Lake Oconee Academy
Minutes
Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Location
Lake Oconee Academy Building 800
Room 104
Notice of Regularly Scheduled
Public Meeting
For
Lake Oconee Academy, Inc.
Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia
Notice is hereby given that Lake Oconee Academy will hold its regular public meeting on Monday April 13th, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Lake Oconee Academy High School, Building 800, Room 8104, 1021 Titan Circle, Greensboro, Georgia.
Meetings are open to the public, and all interested parties are invited to attend.
Directors Present
Ansley Vinson, Ken Welch, Machelle Usry, Matt Waterfield, Sarah Peacock
Directors Absent
Jennifer Vaughan
Guests Present
Brad Bowling
I. Opening Items
A.
Attendance and Establish a Quorum
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approval of Minutes
II. Committee Reports
A.
Finance
March Financials were presented by Treasurer, Sarah Peacock, for information only.
B.
Capital Projects
May 8th, 2026 there will be a joint training of the Greene County Board of Education and Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors from 12pm-4pm at Greene County School System to where capital projects will be further discussed.
III. Executive Director Report
A.
Counseling and Academic Report
Dr. Bowling shared the counseling and academic report with the Board of Governors including where and how many students are attending college and trade schools, academic and athletic scholarships, and where they are enlisting in the armed forces. LOA is gearing up for the Georgia Milestones and anticipating positive growth.
B.
Athletics Report
Great success at the middle school level and high school levels. LOA has started a bass fishing team and a wrestling club team. For the first time ever, LOA swept all middle school and varsity region championships for the spring season.
C.
Applications
Lottery is Wednesday, April 15th. LOA has 283 applicants with 46 priority students (186 applicants and 11 priority students excluding Pre-K).
Chair - Matt Waterfield, Treasurer - Sarah Peacock, Secretary - Ansley Vinson, CEO - Dr. Brad Bowling, and Board Members Ken Welch and Machelle Usry were present and on time and stayed for the duration of the meeting. Director of Communications, Ashley Jeffords, was also in attendance.