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Recognitions for Acheivement:

• Rachel Goodman
• Richard Pavone
• Crystal Hudson
• Sean Finney
• Ray Edwards

Recognition for Attendance:

• Ms. Gibson  (perfect attendance)
• Shean Pierce
• A. Jones
• Carrie Pate
• Jihann Grundy
• Ambree Hammond
• Anthony Chung

• Check calendar for meetings
• Make sure you have access to agenda and minutes
• Please respond to invites in a timely manner

Board Chair ask each board member "what's the best way to receive communications"

• Please check Wesley email best practice  not use personal email for board communications.  Open Records Act allows all public records to be inspected and copied. 
•   Suggestions from Board Members               
•                Calendar invite to remind yourself to  check Wesley email                              
•                Add Wesley Email to all devices   
•                Only open emails when you can reply
•                Text is very helpful for reminders and when urgent
•                Use as shared email

• Establish goals  at the beginning of the year.
• Put goals in BOT
• BOT has tutorials for setting goals

• Canvas Platform is used for training hours
• Spring Training Session TBA
• Contact for training is Ayana Clark, aclarke@gacharters.org
• New members need 15 hours of trainig and  excisitng members 9 hours

Intent for Return ..2 board openings 

Need a chair for Finance Committee

Chip Hill will remain as advisvory for Finance Comittee

Check email for upcoming  Board Social 

Executive Director Updates:

• Chip Hill is going to stay on as a support for Finance Committee  as a public member!!

• Executive Director (Jason Marhsall) recognizes  CFO  (Lisa Price) for her strong abilities and her hard work for Wesley

• China Night , February 10 @ Wesley Auditorium , tickets sold out

Donica Johnson:

•  Charter Renewal : Our goal is to be on agenda next month for the state approval

Attendance for Board Meetings :

• RSVP in BOT  for attendance 
• A Board Member can be on 2 Board Committees (virtually)

• Gayle:  raised the issue of health allowance for board meetings (face to face)and  strict attendance  could effect retaining and recuriting strong Board Members.  

• Kwende:  attendance should not be the only factor in participating on board however, try to schedule around calendar.  
• Mazie Lynn and Kwende will go over the by laws; Open Meetings Act has to be considered.
• Requirement all  Board Memebers need to join  a Committee
•  Board Members to be engaged and committed.

• Enrollment  is going very well.
• Number for Kindergarten applications is as large as before the pandemic 
• Marketing at expos, tours, yard signs and social media
• Feb. 28 last day for applications
• Lottery on March 2.
• Call Board Meeting to vote on weighted lottery: March 1 @ 5:30  Kate Boyer sent out calendar invites
• Quorum:  Chip Hill, Kwenede Jones, Senaca Williams,  Obi Okwara,  Ewa Cater,  Mazie Lynn Guertin and Doug Hrabe

• Training on March 20.

•  Join and attend committee meetings
• Recruiment of new board members
• Attend school functions
• Participate in fundraising

We need to add 2 more Board Members.

• Looked at similar schools  demographics.
• How we compare to other APS schools.
• Wesley performance was on higher end of performance in schools of comparsion.
• Map data training on how to analize data.
• Teachers have been working hard to close gaps in students learning.

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• January low attendance for both students and staff 

•  Meeting with parents and putting plans in place to handle behavior and partnering with parents , teachers and students to achieve goals.

Fundraising Projections:

• $61,084  for this year so far.
• Pledge updates:  100% Board Donations  
• Set up a calendar for fundraising campaigns

Budget Revision.

• Modify plan for 2nd half of school year
• We will have a balanced budget and reserves at the end of school year
• March April May working on next years budget, Board approves in June Meeting

• 3 Employee Contracts to review and discuss:  Shanika Thomas (Social Worker),Eulandria Montford (Office Manager) and Justin Hardeman