The committee reviewed the proposed agenda:

June 27: Day 1 - 12PM - 5:00PM

• Introduction (30 minutes)
• FY24/25 Review - What were successes and opportunities (60 minutes)
• FY25/26 School Priorities - What are the school's big priorities for the new year and how can the board support those goals (what, why, when and how) (60 minutes)
• Prestige Financial Training (1.5 hours) to be confirmed
• Bylaws Review / Update (2 hours)
• Board Offsite Dinner (5-7pm) Option 1

June 28: Day 2: 10 AM - 5:00PM

• Day 1 Recap (30 minutes)
• FY26/27 Board Calendar - capture key initiatives and events happening throughout the year to help the board to be more proactive - important dates (testing, momitoring, results, retreats, giving campaign) (1 hour)
• Giving campaing (1 hour)
• Board offsite lunch (12-2:00 PM) Option 2
• Board Recruitment Plan for FY25/26 (2 hours)
• Wrap up - Plan for next steps (1 hour)

FY25/26 Budget Reviewed

FY 25/26 Pupil count 225

Total Revenue $4,148,004.12

• State Revenue Sources $3.6M
• Local Revenue Sources $160K
• Federal Revenue Sources: $344K

Total Expenses $4,119,132.98

• Salaries and Benefits $2.4M
• Contracted Professional Services $175K
• Supplies $307K
• Property and Plant Management $639K
• BASP and Student Nutrition 112K
• Debt Service $$138K
• Other Service and Expenses $334K

Net Income $29K

Chic-fil-A Partnership - Project where students had to fulfill a large catering order and competed on how they would fulfill the catering order.  Identification of challenges and team member support and finances, etc.  The winning group was selected to tour and make chicken minis and ring up customers.

Life University - Select group of studfents National honor society school for chircopractic medicine

Career Day - Counseling department sponsored a career day - Marta, Scientist, etc.

5th and 8th grade promotion and 8th grade prom

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week - Board Donations 

• Gift Cards
• Meals
• Gifts

Upcoming Events - Ghana  Spring Break - June 19, 2025 - Interest Meeting - April 2026

Minimum number of travelers need approximately 20 travelers

Hands On ASA July 12, 2025 - Day of Service - Community Garden - Will be adding a chicken coup and will maintain throughout the year

Back to School Jam - July 26, 2025 - 10am - 2pm - Looking for sponsors, volunteers and donations and mandatory for new and returning students - donations are needed, food and /or stylist or barbers and any other businesses to set up tables, etc.

Juneteenth Event - Sherman Williams and Living in Color will be working on mural with students

ELA Milestones - 5th grade met all improvement targets; grew from 19% proficeint in fY 24 to 43%

Math

5th grade high growth in grade level proficiency (+12%)

6th -8th grade increas 1-4%

8th grade HS Algebra

First year taking algebra

Students take both 8th grade EOG and HS End of Grade

23% proficient

64% developings

14% beginning

Science Milestons

5th grade growth grade level proficiency (+7%)

Some 8th graders took HS Physical Science for the first time

Wil reasess the next year

Social Studies

+4% proficiency from FY24

Met standards 

New applications +31 new applicants in last month

• 5th grade 22
• 6th grade 28
• 7th greade 10
• 8th grade 11

Marketing

• Billboards
• School Tours
• Social Media
• 5,000 mailers sent out to 30331
• Hands on ASA Day
• Back to School Jam

Test Growth Market

Several schools have expanded to Middle School

New ES in South Fulton

Posted interest survey to our website (testing K-4) to demonstrate the need and market if we went to elementary school level

The following are the voted officer positions:

• Chair - Veronica Williams
• Vice Chair - Wanda Newman-Johnson
• Treasurer - Ivan Lee
• Secretary - Antoinette Kennedy

Transition plan on the month of July