State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia
Minutes
SCSF Monthly Executive Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday July 19, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Location
virtual
Committee Members Present
A. Welcher (remote), C. Sears (remote), F. Konteh (remote), L. Holcomb (remote), T. Beck (remote), Y. Mack (remote)
Committee Members Absent
T. Lowden
Guests Present
A. Chen (remote), D. Glenn (remote), M. Neely (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Financial Report
A.
Presentation of May 2022 Financial Reports
B.
Financial Outlook
Partnering with Georgia Department of Education on Charter School Program grant, ~$25-35MM. M. Neely has identified a few leads/funders etc., more details to follow in the coming months. No additional questions on reporting.
III. Governance
A.
Officer Transition
A. Welcher thanked outgoing chair C. Sears, who has served as the Board Chair for the last 3 years. He will be stepping into the newly created role of Past Chair.
Other incoming leadership positions:
Y. Mack, Vice Chair
F. Konteh, Secretary
T. Beck remaining as Treasurer
B.
Discuss Strategic Planning
A. Welcher reviewed strategic plan next steps. Existing plan expired on June 30, 2022.
Next Steps:
1) A. Welcher & M.Neely to meet with L. Holcomb and the Commission team.
2) Michele to gather stakeholder feedback.
3) Full Board to participate in full strategic planning effort with BoardOnTrack representative, in September or October, 2022. This will be a five-hour planning session
4) Finalize ~ January 2023.
IV. Programs & Initiatives
A.
Georgia Strategic Charter School Growth Initiative
M. Neely reported that 10 applications for replication and expansion cohort. Grant amount up to $300K per grantee. Finalists to be determined in the next two weeks, with kickoff scheduled for end of August.
B.
Other Programs and Initiatives
M. Neely provided a status report on the following items:
I) CSP Grant application and program design.
II) Master fiscal year calendar for schools - D. Glenn & M.Neely working on calendar to share in advance with schools and board members, to drive greater engagement and organization. There will be one monthly webinar and weekly open office hours with M.Neely, for schools.
III) Support for back to school - Book Wagon, Donuts for Teachers and Shining Star programs will continue.
IV) Schools of Wellness - supporting students and adults in schools.
T. Beck presented the monthly financial reports. He noted that FY2021 low figures attributable to Gear II revenues and the manner in which they are accounted for. No other issues presented at this time.
Grant recipients will now receive 20% upfront funding, followed by quarterly disbursements. Doug Irwin, Foundation CPA to assist with future reporting.