Ethos Classical Charter School

Board of Directors Monthly Meeting

Published on August 22, 2023 at 2:52 PM EDT
Amended on August 23, 2023 at 6:27 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday August 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT

Location

The Ethos Classical Board of Directors will meet on site at the school at 2295 Springdale Cir SW, Atlanta, GA 30315.  For those that cannot join us in person, we will also have a videoconference option available:

 

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Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Melissa Moore 1 m
  C. Public Comment   Melissa Moore 10 m
   

Provide a space for members of the public to address the board, share ideas, and/or raise concerns.  In our current virtual format, should a member of the public like to speak, they will volunteer with the Chair requests and if multiple members are present an order shall be created prior to the first speaker.  Each speaker will have 3 minutes to share.  Details about the Public Comment period and policy are attached here for reference, and on Board On Track public document portal.

 
  D. Approve July Minutes Approve Minutes Melissa Moore 3 m
   

Approve prior meeting minutes

 
     
  E. Approve May Minutes Approve Minutes Melissa Moore 5 m
     
  F. Approve Public Hearing Minutes Approve Minutes Melissa Moore 5 m
   

Housekeeping; Reviewing and approving minutes from FY23 that did not get marked approved.

 
    Approve minutes for Ethos Classical | SY24 Budget Public Hearing on May 24, 2023  
  G. Approve Public Hearing Minutes (2 of 2) Approve Minutes 5 m
     
  H. Approve FY22 Minutes Approve Minutes Melissa Moore 5 m
   

Housekeeping for minutes that were not marked approved.  These are minutes that were taken and voted on but the system did not get marked appropraitely.

 
     
  I. Approve System Minutes Approve Minutes Melissa Moore 5 m
   

Fixing minutes that were not approved in Board On Track, but had been reviewed and approved in past.

 
    Approve minutes for Board of Directors Monthly Meeting on June 17, 2020  
II. Management Report 7:10 PM
  A. Management Report FYI Danielle Mack
  B. Facilities Update FYI Emily Castillo Leon 5 m
   

Update on construction progress for current phase, and upcoming construction financing.

 
  C. Finance Discuss Dan Cembrola 5 m
   

Dan Cembrola will share the monthly financials report through January 2023, including budget to actuals, end of year projections, and current projections against state-metrics for financial stability.

 
  D. Fundraising FYI Emily Castillo Leon 5 m
   

E Castillo Leon will report on progress toward fundraising goals.

 
  E. LEA & Compliance Update FYI Danielle Mack 1 m
  F. Recruitment (Scholar and Staffing) FYI Danielle Mack 3 m
   

Staff will report progress on scholar enrollment and staffing needs.

 
  G. Program Discuss Shamar Knight-Justice 5 m
   

The Principal will report on programmatic progress to date including, recent assessment data and results and specialized services, and school culture.

 
III. Board Committee Reports 7:34 PM
 
Governance
 
  A. Finance Discuss Melissa Moore 5 m
   

M. Moore will report on relevant governance matters not touched upon in the financial report.

 
  B. Governance Discuss Melissa Moore 10 m
   

M. Moore will report on governance matters and discuss

  • Committee membership and process
  • Board membership, terms, and roles
  • Board Attendance
 
  C. Academic FYI Tiffany Fick 3 m
   

T. Fick will report out on any other Academic Committee discussions separate from those outlined in the Management report.

 
  D. Fundraising Committee FYI Alia Lamborghini 3 m
   

A. Lamborghini will report out on Fundraising Committee discussions and activities.

 
IV. Voting Matters 7:55 PM
  A. Review and Approval: Finance Policies and Conflict of Interest Vote Melissa Moore 5 m
   

D. Mack will present the policies and COI and confirm no changes for SY24

 
V. Other Business 8:00 PM
  A. Other Business FYI Melissa Moore 5 m
   

This space reserved for board members to bring any business to the body that has not already been discussed.

 
VI. Closing Items 8:05 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote