Lake Oconee Academy

Minutes

Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday July 7, 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 Tuesday July 7th, 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, Jennifer Vaughan, Ken Welch, Machelle Usry, Matt Waterfield, Sarah Peacock

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

Ashley Jeffords, Brad Bowling, Mollye Treadway

I. Opening Items

A.

Attendance and Establish a Quorum

Chair Matt Waterfield stated a quorum is established. 

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Matt Waterfield called a meeting of the board of directors of Lake Oconee Academy to order on Tuesday Jul 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM.

C.

Pledge of Allegiance

D.

Approval of Minutes

Ken Welch made a motion to approve the minutes from Monday, May 4th Regular Board Meeting Minutes Lake Oconee Academy Board of Governors Meeting on 05-04-26.
Jennifer Vaughan seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Committee Reports

A.

Finance

May and April Financials were reviewed. CFO is doing a good job keeping funds in the money market account to earn more. Facilities grant was received. 

Jennifer Vaughan made a motion to approve the April and May Financials for information only.
Ken Welch seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Ken Welch made a motion to approve the 2026-2027 (FY 2027) Annual Budget.
Jennifer Vaughan seconded the motion.

Held two public sessions on the budget open to the public and posted the draft budget online. Mollye Treadway, LOA CFO, reviewed the budget with the BOG.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Jennifer Vaughan made a motion to approve the adjustments to the Facilities Use Policy.
Sarah Peacock seconded the motion.

Research was done on liability and cost issues and an agreement for use has been created which considers the number of LOA students involved on teams and in groups using facilities. 

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Governance

Sarah Peacock made a motion to approve the Board Meeting calendar for the 2026-2027 school year.
Ken Welch seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

A dashboard is coming online with information for Board Members in real time. 

III. Executive Director Report

A.

Applications

LOA is exploring whether we would be able to offer a foreign exchange student a spot for one year. 

B.

Academic Report

Working on operational plans moving forward analyzing data to inform decisions. Theme of this year is having an attitude of gratitude. 

IV. 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 7:44 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Matt Waterfield