ZEST Preparatory Academy Charter School
Minutes
ZEST Preparatory Academy Governance Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Location
3130 Golf Ridge Blvd. Douglasville, GA 30135
Directors Present
A. Joiner (remote), A. Olugbala (remote), B. Jones (remote), C. James (remote), H. Ridley (remote), R. Palmer (remote)
Directors Absent
S. Rankin
Ex Officio Members Present
M. Carruthers (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
M. Carruthers (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Executive Director's Report
A.
Finance
B.
Facility
ZEST has teriminated the appropriate utilities.
The building will be cleaned following the completion of asset redistribution and prior to turn over to 22Beacon.
The school will vacate the building on June 30, 2026. The Board of Directors and Management are coordinating with 22Beacon and ZEST legal counsel regarding a transfer of keys.
C.
Executive Director Report
All ZEST staff contracts will conclude on 6/30/2026. The Board of Directors discussed required contracts to support closure responsibilities including IDEA, Student Records Transition, Finance, Audit. ZEST is closing out all SCSC closure related task by the stated deadline of 6/25/2026. The SCSC concluded asset redistribution on 6/18/2026. ZEST is awaiting guidance on next steps for any additional consumable or assets remaining in the building.
Avolon Accounting shared the Financials for May 2026 with a surplus noted. ZEST is projected to meet the SCSC Financial Performance Standards with 85/100 points.
Closing Budget Hearing #2: The closing budget was presented by Avolon Accounting.