Miles Ahead Charter School
Minutes
MACS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Location
Directors Present
A. Turner (remote), H. Lust (remote), J. Hazard (remote), J. Toussaint (remote), L. Brown (remote), T. Reese (remote), U. Sayers (remote)
Directors Absent
J. Foster, T. Marzette
Guests Present
K. Bloxson (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance / Confirm Quorum
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
H. Lust called a meeting of the board of directors of Miles Ahead Charter School to order on Thursday Apr 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM.
C.
Confirm amount of people who signed up in advance for Public Forum
D.
Approve Meeting Agenda
J. Toussaint made a motion to approve the meeting agenda.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.
No discussion
E.
Approve Minutes from Last Board Meeting
U. Sayers made a motion to approve the minutes from MACS Board Meeting In Person on 03-28-26.
J. Toussaint seconded the motion.
No discussion
II. Treasurer's Report / Jennifer Toussaint Williams
A.
Share The Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer (Jennifer) shared the Treasurer's report:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qow7pJKOoFlqB21wTs3uly5qIKBxRD0v/view?usp=drivesdk
Discussion points:
- Correction made to the February report regarding the $200K Line of credit and inclusion of the $1000 fee;
- For the March report, an adjustment will be made to account for the $100K that was transferred as part of the $498K withdrawal
- Budget hearings have been scheduled for May 14th (hearing #1), May 28th (hearing #2), and June 28th (voting during board meeting); the dates have been updated in Board on Track and our website as well as communicate to our local news organ, the Marietta Daily Journal
B.
Update On March Treasurer's Report
See above.
III. Committee Updates
A.
Committee / Updates
Academic Committee
- Waiting on results of operation audit;
- K-2 MAP testing is in progress this week; 3-5 MAP testing was completed last week; preliminary results show 1st grade Math median percentile improved to 80+ percentile and 4th grade reading median percentile improved to 70+ percentile; milestones for the relevant grades will be next week - results won't be available until much later. Detailed reporting for both tests will be provided once available.
Finance Committee
- Included with Treasurer's report above.
Governance Committee
- Committee continued to review policies prepared by 21Cobalt and approved three policies/guidelines for board review and approval.
- Committee continues to actively review resumes and profiles for prospective board members; interest discussions with the Board Chair are underway
Development Taskforce
- Receive list of organizations that give to charter schools;
- Compiling a list of grants and opportunities that are available annually; even if deadline for 2026 has passed
- Date for 5K fundraiser is being re-evaluated; update will be provided once available
- Suggested raised regarding Spooktacular 5K/race to target for partnership (currently discontinued); inquiries will be made to understand who previously organized the race to see if this is a viable option
IV. MACS PTO (Parent Teacher's Organization) Update
A.
MACS PTO Update
No PTO representatives attended the meeting.
V. Executive Director Updates
A.
Executive Director's Updates
Executive Director's updates:
- Enrollment update – 245 returning students committed; 120 new enrollment seats; estimating ~340 total enrollment; however, plan to budget for 310 to account for attrition/withdrawals. The numbers quoted include potential 6th grade students
- Employee appreciation week is May 4th to May 8th
- Employee of the year awards being given out that week to three employees in the following categories:
- Overall Employee of the Year
- Big MACS Employee of the Year
- Little MACS Employee of the Year
- The awards will be given out on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of the employee appreciation week
- There will be an emplopyee celebration on Tuesday May 5 with Cindo de Mayo theme
- PTO will send out a form that lists employees' favorite things for those who would like to contribute gifts; non-monetary tokens are also encouraged
- Employee of the year awards being given out that week to three employees in the following categories:
- MACS Bus Service update
- 47 families interested in paid bus service; based on quote received, cost would be about $100 per family per month (approx $25 per week)
- Grant option from United Way being pursed to help offset the cost
VI. Items To Vote On
A.
Approve the Updated MACS Policies
Three documents submitted for board review and approval:
- Parent & Authorized Third Party Requests for Education Records
- New Policy based on reference in student handbook
- Parent & Authorized Third Party Requests for Education Records Policy
- Technology Acceptable Use
- Formalized handbook procedure into a comprehensive policy
- Technology Acceptable Use Policy
- Technology Acceptable Use Guidelines
- New guidelines based on Acceptable Use Policy
- Technology Acceptable Use Guidelines
J. Toussaint made a motion to approve the three documents (two policies and one guidelines).
U. Sayers seconded the motion.
Angel shared one suggested update to the Parent & Authorized Third Party Requests for Education Records Policy
Currently the policy reads: “MACS will provide all electronic records by 5:00 PM on the third business day”
The change would be - “MACS will provide all electronic records within 10 business days when, but no later than 45 days as required by law”
Motion passed pending the update
B.
Employee Contract
L. Brown made a motion to approve the employee contract for the Executive Director.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.
Angel noted that the date on the bottom of the contract states April 2025. Henry noted that he will adjust the date prior to finalizing and will also add line for Board signature.
VII. FYI ...
A.
Discussion
No FYI items to discuss
VIII. Review and Discussion Topics
A.
Board Chair Followups
- Board Meetings Schedule for 2025-2026
- Governance Training For 2026 - three board members have yet to complete their required training:
- Tracy and Uso have been attending the Governance Training hosted by 21Cobalt
- Joel plans to utilize the training options offered by 21Cobalt and SCSC
- All trainings are excepted to be completed by mid-May
B.
2025-2026 MACS Board
C.
Executive Session
J. Toussaint made a motion to move to executive session at 8:38pm.
U. Sayers seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
The Board will Transition out of Executive Session and Vote as necessary.
U. Sayers made a motion to move out of executive session at 8:52pm.
A. Turner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Public Forum - Opportunity for Submitted Questions from Public
No comments from Public
B.
Announcements
C.
Next Board Meeting: May 28, 2026 Via Zoom @ 7:30pm
D.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:58 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
H. Lust
No one signed up for Public Forum.