Ethos Classical Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday February 19, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Location
Ethos Classical (2295 Springdale Circle SW, Atlanta, GA 30315)
Directors Present
B. Hines, C. Ulrich Tarnoff, E. Raines, K. Graney, M. Moore, T. Fick
Directors Absent
J. Virostko, P. Moody, R. Johnson
Ex Officio Members Present
E. Castillo Leon
Non Voting Members Present
E. Castillo Leon
Guests Present
D. Cembrola (remote), D. Mack, Jim Winer (Make3), John Campbell (FundED), Rebecca Secrest (CSDC)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Moore called a meeting of the board of directors of Ethos Classical Charter School to order on Wednesday Feb 19, 2020 at 6:34 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
E. Raines made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Monthly Meeting on 01-15-20.
B. Hines seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Management Report
A.
Facilities
- Presentation by Jim Winer, Architect (Make3) on next phase build-out (modular units)
B.
Finance
- Dan Cembrola (EdTec) walked the board through the monthly financial report.
- Reviewed FY21 draft budget and upcoming timeline for budget finalization and approval.
- Presentation by John Campbell, FundED on fundraising plan and tactics
C.
LEA
- Emily Castillo Leon reviewed the SCSC Monitoring letter and suggestions, and plans for presentation of policy changes and additions to insurance coverage to be presented in March 2020.
D.
Recruitment (Staff & Scholar)
- Emily Castillo Leon reviewed staffing hiring progress
- Danielle Mack reviewed student enrollment progress and upcoming lottery
E.
Program (Operations & Academics)
- Emily Castillo Leon reviewed status on academic program, and progress on diagnostics
- Reviewed culture and operational metrics, including attendance, student PBIS, family and staff satisfaction.
III. Board Committee Reports
A.
Governance
- Melissa Moore reported on training compliance and opportunities
B.
Academic
- Tiffany Fick reported that the committee needed to reschedule; will update at March meeting.
C.
Finance
- Bernard Hines shared that the Committee's meeting and business had been discussed during management report; no other business to review.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Graney