ZEST Preparatory Academy Charter School

Finance Committee Meeting

Published on December 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM EST

Date and Time

Monday December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST

Location

3130 Golf Ridge Blvd. Douglasville, GA 30135

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Renee Davis 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Horace Ridley 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Horace Ridley 1 m
    Approve minutes for Finance Committee Meeting on November 10, 2025  
II. Finance 5:03 PM
  A. Financials for FY26 November and December forecast Discuss Horace Ridley 10 m
  B. FY26 Budget Amendment and Timeline Discuss 5 m
  C. FY26 Enrollment Update FYI Renee Davis 10 m
   
  • FTE Dashboard
  • FY27 Enrollment 
 
  D. FY26 Staffing & Hiring FYI Monique Carruthers 5 m
  E. FY27 Staffing Projections Discuss Monique Carruthers 10 m
  F. Administrative Leave Balances Discuss Monique Carruthers 5 m
  G. TRS Balances and Reconcilation Discuss 5 m
  H. Benefits Reconciliation Discuss 5 m
  I. Food and Nutrition Program Discuss Renee Davis 5 m
   

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III. Fundraising 6:03 PM
  A. ZEST Board of Directors and School Fundraising FYI 5 m
IV. Facilities 6:08 PM
  A. Short-Term Facility Planning - FY26 Discuss Monique Carruthers 10 m
  B. Long-Term Facility Planning - FY27 & Beyond Discuss Monique Carruthers 10 m
V. Closing Items 6:28 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brannon Jones