in marketing, but we can also supplement with our own marketing to ensure we are meeting EVA's needs. 
  • Target: April 2025 
• EVA Swag Store (Fundraising Opportunity) 
• EVA Letter Writing Campaign (Strategic Ask Opportunity)
  • Four letters have been written and will go out after the swag is ordered and delivered. 
  • Goal: We want them to come to see the school and invest in our mission.

• Monitoring tasks have been flagged for the board
  • The first deadline for initial tasks is Oct. 1 
  • The first FTE update is the second week of October

• Initially, enrollment was capped at 117; after the 14-day attendance purge, EVA was 20 scholars short of the 117 goal. 
• As of 9/21 - EVA was at 87 scholars, down by 31. During initial monitoring to GADOE, EVA reported 107 scholars, which is still 21 scholars down from 117 
• By the October FTE reporting deadline, there will be a cut-off for SY25, and we will start moving toward enrollment targets for SY26

• New TA & New SPED teacher starting Monday, Sept. 23 
• Currently down two teachers
  • Kindergarten and 3rd-grade teacher vacancies 
• Two subs starting and will shadow DOI, DOS, and School Leader as onboarding 

• Closing out on facility tasks 
• Phase 2 discussions on the horizon 
• Campus security is top of mind for the school community

• CSP
  • Doing much better with drawdowns
  • There has been an expansion of opportunities for the school to utilize the funds in various ways 
    • Recently reimbursed for kitchen equipment, the October drawdown will cover furniture 
• NSVF 
  • $280K released for use 

• 2 Reading Assessments, ERLA and iReady. Created a highly coordinated approach to diagnosing student proficiency 
• 27% proficiency schoolwide, 8% proficient in 3rd grade 
• The school goal will be a 10% increase for a 37% proficiency rate by EOY 
• Math goals are still being calculated based off iReady screener 
• Big focus for the next 6 weeks will be reading to help start this work 
• There has been a charge for families to support the work at home in conjunction with the work that is happening at school right now

Back to School Night - Sept. 26

• Set-Up @ 3:00p
• Event is 5:30p - 6:30p

Scope of Monitoring: 

• Based on SY25 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) 
• Uses the Comprehensive Performance Framework Section III 

• Look ahead on calendars to alert the Board Chair before meeting if absent or tardy 
• We will look to reschedule the Dec. 21 meeting to the Dec. 14

The board discussed the qualifications of a new board member.