Miles Ahead Charter School
Minutes
MACS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Saturday June 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Location
This meeting is in-person at MACS as per our agreed schedule to have an in-person Board Meeting on the 3rd month of the quarter @ 9AM. Zoom is available for those with conflicts.
Location - In Person @ MACS:
4665 Macland Road, Building 300 Powder Springs, GA 30127
Optional Access:
MACS Board zoom Meeting
(LINK)
Meeting ID: 942 7716 1320
Passcode: 644023
Directors Present
A. Turner (remote), D. Laguerre II, E. Miller, H. Lust, J. Hazard, J. Toussaint, J. Troutman, L. Schumpert, T. Reese, U. Sayers
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Latriecia Brown, Taccara Marzetta, Tonyetta Easley (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance / Confirm Quorum
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Confirm amount of people who signed up in advance for Public Forum
D.
Approve Meeting Agenda
E.
Approve Minutes from May 15, 2025
II. Treasurer's Report
A.
Financial Reporting
Refer to the Finance Committee Meeting (06/12/2025) minutes for a detailed breakdown of financials for FY25.
Dorian shared the financial reports including the Approved Budget vs Current Forecast - EBITDA, FY25 Previous Forecast (Oct) vs Current Forecast (Nov), Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Monthly Cash Forecast, Grant Allotments, SCSC Financial Performance Indicators as presented by edTec.
III. Committee Updates
A.
Committee Updates
Academic
- Kolt shared MACS Goals for 2025-2026
Governance
- Board recruitment, succession plans, onboarding, and updating policies for the new school year.
Financial
- Review Treasurer report for details
Development
- No comment
IV. MACS PTO (Parent Teacher's Organization) Update
A.
MACS PTO Update
No members present at the meeting.
V. Executive Director Updates
A.
Executive Director's Updates
Topics were:
- Comprehensive Needs Assessment data reviewed
- TNTP Insight Survey Data was reviewed
- Reviewed the Leadership Support Staff and Academic Consultants
- Executive Director Goals for 2025-2026
- Priorities for FY26
- Board Priorities for FY26
VI. Items To Vote On
A.
New MACS Board Member - Taccara Marzette
B.
New MACS Board Member - Latriecia Brown
C.
2025-2026 MACS Board
MACS 2025-2026 Board Structure:
- Board Officers:
- Board Chair: Henry L. Lust
- Board Vice-Chair: Tracy Reese
- Board Secretary: Uso Sayers
- Board Treasurer: Jennifer Toussaint
- Board Committees:
- Academic Excellence
- Joel Hazard
- Jordan Troutman
- Taccara Marzette
- Finance
- Jennifer Toussaint
- Lamont Schumpert
- Development
- Angel Turner
- Latriecia Brown
- Governance
- Tracy Reese
- Uso Sayers
- Henry L. Lust
- Academic Excellence
D.
New Scholar Handbook for FY26
- Recommended we update the Attendance policy and expectations on consequences for not meeting the expectations.
- Documentation is required for the absences.
- Parent orientation in the evening and weekends may be offered.
- Parents see the COMPACT
E.
Continuing Education Policy within the Employee Handbook for FY26 related to teacher add on certificates.
This was discussed in detail prior to voting. It's included in the Employee Handbook.
F.
Employee Handbook for FY26
G.
MACS Employee Leaves & Absences Policies
This was discussed in detail prior to voting. It's included in the Employee Handbook.
H.
EDtec Contract for 1, 2, or 3 years
I.
Technology Services provided – either Tech Lab or Nova Tech
Recommendation is to provide a summary of service comparisons. This will be deferred to the August meeting.
VII. Important Items To Discuss / Sign
A.
Conflict of Interest
Signed by all Board Members
VIII. Vote: FY26 Budget Approval
A.
FY26 Budget Approval
The approved budget will be posted on the MACS website.
IX. Review and Discussion Topics
A.
Board Chair Followups
Finance Committee and Board Meetings needs to be changed for 2025-2026. In order to receive more timely financial data from our Accounting/Finance Partner, we need to Move the Monthly Finance Committee Meetings to the 3rd Thursday at 7:00pm and the Monthly Board Meetings (the virtual ones) to the 4th Thursday at 7:30pm. The In-Person meetings are unchanged and we will again cancel the July and December Meetings to accommodate vacations and holiday travel/gatherings.
GCSA Newsletter ... Ready to Serve: New Charter Board Candidates
Five motivated individuals have completed our charter board training and are eager to contribute their skills and passion to Georgia's charter schools! If your school is seeking new board members, please complete the Board Member Recruitment Form. Your response will assist us in connecting candidates with schools and identifying areas of need in board leadership. ... Our Information Submitted on May 7th.
Candidate Identified:
Dr. Jasmine R. Foster
Managing Director, Alumni & School Leadership
Teach For America – Metro Atlanta
1st Virtual Meeting: June 17, 2025
- Governance Training (Attendance Completed)
- February 11th / Atlanta
- Joel Hazard
- Jordan Troutman
- Lamont Schumpert
- February 12th / Atlanta
- Joel Hazard
- Jordan Troutman
- Lamont Schumpert
- Henry Lust
- Jennifer Toussaint
- Dorian Laguerre
- Tracy Reese
- Uso Sayers
- Angel Turner
- Ed Miller
B.
Executive Session
X. Closing Items
A.
Public Forum - Opportunity for Submitted Questions from Public
There were no Public Comments submitted.
B.
Announcements
Outgoing board member recognition (Ed Miller and Dorian Laguerre.
C.
Comments From Our Consultant: Morgan Felts / 21cobalt
Not in attendance at the meeting
D.
Next Board Meeting: Thursday August 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm via Zoom
No Board Meeting In July!
There were no Public Comments submitted.