Final

ZEST Preparatory Academy Charter School

Finance Committee Meeting

Published on January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM EST

Date and Time

Monday January 12, 2026 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 December 8, 2025  
II. Finance 5:03 PM
  A. Financial Overview & Updates Discuss Candy Yu 30 m
   
  • Current financial position
  • Year-to-date financial performance 
  • Budget vs. Actuals
  • FY26 Budget Amendment and Timeline
  • CPF Predictor
  • Preliminary planning for FY27
  
  B. Enrollment Update Discuss Renee Davis 10 m
   
  • Current enrollment status and trends
  • Enrollment changes
  • Adjustments or considerations moving forward
  
  C. FY26 Staffing & Hiring FYI Monique Carruthers 5 m
  D. Compensation schedules and Benefits Discuss 5 m
III. Fundraising 5:53 PM
  A. ZEST Board of Directors and School Fundraising FYI 5 m
   
  • Fundraising updates
  • Board member contributions 
  
IV. Facilities 5:58 PM
  A. Facility Planning — FY26 & FY27 Discuss Monique Carruthers 10 m
V. Closing Items 6:08 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Brannon Jones

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.