Atlanta Smart Academy
Minutes
ASA Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday December 18, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Tolliver (remote), I. Lee (remote), L. Harden (remote), R. Price (remote), S. Fortson (remote), S. Scott (remote), V. Williams (remote), W. Newman-Johnson (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Grimes, S. Williamson
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
I. Lee
Guests Present
Jenna Williams, Prestige (remote), P. Meadows (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Tolliver called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Smart Academy to order on Monday Dec 18, 2023 at 5:35 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
V. Williams made a motion to approve the minutes from ASA Monthly Board Meeting on 11-20-23.
R. Price seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
I. Lee arrived at 5:37 PM.
II. Financial Update - Prestige
A.
Updates provided by Jenna Lee
- As of November, total checking and savings at $751,000 and total assets at $2.8 million.
- Lee provided coding updates to the expense report.
- J. Lee advises Board to look into Telecommunications expense
III. Academic Oversight and Governance Committee
A.
Updates provided by V. Crenshaw
- Committee began reviewing bylaws and will continue into January.
- Board intends to have elections in January. Nominations due by Friday. Link provided for nominations. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAv39Jzmtho46gGQ9eV0iR7ubym6pMvIAVPOrJSvC3Zl41Uw/viewform?usp=sf_link
IV. Executive Director Support and Eval
A.
P. Meadows provided updates
- Highlights
- ASA hosted its 2nd Annual Gala on 12/9. Gala was a huge success
- ASA has entered partnership with Collier Heights Public Library and had the opportunity to take students to check out library.
- Family Engagement: ASA sponsoring a family of 9
- Monitoring
- CSP Monitoring in January regarding anything purchased through CSP grant
- Federal Programs in April monitoring anything purchased with federal funds
- Enrollment
- 2024-35 Enrollment now open
- School Expo scheduled for January 20, 2024
- Facility Improvements
- P. Meadows presented partnership opportunity with Learning in Color Foundation for Summer Playground Project
- Academic Highlights
- Increase in grade level reading in 6th-8th grade
- Retesting 5th grade due to increase in number of students at least 2 levels below grade level
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:52 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Tolliver