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Miles Ahead Charter School

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Miles Ahead Charter School Board Meeting

Date and Time

Saturday September 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Location

(LINK)

Meeting ID: 942 7716 1320

Passcode: 644023

 

This will be a Zoom Meeting as this is the first day of Fall Break Week.

MACS Board zoom Meeting

(LINK)

Meeting ID: 942 7716 1320

Passcode: 644023

Directors Present

H. Lust (remote), H. Smith (remote), J. Foster (remote), J. Hazard (remote), L. Cox (remote), U. Sayers (remote)

Directors Absent

K. White, L. Brown

Guests Present

H. Robinson (remote), 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 Saturday Sep 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM.

C.

Confirm amount of people who signed up in advance for Public Forum

No one signed up for Public Forum in advance.

D.

Approve Meeting Agenda

J. Hazard made a motion to approve the agenda.
J. Foster seconded the motion.

No discussion

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes from August 27, 2026

U. Sayers made a motion to approve the minutes from Miles Ahead Charter School Board Meeting on 08-27-26.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.

No discussion

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Treasurer's Report

A.

Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer, Lewis Cox, presented the July 2026 and August 2026 Treasurer's Report. The report presented is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eUXkkif_Sb8wAc_p2ydvdH7H-RiQESNc/view

 

July and August Financial Statements were also shared: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/5/folders/1Aeilw537UP0Vmy-warHW9lCyAZp-57SN

III. Committee Updates

A.

Committee Updates

Committees:

  1. Academic - 
    • Dr. Joel Hazard noted the Academic Committee meets every other month. The next committee meeting is scheduled for October 8, 2026.
  2. Finance - 
    • Please see Treasurer's report above. No additional updates.
  3. Governance - 
    • Dr. Henry Smith noted the Governance Committee met on 9/10/2027
    • The Committee reviewed and provided comments on the Request for Proposal and Open Records Open Meetings Policy
    • Henry Lust noted that Board Governance Training is scheduled for February 9th and 10th; new board members (2 years or less on the MACS board) are required to attend both days; all board members are required to attend on February 10th. All board members are required to attend Governance Training, Henry requested everyone plans to attend the SCSC Governance Meeting in Atlanta in February 

Taskforce:

  1. Development Taskforce:
    • MACS Fundraising Goals 2026-2027 ... $60,000 - Must Be A Complete Team Effort ... ALL HANDS ON DECk!

Committee updates from Committee/Taskforce Leads

ALL Committees Please Be Prepared To Give an Update

IV. Executive Director Updates

A.

Executive Director's Updates

Executive Director, Kolt Bloxson, share updates via the September Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11NvLtZ4Kr5R7pUnDQ9SP30v6KjVKr7N9FOaAJ5Fiodg/edit?usp=drive_link

V. Items To Vote On

A.

MACS_Financial_Services_Provider_RFP_FY2028

The Draft Financial Services Provider RFP for FY2028 school year was presented to the board: 

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O98iPTeXGvVtwKzSgSaxo7vdsTGeOKPq/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=109936900597113791632&rtpof=true&sd=true

H. Smith made a motion to approve the Financial Services Provider RFP for FY2028.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.

RFP to get legal and treasurer (if possible) review; time is of the essence

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Open Records/Open Meetings Policy

The draft Open Records Open Meetings Policy was provided for review and approval. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/5/folders/1Aeilw537UP0Vmy-warHW9lCyAZp-57SN

 

It was noted that the appendices should be updated to match the documents in use. It was also discussed that the policy be divided into two separate policies - one for open records and one for open meetings

U. Sayers made a motion to approve the Open Records Open Meetings policy with the discussed updates.
L. Cox seconded the motion.

No further discussion

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Review and Discussion Topics

A.

Board Chair Followups

Board Chair, Henry Lust, shared the board meeting schedule and updated board structure. 

 

Board Meetings Schedule for 2026-2027 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lyc4mJctCih6TmqmP-rBQIdVQxukf-

tY1oxjGUPdsg8/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

MACS 2026-2027 Board Structure:

• Board Officers:

• Board Chair: Henry L. Lust

• Board Vice-Chair: Latriecia Brown

• Board Secretary: Uso Sayers

• Board Treasurer: Lewis Cox

 

Board Committees / Taskforce:

◦ Academic Excellence

  • Joel Hazard - Chair
  • Katherine White - Vice-Chair/Secretary
  • Henry L. Lust

◦ Finance

  • Lewis Cox - Chair
  • Jasmine Foster - Vice-Chair/Secretary
  • Anita Booker / Resigned
  • Henry L. Lust

◦ Development Taskforce

  • Latriecia Brown - Chair
  • Henry L. Lust

◦ Governance

  • Dr. Henry Smith - Chair
  • Uso Sayers - Vice-Chair/Secretary
  • Henry L. Lust
L. Cox made a motion to approve the board structure presented.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.

No discussion

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Executive Session

Executive session is not needed.

VII. Closing Items

A.

Public Forum - Opportunity for Submitted Questions from Public

No comments or questions from the public

B.

Announcements

No announcements

C.

Next Board Meeting: Thursday October 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm via Zoom.

D.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:42 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
H. Lust