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Ethos Classical Charter School

Minutes

Board of Directors Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday July 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

E. Raines (remote), L. Taylor (remote), M. Ball (remote), M. Childress (remote), T. Fick, T. Mitchell

Directors Absent

J. Boyd

Guests Present

B. Hines, D. Mack, P. Amos

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Mitchell called a meeting of the board of directors of Ethos Classical Charter School to order on Wednesday Jul 24, 2024 at 6:34 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes (June Board of Directors Monthly Meeting)

T. Mitchell made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Directors Monthly Meeting on 06-26-24.
L. Taylor seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Management Report

A.

Overview of Programs and Operations

D. Mack

  • Provided updates about welcoming new staff members to Ethos for the SY25 academic year. 
  • Discussed the Speech program update and the school has new provider starting in August. 
  • Starting in September managers will come to the Board meeting and present in the area.
  • The school is applying for local grants to help with program funding. 

Staff Celebrations: 

  • D. Mack is planning a staff launch party to decorate gift bags for teachers. 
  • First full day of school is August 12th.

B.

Financial Report

B. Hines 

  • Discuss Enrollment projections. 
  • He talks about the benefit of the new building. 
  • Shared out the revenue and debt relationship. 

III. Voting Matters

A.

Board Membership

T. Mitchell made a motion to vote to make Josh Gielser a candidate for Board membership.
E. Raines seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Other Business

A.

SY25 Board Meeting Attendance Norming

T. Fick

  • Discussed board members presence
  • Discussed alternative plans for Board members to have more in presence in meetings or Ethos events.  

B.

SY25 Board Recruitment

T. Flock

  • Discussed recommending people to join the board especially if they have a lwa background. 

C.

SY25 Board Giving

  • The board will use Give Butter to donate to meet $2500 goal 
  • The board will be able to participate and donate to some of the school needs and be able to track their donations. 
  • T. Mitchell discussed other strategies for the board to give and donate using a variety of platforms. 

V. 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 7:46 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Mitchell