Approve minutes for SCSF Monthly Executive Committee Meeting on September 19, 2023.

Approve the minutes from the Called Executive Committee Meeting on September 26, 2023.

Please welcome Dr. Cayanna Good as the new SCSC Commissioner representative for the SCSF board.

The Governance Committee nominates two candidates for board services.

• Dr. LeKeisha Jackson
• Mr. Michael Smith

We have entered a period of decreased financial activity with the closeout of the GEER II grant and preparation to award CSP subgrants.

• All GEER II funds were expended by October 31, 2023. We are awaiting instructions on returning the remaining small amount of funds not spent.
• The SCSF began CSP activities and requested funds needed through the end of the calendar year. We are able to request funds in advance and are carefully monitoring the federal budget process.
• The SCSF received a second installment of $30,000 as a part of the contract with the SCSC for operational support.
• The SCSF netted $1,452 to support general operations from Donuts for Teachers. 
• The SCSF has been notified of a grant award for an unknown amount - we assume for book vending machines. We are working with the entity's bank.

The SCSF completed and submitted the organization's first independent audit and single audit.

An evaluation committee comprised of members from the SCSF, SCSC, and GaDOE makes the following recommendations for contracts to provide technical assistance for the Replication and Expansion Cohort Program for the CSP Grant. 

1. Facility and Finance Consultative Support - $80,000 
2. Implementation Support - $80,000

The GEER II grant expired on September 30, 2023. The SCSF expended $4,088,455.72 during the grant term. 

• $2,716,525.93 in subgrants to 12 charter schools/networks
• Two cohort programs serving 9 charter schools/networks
• New charter school website and public information campaign
• 99.9% utilitization of grant funds (balance of $4,044.28 to be returned)
• Onsite monitoring of subgrantees in January

• Approval from USEd to solicit bids for technical assistance activities.
• Approval from USEd for the Request for Applications (RFA) for subgrants.
• New School Leader Fellowship in progress - Excelsior Village Academy, Miles Ahead, The Anchor School, Sankofa Montessori (including Year 1 schools)
• Replication and Expansion Cohort program in progress - Liberty Classical Schools, Spring Creek Charter Academy, International Charter Academy of Georgia, Chattahoochee Hills Charter School
• Currently accepting subgrant applications; held subgrant applicant webinar (30 attendees) and opened new SCSF Grant Portal (The recording from the webinar is available here as well as both of our websites. A Federal Programs Training webinar Michele cohosted is located here.) The RFA is attached.

The SCSF has provided donations and support to state charter schools and their students throughout the Fall. Molly Gassman, Program Coordinator, will provide an update.