Ethos Classical Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 26, 2023 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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Directors Present
A. Lamborghini, B. Hines, J. Boyd (remote), L. Taylor (remote), M. Moore
Directors Absent
E. Raines, P. Moody, T. Fick, T. Mitchell
Ex Officio Members Present
E. Castillo Leon (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
E. Castillo Leon (remote)
Guests Present
D. Mack, 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.
Management Report
D. Mack provided some highlights from the month from school activities.
B.
Facilities Update
E. Castillo Leon reported on progress with facilities and construction progress, which is now moving along: playground has been relocated, soil stabilization in action, and the easement filed.
C.
Finance
D. Cembrola provided the monthly financial report through March 31:
- $355k increase to projected operating income vs budget - largely same as last month reporting (only a 4k variance from last forecast)
- Projecting 90 days of cash on hand, twice the requirement by state commission
- On track to end year with financial metrics largely met: board discussion on timing of getting categorization/backup support for revenue and expenses. Discussed whether we are on track for ESSER reimbursement - we may need to move some of those expenses/reimbursements to next fiscal year.
D.
Fundraising
E. Castillo Leon reported $66k secured, about 2/3 of goal, and $244k in progress.
E.
LEA & Compliance Update
D. Mack reported on preparation for the Cross Functional Monitoring Visit on May 2nd.
The SCSC Commissioner will be visiting the school next week.
F.
Recruitment (Scholar and Staffing)
D. Mack reported on scholar recruitment and enrollment; no withdrawals in the last 6 weeks.
G.
Program
D. Mack reported on the May calendar and events:
- Wellness fair
- May 8-12 Teacher Appreciation week. A. Lamborghini will lead the pass-the-hat for Board: sponsor ice cream sundae truck.
- End of year activities, including Joychella
D. Mack reported on Attendance Interventions
S. Knight-Justice reported on
- Third grade academic benchmarks and practice toward proficiency.
- Upcoming STEP, MAP, Milestones/EOM Math Assessments
- Specialized services enrollment
III. Board Committee Reports
A.
Finance
B. Hines walked the members through the proposed FY24 budget, including details on the debt structure. Discussion in details and preparation for public meetings: 5/16 and 5/24.
B.
Governance
Discussed board members' attendance at SCSC training.
C.
Academic
No presentation.
D.
Fundraising Committee
No presentation.
IV. Other Business
A.
Other Business
No new business.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- April 2023 ManagementReport .docx.pdf
- ECS - Mar Financial Update - 04142023.pdf
- Ethos - Mar Financials - 04142023.xlsm
There were no members of the public present online or in person.