The GLOBE Academy

Minutes

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM

Location

2225 Heritage Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30345
Notice of this meeting was posted at campus and on the GLOBE website in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1.

Directors Present

A. Patel, B. Williams, J. Archila, M. Hudson, R. Hudak, S. Camara, S. Moore, W. Acree

Directors Absent

C. White

Guests Present

C. Elliott-Earby, K. Holder

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. Camara called a meeting of the board of directors of The GLOBE Academy to order on Monday Mar 26, 2018 at 7:01 PM.

C.

Vision, Mission and Core Values

Vision, Mission and Core Values were read by board members.

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

There were no public comments.

III. Consent Agenda

A.

Approve Agenda

The agenda and minutes were passed by consent without objection.

B.

Approve Minutes

S. Camara made a motion to approve minutes from the Board of Directors Meeting on 02-26-18 Board of Directors Meeting on 02-26-18.
A. Patel seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Executive session

A.

Real estate matter

Motion made by Ryan to move to executive session to discuss a real estate matter. Motion seconded by Anita. Motion approved by all present. Moved to executive session at 7:15 p.m. Motion to leave executive session made by Anita. Motion seconded by Stacey. Motion approved by all present. Returned from executive session and meeting called back to order at 7:46 p.m. 

V. PTCC Report

A.

PTCC Report

A formal report was included in the packet. Robyn Brandman reported that unofficial numbers from the PTCC Annual Auction are at or above $90K. Monique offered to serve as the Board contact for the Golden Globes PTCC Volunteer Celebration. 

VI. Administration and Committee Reports

A.

Head of School Report

Milestones dates are set for April 11th and April 12th. MAP will be on April 17th. Science is on April 19th and social studies on April 20th. Fifth graders are the only ones who will take science and social studies. Everyone else will do ELA. Sandra Daniel and Christi both attended the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) 2018 Conference held at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport. Christi presented on DLI. GLOBE is in the middle of hiring new personnel. The current vacancies include the following positions: kindergarten teacher, 3rd grade French teacher, 5th grade Mandarin teacher, part-time middle school French teacher, part-time middle school Spanish teacher, part-time 8th grade science teacher, 8th grade math teacher, part-time PE teacher for UC, full-time Special Ed K-3rd teacher and a full-time Special Ed 4th-8th teacher. Current enrollment is at 777. Kudos to the staff who helped in facilitating coverage for the National School Walkout. Kudos to Sandra Daniel and Rebecca Mashburn for preparing the students who performed for "International Day at the Capitol."

B.

Academic Committee Report

A formal report was included in the agenda packet. A discussion was held about making the international trips one of the fundraising priorities. In addition, there was also a discussion regarding engaging corporate sponsors. 

C.

Finance Committee Report

There is no formal report this month. The committee is working on posting the updated financial documents onto the school's website. 

D.

Facilities Committee Report

A formal report was included in the packet. 

Motion made by Anita to approve next steps discussed for Project Nation Action # 1. Motion seconded by Stacey. Motion approved by all present.

Motion made by Anita to approve next steps discussed for Project Nation Action # 2. Motion seconded by Monique. Motion approved by all present.

Motion made by Anita to approve next steps discussed for Project Nation Action # 3. Motion seconded by Stacey. Motion approved by all present.

E.

Development Committee Report

There was no formal report this month. The committee met earlier in the month. Megan Adams has laid the groundwork for the grant-making process. The Annual Fund stands at $229K, which does not include the numbers from GLOBE Rocks! 

Motion made by Ryan to designate any money raised above the $200K operating gap in the FY18 budget into a fund earmarked for capital projects. Motion seconded by Anita. Motion approved by all present.

F.

Communications Committee Report

There is no formal report this month. Meeting will be held in the coming weeks to discuss mascots, branding and colors. 

G.

Diversity Committee Report

A formal report was included in the packet. 

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Motion made by Juan to set the next meeting for April 30, 2018. Motion seconded by Ryan. Motion approved by all present. 

The next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Lower Campus. 
A. Patel made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Archila seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
K. Holder