Ethos Classical Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 24, 2022 at 6:30 PM
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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The Board of Directors will be meeting via Zoom during the month of June given campus closure for construction.
Directors Present
A. Lamborghini, B. Hines, M. Moore, T. Fick (remote), T. Mitchell (remote)
Directors Absent
E. Raines, P. Moody
Ex Officio Members Present
E. Castillo Leon
Non Voting Members Present
E. Castillo Leon
Guests Present
D. Cembrola (remote), D. Mack (remote), S. Knight-Justice
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Minutes
II. Management Report
A.
Facilities Update
E. Castillo Leon reports:
- Phase I is complete on time and very slightly under budget
- Phase II is set to begin with loan closing by mid September. Loan items, LDP, and permits are all on track, no issues. Timeline may be delayed by one month due to procurement and supplies timing; since that would set us to be complete after FDOS in 2023, we are developing a contingency plan with modulars.
B.
Finance
D. Cembrola presented the FY22 financials and wrap-up for the year; revenues were above budget by $688k while expenses only above budget by 93k, for an overall increase to fund balance of $712k. Other financial metrics look positive and within goals.
C.
Fundraising
E. Castillo Leon presented status on current grant applications, and co-presented with A. Lamborghini on progress to launch first StART Auction, a gala fundraising event in October.
D.
LEA
E. Castillo Leon reported that all required beginning of year reports were submitted and that the SY23 Monitoring window is currently open (closing first full week of September). Advised that school is working with firm Crossed I to complete reports while Ms. Mack is on maternity leave.
E.
Recruitment
E. Castillo Leon and D. Mack (remote) reported on progress for staff and scholar recruitment.
- Staff: fully hired for all roles, and have onboarded all team members.
- Scholars: Overenrolled in some grades, but a total of 10 under goal overall. We have a healthy waitlist to compensate, and staff are actively working to welcome members of the waitlist to school.
F.
Program (Attendance, Learning, and Safety)
S. Knight Justice led the board through academic results analyzed over the summer, and SY23 academic goals in response.
- Reviewed Georgia Milestones data, and comparative to state and similar schools
- Reviewed MAP data by grade
- Outline SY23 goals for STEP, MAP, Milestones, and Culture
Discussed COVID report and whether to continue (yes), and data points to share.
III. Voting Matters
A.
Approval School Policies
IV. Executive Session
A.
Executive Compensation
Confirmed the compensation structure for the Head of School, as voted upon in SY22.
There being no members of the public present in person or on videoconference, no comment was made.