State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia
Minutes
State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia Quarterly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 2, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Location
SCSC Conference Room - West Tower 5th Floor
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
This meeting will occur in person in the State Charter Schools Commission board room, located on the 5th floor of the West Tower of 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., SE, Atlanta, GA.
Directors Present
A. Welcher (remote), C. Sears (remote), E. Mitchell (remote), F. Konteh, G. Rogers (remote), J. Louis (remote), L. Holcomb, L. Olens (remote), S. Quinn, T. Beck (remote), Y. Mack
Directors Absent
T. Lowden
Ex Officio Members Present
M. Neely
Non Voting Members Present
M. Neely
Guests Present
A. Chen (remote), D. Glenn
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Recognition of Officers and Team Members
II. Financial Report
A.
Presentation of June 2022 and FY2022 Reports
T. Beck reviewed FYE2021 activity.
B.
Financial Outlook
III. Georgia Strategic Charter School Growth Initiative
A.
Charter Growth Initiative Update
Replication and Expansion Cohort Program
The team is selecting first school participants. N.Neely, L.Holcomb, A.Welcher & Y,Mack. Final decisions to be made by mid-late August, 2022.
10 applications (out of 16 interested sites) for the replication and expansion cohort - separate charter tied to the original school or adding additional capacity at an existing campus.
New School Leader Fellowship Program
3 (out of 6) candidates for cohort are being finalized via Tori Jackson Hines.
Communications Campaign & Roadshow
Roadshow presently slated for the following cities - Dalton, Albany, Columbus, Athens, Macon and Augusta.
IV. Board Governance
A.
Strategic Planning
M.Neely & A.Welcher will meet with Buzz & Lauren at the Commission by the end of August, 2022, for better alignment between SCSF and the Commission's strategic plan.
The board will review the current plan and provide input by the end of August. The executive committee will follow up with a review and complete the strategic planning session by October 2022.
B.
Organizational Changes
Currently, the SCSF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. However, the
SCSC enters into contracts on behalf of SCSF and staff are employees of SCSC.
The two entities are discussing entering into a contractual relationship whereby SCSC
provides the funding for SCSF operations, and SCSF acts more independently.
V. President's Report
A.
Update on Strategic Goals
Program Activity Calendar has been drafted, pending further changes as needed.
Book Wagon Schedule so far:
Atlanta SMART Academy - August 17 at 8am
International Charter Academy of Georgia - August 18 at 1pm
Liberty Tech & Amana West
The first three Webinar Wednesdays have been scheduled at this time.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Activities - Monthly - Combined.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Budget Vs. Actuals to Date.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Activities - Monthly - GEER II Only.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Activities - Monthly - General Fund Only.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Activities - YTD - Combined.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Activities - YTD - General Fund Only.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Financial Position - Combined.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Activities - YTD - GEER II Only.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Financial Position - GEER II Fund Only.pdf
- 2022-06-30 - Statement of Financial Position - General Fund Only.pdf
- Amended FY22 Strategic Plan APPROVED.pdf
- FY19-FY21 Strategic Plan APPROVED.pdf
- SCSC Strategic Plan.FINAL.docx
Announcement of new board officers & SCSF team members D.Glenn & A.Chen.
Effective July 1st for FY2023.
Chair - Adria Welcher
Vice Chair - Yolanda Mack
Secretary - Fadzai Konteh
Past Chair - Chris Sears
We would like to thank Ted Sears for agreeing to serve as Treasurer for FY2023.