Ethos Classical Charter School
Minutes
Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 24, 2024 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, J. Boyd, M. Ball (remote), M. Moore, T. Fick (remote), T. Mitchell (remote)
Directors Absent
E. Raines, L. Taylor, M. Childress
Ex Officio Members Present
E. Castillo Leon (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
E. Castillo Leon (remote)
Guests Present
B. Hines, D. Mack, Jocelyn Affair, P. Amos, S. Knight-Justice, Tarvea Rufflin
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Prior Meeting Minutes
E.
Approve Prior Board Meeting Minutes
II. Management Report
A.
Management Report
D. Mack discussed scholar shine & joy
B.
Facilities Report
E. Castillo-Leon provided updates on construction.
- Parking lot Completed in 2 weeks
- Working to finalize out-of-pocket cost
C.
Finance
B. Hines & P. Laub discussed the 23-24 operating budget.
- Move aftercare to be a part of the budget
- Dip in March cash balance due to construction costs.
- B. Hines will notify M. Moore when Ethos is under 2 months of payroll budget.
Fundraising: E. Castillo-Leon
- Art Auction Committee for Fall 2024
- Joychella fundraising is currently happening. ($2,000 out of $10,000)
- Waiting to hear from Charter School Gross Fund
D.
LEA
P. Amos
- Two board members needs to sign the Conflict of Interest Policy
E.
Enrollment and Recruitment
D. Mack
- Current Enrollment: 537 scholars
- SY 25 Goal: 671 scholars
F.
Program Updates
April Events:
- Teacher Appreciation Week: 5/6-5/10
- GMAS Que: 5/17
- Joychella- 5/31
- EOY Staff Celebration- 6/5
Attendance:
- 15 families flagged for Truancy
- 6 families have been automatically withdrawn due to attendance.
Scholar Culture:
- 0 discipline hearings
- 0.9% Our of school suspension
Academics:
- GMAS Prep
- Science co-teaching with ILT
- Small group support in reading & math
- Step assessment was only given to scholars who showed 0 to 1 level of growth
- I-ready Spring is May 13-16th
III. Board Committee Reports
A.
Finance
- B. Hines presented the SY 2025 budget preview (Forecast)
B.
Governance
T. Fick
- Training hours must be completed (3 hours)- April 30th
M. Moore & A. Lamborghini
- Board member contacts are ending.
C.
Academic
T. Fick
- No additional update
D.
Fundraising Committee
A. Lamborghini
- No major updates
IV. Other Business
A.
Other Business
None
D. Mack introduce Dekalb Brilliant visitors.