Excelsior Village Academies
Minutes
Excelsior Village Academies' Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday January 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Location
The Excelsior Village Academies' Board of Directors will meet in person. Please see the location below:
5295 Highway 155 North, Atlanta, Georgia
You can also join virtually. Please see the meeting details below:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8754612347?pwd=UXN0amZyMmE3YlVNamhHK3JWVGJKUT09
Meeting ID: 875 461 2347
Passcode: EVA24
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Location
The Excelsior Village Academies' Board of Directors will meet in person. Please see the location below:
5295 Highway 155 N; Stockbridge, GA 30281
You can also join virtually. Please see the meeting details below:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8754612347?pwd=UXN0amZyMmE3YlVNamhHK3JWVGJKUT09
Meeting ID: 875 461 2347
Passcode: EVA24
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Directors Present
A. Holmes, D. Paige (remote), K. Rutherford, N. Brinson, R. Culpepper III, T. Burrell, W. Smith
Directors Absent
R. Hutchins
Ex Officio Members Present
M. Flowers
Non Voting Members Present
M. Flowers
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
Budget
B.
Furniture and Technology Purchase Order
C.
Fundraising
-Shared about Landing Page : excelsiorvillageacademies.org/villager-program
-Board members review page to have shared language
D.
Grit N Wit Next Steps
-Made deposit
-Date April 19th
-We are currently in Sponsorship mode
-Draft packet has been produced
-Taskforce looking for 1 more member
E.
Next Steps
-CRM system
-Landing Page for sponsorships
-List of contacts
-Timeline for Grit and Wit
III. Updates
A.
Enrollment
-87 new applications have been submitted (does not include
-30 - k, 11 -1st , 2nd - 10, 3rd-18 , 4th - 6 , 5th - 7, 6th - 5
-tripled applications from last year
-Budget is built off of 180 but goal is 200
-Next year using 8 classrooms
-Being proactive about building growth
-Need updates on enrollment goals
-Looking to add office associate and behavior associate
-In Second phase of teacher recruitment - Running interviews
B.
SY25-26 Enrollment Targets
-Enrollment Task Force formed
-Looking for an additional member
C.
Grants
3 grants we are currently eligible before:
-J Bulow Campbell
-Michael and Susan Deli foundation
-Computers for learning
-Will report out in next meeting
D.
Schoolwide Data Presentation
-Ms Brown presented MOY data for reading and math
-53% of EVA students are proficient readers
-71% made progress towards annual typical growth target
-Math 47% progress toward annual typical growth target
IV. Community Engagement
A.
Recent & Upcoming Events
-School Choice Awards (Jan 25th, 11am-2pm)
-Great to have board members on this day at Louder Milk
V. Board Business
A.
Governance Support Program
-Dates being sent out to meet to create topical calendar
-Wed and Thurs eve - 1 hour session to start
B.
Upcoming Training
Registration links for SCSC Board training will be sent out
VI. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
No public comments
VII. Executive Session
A.
Personnel Matters
Personnel matters were discussed
-Reviewed balance sheet , cash flow, SCSC Dashboard
-Building rent was adjusted to number of students