Final

The GLOBE Academy

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Monday April 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT

Notice of this meeting was posted at both campuses and on the GLOBE website in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1.

 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests Discuss Jabari Clark
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Lillian Norton
  C. Vision, Mission and Core Values Discuss Lillian Norton 5 m
   

Vision: To develop globally minded citizens who have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effect positive change in our world.
 

Mission: The GLOBE Academy fosters Global Learning Opportunities through Balanced Education for children of all backgrounds. With a focus on dual-language immersion, an experiential-learning model, and a constructivist approach, GLOBE inspires students to be high- performing lifelong learners equipped to make a positive impact in the world.
 

Core Values: The GLOBE Academy’s core values are expressed in the acronym, CREST: Community, Respect, Empathy, 

Sustainability and Trust. 

 

These values are expected of the governing board, faculty, staff, parents, and students. They are woven into daily life at GLOBE and incorporated into the curriculum.

 

  • Community: We are inclusive, and we nurture and support one another.
  • Respect: We treat ourselves and each other with kindness and dignity.
  • Empathy: We strive to understand and share the feelings of others.
  • Sustainability: We aim to conserve our resources for optimal use in the present and future.
  • Trust: We are committed to honesty, transparency, and respectfully sharing our thoughts and encouraging others to do the same.
  
II. Public Comment 7:05 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Lillian Norton 2 m
   

Please note: Each speaker may speak for up to two minutes. Speakers are cautioned from making comments that involve an individual staff member, a personnel action, a student disciplinary matter, a complaint about an individual student or any pending legal matter for which The GLOBE is engaged. Speakers are asked to state their remarks in a courteous manner. As a matter of protocol, Board members will not respond to public comments. 

  
III. Consent Agenda 7:07 PM
  A. Approve Agenda Vote Lillian Norton 1 m
  B. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Lillian Norton 1 m
IV. New Campus Update 7:09 PM
  A. New Campus Update Discuss Lillian Norton 7 m
V. Committee Updates 7:16 PM
  A. Development Discuss Michelle Hayes 5 m
   
  • Review Development Committee financials YTD
  • Annual Fund push through remainder of year

 

  
  B. Finance Discuss Adrienne McMillon 25 m
   
  • Budget presentation in preparation for vote in June board meeting
  
  C. Governance FYI Teri Williams 30 m
   
  • Discuss draft of board bylaws and 2 x grievance policies (Employee & Students-Caretakers)
  • Recruitment update
  • Board training requirements - REMINDER!

 

  
VI. Transportation Pilot Update 8:16 PM
 

Director of Operations, Jen Parker, will be providing an update on the transportation pilot program

  
  A. Update & Discussion for Feedback - Transportation Discuss Jen Parker 25 m
   
  • Survey results
  • Fee structure
  • Driver Training & Recruitment
  • Safety
  
VII. New Business 8:41 PM
  A. Executive Session Discuss Lillian Norton 30 m
   

To discuss several personnel matters

  
VIII. Closing Items 9:11 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Lillian Norton 1 m