Ethos Classical Charter School

Board of Directors Monthly Meeting

Published on October 24, 2023 at 2:55 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 25, 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 Prior Meeting Minutes Approve Minutes Melissa Moore 3 m
   

Board reviews and approves the minutes to prior meeting.

 
    Approve minutes for Board of Directors Monthly Meeting on September 27, 2023  
II. Management Report 6:45 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 Bernard Hines 5 m
   

Bernard Hines 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 7:09 PM
 
Governance
 
  A. Finance Discuss Julian Boyd 3 m
   

J. Boyd will report on relevant finance matters not touched upon in the financial and audit reports.

 
  B. Governance Discuss Tiffany Fick 6 m
   

T. Fick  and M. Moore will report on any governance matters for discussion, including:

- Upcoming state training times, locations, dates

- Two board candidates

 
  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, including early results from the HeART Auction

 
IV. Voting Matters 7:24 PM
  A. Board Membership Vote Tiffany Fick 10 m
   

Governance Committee presents two candidates for membership:

- Monique Childress

- Mario Ball

 
V. Other Business 7:34 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. Executive Session 7:39 PM
  A. Personnel Matters Discuss Melissa Moore 9 m
   

M. Moore will call Executive Session to discuss pending personnel matters.

 
  B. Real Estate Vote Bernard Hines 5 m
VII. Closing Items 7:53 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote