Ethos Classical Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday May 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Directors Present
M. Childress (remote), T. Fick
Directors Absent
E. Raines, J. Boyd, J. Giesler, L. Taylor, M. Ball, T. Mitchell
Guests Present
D. Mack, Michael Juel-Larsen (remote), S. Knight-Justice, Victoria Hudson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Fick called a meeting of the board of directors of Ethos Classical Charter School to order on Wednesday May 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM.
C.
Approve April Meeting Minutes
II. Management Report
A.
Program & Operations
D. Mack presented the Management report.
Topics included:
- End of year celebration
- K-2 i-Ready reading and math scores (additional presentation by S. Knight-Justice)
- Staff retention
- Board recruitment and governance training
- Hiring & staffing
- Middle school model updates
- Joychella weather update
- SY26 current enrollment & waitlist; SY27 enrollment goals
B.
Facilities Update
III. Finance
A.
Monthly Financial Report
M. Juel-Larsen presented the April 2025 monthly financial report:
- April Forecast Update (retracted earlier updates related to Depreciation and federal grants
- FY 2025 Income Before Depreciation vs Approved Budget
- FY 2025 Monthly Cash Balance
- 2024-2025 Grant Drawdown Summary
- FY 2025 Balance Sheet Year to Date
- FY 2025 SCSC Dashboard
IV. Governance
A.
Board Recruitment
T. Fick presented update on recruitment process
- Interviews underway
- Expected start: July board meeting
V. Other Business
A.
Budget Review Process
V. Hudson shared update of budget review process
- Wrapping up budget hearings over the next couple weeks
- Comments/questions from hearings will be shared with the Board
- Will be sent for board review before June board meeting (for feedback and approval)
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Childress made a motion to adjourn board meeting.
T. Fick seconded the motion.
The board VOTED 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 7:17 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Childress
No quorum. Push approval to June board meeting