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

Y. Mack called a meeting of the board of directors of State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia to order on Tuesday Aug 2, 2022 at 12:08 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Holcomb made a motion to approve the minutes from State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia Quarterly Board Meeting on 05-03-22.
C. Sears seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Recognition of Officers and Team Members

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.

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

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 1:19 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Y. Mack
Documents used during the 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