Final

ZEST Preparatory Academy Charter School

ZEST Preparatory Academy Governance Board Meeting

Published on November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM EST

Date and Time

Tuesday November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST

Location

3130 Golf Ridge Blvd. Douglasville, GA 30135

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Renee Davis 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Brannon Jones 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Brannon Jones 2 m
    Approve minutes for ZEST Preparatory Academy Governance Board Meeting on October 28, 2025  
  D. Review & Approve Agenda Vote Brannon Jones 3 m
  E. Mission and Vision   Brannon Jones 3 m
  F. Public Comment   Abena Olugbala 3 m
II. Executive Directors Report 6:43 PM
  A. SY2025-26 FYI Monique Carruthers 10 m
   
  • Preliminary Academic Data 
  • Enrollment 
  • Staffing 
  • FY27 Contracts 
  • FY26 Monitoring Update
  
III. Governance Report 6:53 PM
  A. FYI: Governance Update Discuss Brannon Jones 15 m
   
  • Board Monitoring 
  • Board Stakeholder Listening Tour (schedule)
  • Update on the Corrective Action Plan 
  • Charter contract extension
  • Update on the SCSC training 
  • Discussion — Administration Leave 
     
  
  B. Action: Charter School Extension Vote Brannon Jones 2 m
IV. Finance Report 7:10 PM
  A. FYI: October Financials FYI Candy Yu 10 m
   
  • October FY25 Budget
  • November Forecast 
  
  B. FY25 Audit FYI Monique Carruthers 3 m
   

Update on the Corrective Action Plan

  
  C. Fundraising Update FYI Monique Carruthers 5 m
  D. FYI: FY25 Financial Provider Back-office Update FYI Brannon Jones 5 m
  E. Facility Update FYI Monique Carruthers 5 m
   
  • Enrollment Impact
  • Short-term
  • Long-term
  
  F. Update — Food and Nutrition Program Discuss Renee Davis 3 m
V. Closing Items 7:41 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote

ZEST Preparatory Academy Charter School is a K-5 elementary school community that provides an academically rigorous, supportive, and joyful learning environment to develop the leader inside every student for lifelong educational achievement and impactful community service.