Miles Ahead Charter School
Minutes
MACS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Location
Directors Present
A. Turner (remote), H. Lust (remote), J. Foster (remote), J. Toussaint (remote), L. Brown (remote), T. Marzette (remote), U. Sayers (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Hazard, T. Reese
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
No discussion
E.
Approve Minutes from Last Board Meeting
No discussion
II. Treasurer's Report / Jennifer Toussaint Williams
A.
Share The Treasurer's Report
The treasurer (Jennifer Toussaint) shared the Treasurer's report. The full report can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qn3rgr3r1VNRai8eWmwVfXEg380ATK1J/view?usp=drive_link
III. Committee Updates
A.
Committee / Updates
Academic Committee
The committee chair (Taccara) shared the committee report. The CCPRI scores, budget, and scores dashboard were discussed. The committee will be reviewing the curriculum and financial needs.
CCPRI - MAC's progress score outpaced the state at 87.5.
Goverance Committee
The committee secretary (Uso) shared an update. The committee has been reviewing policies and procedures and will be presenting a number of those policies and procedures for approval during tonight's board meeting. The committee will also be presenting a subset of policies for approval at the upcoming meetings until all policies are reviewed and approved.
Development Taskforce
Taskforce member Latriecia shared an update.
- Beautification day will be June 27th; this event can potentially be combined with the 5K - the taskforce will look at incorporating the two events; it was noted that Super Hero day can also be incorporated. Goal is to garner sponsorships and donations. Kolt noted that due to scheduling conflicts, the Super Hero aspect may have be punted to next year.
- The MACS impact experience - the taskforce is considering an event where we invite corporations into the school to see students showcase their academic excellence, talents, and facility. The committee will also have a partnership presentation to invite the corporations to financially partner with the school. The goal is to build relationships that lead to sponsorships
IV. MACS PTO (Parent Teacher's Organization) Update
A.
MACS PTO Update
No members of the PTO joined the meeting.
V. Executive Director Updates
A.
Executive Director's Updates
Executive Director Updates:
CCPRI - MAC's progress score outpaced the state at 87.5; MACs is trending up across the board.
Finances/Development - Shared Proposed Budget, 2026-2027 Organization Chart, Intent to Return Surveys with re-enrollment data, Job Descriptions, and Academic Dashboard data
VI. Items To Vote On
A.
Approve the Updated MACS Policies
No discussion.
Six policies approved as a group:
- Care of Students with Disabilities
- Emergency Preparedness
- Immunization of Students
- Vision, Hearing, Dental, and Nutrition Screening
- Wellness
- Literacy and Dyslexia
VII. Review and Discussion Topics
A.
Review Preliminary Enrollment Status For 6th Grade
As of today, 10 confirmed 6th grade students
B.
Board Chair Followups
Board chair reiterated that all board members need to complete required Governance training by June 30th. Kolt requested the deadline be April 30th as there is a report that has to be submitted by April 30th.
C.
2025-2026 MACS Board
The Board Chair reiterated the board vacancies and talked through each current board member's term limit and expiration date.
D.
Executive Session
No executive session needed.
E.
The Board will Transition out of Executive Session and Vote on Items As Necessary.
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Public Forum - Opportunity for Submitted Questions from Public
No questions from the Public.
B.
Announcements
C.
Next Board Meeting: March 28, 2026 In Person
100% attendance is being requested at the next Board meeting on March 28th which will be in person.
D.
Adjourn Meeting
Meeting adjourned at 8:50pm.
No one signed up for Public Forum.