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Ethos Classical Charter School

Board of Directors Monthly Meeting

Published on December 12, 2023 at 1:54 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM EST

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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Due to the meeting falling during the Thanksgiving Break, this meeting of the Board of Directors will be held virtually as the school building is not open. Please follow the instructions for the Zoom Videoconference and Teleconference options.

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 November 22, 2023  
II. Welcome New Board Members!
 

The Ethos Classical staff and board are excited to introduce our two newest members:

  • Mario Ball
  
III. Management Report 6:45 PM
  A. Management Report Discuss Danielle Mack 2 m
   

Head of School Danielle Mack will lead the management report from staff.

  
  B. Facilities Report FYI Emily Castillo Leon 5 m
   

Construction and Real Estate Updates

  
  C. Finance Bernard Hines 15 m
   
  • Financial Report (EdTec, Peter Laub; Ethos, Bernard Hines)
  • Fundraising Update (E. Castillo Leon)
  
  D. LEA FYI Danielle Mack 5 m
   
  • D. Mack will report on progress with the SCSC grade band expansion request.
  • E. Castillo Leon will provide an update on the Board Training requirement
  
  E. Enrollment and Recruitment FYI Danielle Mack 5 m
   

D. Mack will provide an update on staff and scholar hiring, recruitment and enrollment

  
  F. Program Updates FYI Danielle Mack 15 m
   
  • Upcoming calendar and events
  • Attendance
  • School Culture
  • Specialized Services
  • Academic Results
  • Family Feedback
  • Staff Feedback
  
IV. Board Committee Reports 7:32 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 3 m
   

T. Fick  will provide updates not touched upon in earlier discussions on training and welcoming new board members.

 

  
  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 activity not previously covered in management report

  
V. Voting Matters 7:44 PM
  A. Real Estate (Executive Session, if needed) Vote Melissa Moore 5 m
   

Due to ongoing real estate work, an executive session may or may not be called as progress towards a purchase of property moves forward.

  
VI. Other Business 7:49 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.

  
VII. Closing Items 7:54 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote