Atlanta Smart Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 7, 2022 at 5:30 PM
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Directors Present
I. Lee (remote), K. Willingham (remote), M. Smith (remote), S. Fortson, V. Williams (remote)
Directors Absent
A. Tolliver, L. Harden, T. Jackson
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
S. Fortson
Guests Present
pmeadows@atlantasmartacademy.org (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Whirl-around
II. Workplan
A.
Share 4th Quarter Initiatives
reviewed Strategic Plan for SY21-26; Patrice and Veronica to finalize; request from board to suggest any additional edits
B.
Quarterly Rocks
C.
To Do List
III. School Leader Headlines (Patrice)
A.
Student Highlights
Students shared what they love about ASA
B.
Operations
Goal 225 enrolled next year
108 Current solutionists to re-enroll; Patrice will share more data around decisions to withdraw or not re-enroll; 187 new enrollees: 46 - 5th grade; 76- 6th grade; 51 - 7th grade; 14-8th grade
Request for board assistance in canvassing and assisting with recruitment - phone calls are needed
Enrollment fair April 23
Staff: need to hire school counselor, paraprofessional/SPED teacher, and part time nurse
Monitoring Results: assistance requested from the board to assist with findings related to board policies and financial policies; Patrice to share with board; must make amendments by Monday, April 25, 2022
C.
Academics
Winter MAP Assessments
Prediction of Milestone Achievement
Reading: Lower (5-7) 45%, 28%, 35%; Average (5-7) 29%, 51%, 57%; High (5-7) 26%, 21%, 9%
Math: Lower (5-7) 60%, 49%, 61%; Average (5-7) 32%, 51%, 30%; High (5-7) 8%, 0%, 9%
Science: Lower (5-7) 43%, 39% 48%; Average (5-7) 41%, 46%, 35%; High (5-7) 16%, 15%, 17%
Action Plan: revisit intervention groups, begin Saturday school March-April; add Friday tutoring for 5th grade low achievers; add two additional teammates to support classroom instruction; utilize Beacon as a tool to model Milestones
IV. Treasurer's Report (Ivan)
A.
Budget Update
Cash balance approx $451,000
updating Give/Get contributions
working with Avalon on budget and suggested cadence
V. Issues and Work Items
A.
Outstanding and Lingering Items
B.
Key Decisions
Patrice would like the board to review salary scale prior to next meeting
C.
Items for Vote
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Key Dates
next meeting March 7, 2022
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