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Miles Ahead Charter School

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MACS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday January 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Directors Present

D. Laguerre II (remote), E. Miller (remote), E. Quackenbush (remote), H. Lust (remote), J. Hazard (remote), J. Toussaint (remote), J. Troutman (remote), L. Schumpert (remote), T. Reese (remote), U. Sayers (remote)

Directors Absent

A. Turner

Guests Present

Gloria Brown (remote), Hawa Boyd (remote), Hope Williams (remote), K. Bloxson (remote), Kim (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 Jan 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM.

C.

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

There were no Public Comments submitted.

D.

Approve Meeting Agenda

T. Reese made a motion to approve the meeting's agenda.
U. Sayers seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes from November 21, 2024

D. Laguerre II made a motion to approve the minutes from MACS Board Meeting on 11-21-24.
J. Toussaint seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Treasurer's Report

A.

Financial Reporting

Refer to the Finance Committee Meeting (01/09/2025) minutes for a detailed breakdown of financials for FY25. 

 

  • Dorian shared the December 2024 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. 
    • December Beginning Balance: $358,559.49
      • Checks ($52,776.98)
      • Withdrawals ($426,640.67)
      • Deposit $864,249.84
    • December Ending Balance:  $743.421.68

III. Committee Updates

A.

Committee Updates

Academic - 

  • Erin - The meeting is scheduled for January 23rd. 
  • Kolt
    • CCRPI Results released January 21st
    • Academic Leadership Crew are creating a calendar for next year (Last Tuesday of January at about 3:45pm)

Development - Members are not in attendance to provide updates.

 

Finance - See Treasurer's Report and Finance Committee Meeting (01/09/2025) minutes 

 

Governance 

  • Next meeting is February 6th. They are working on succession plan for board members, board recruitment process, new board member onboarding, and guidance around enrollment. 

IV. MACS PTO (Parent Teacher's Organization) Update

A.

MACS PTO Update

Kolt indicated they have fundraising events for the month of February. Families should check their Friday Fives.

V. Executive Director Updates

A.

Executive Director's Updates

Kolt is working on their organizational structure and the hiring process for the next school year. This is will be completed and available for board member voting in the month of February. 

VI. Items To Vote On

A.

MACS 4-Year Strategic Plan

We will hold off on taking a vote to revise the timeline of the strategic plan. 

VII. Review and Discussion Topics

A.

The 6-Step BoardSavvy Approach to Setting and Achieving Your Board's Goals

B.

Board Chair Followups

  • Schedule for full year to be provided to Charter School Commission. We are required to have 10 board meetings per year. 

 

MACS 2024-2025 Board Structure:

 

  • Board Officers:
  • Board Chair: Henry L. Lust
  • Board Vice-Chair: Tracy Reese
  • Board Secretary: Jennifer Toussaint
  • Board Treasurer: Dorian Laguerre (Leaves Board 6/30/2025)

 

  • Board Committees:
    • Academic Excellence
      • Erin Quackenbush (Leaves Board 6/30/2025)
      • Joel Hazard
      • Jordan Troutman
    • Finance
      • Dorian Laguerre (Leaves Board 6/30/2025)
      • Ed Miller (Leaves Board 6/30/2025)
      • Jennifer Toussaint
      • Lamont Schumpert
    • Development
      • Charles Menifee (Resigned From Board Effective 12/31/2024)
      • Angel Turner
    • Governance
      • Tracy Reese
      • Uso Sayers
      • Henry L. Lust
  • Governance Training (Enrollments 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
      • Erin Quackenbush

C.

Executive Session (If Required)

Executive session was not warranted at this time.

VIII. Closing Items

A.

Public Forum - Opportunity for Submitted Questions from Public

There were no Public Comments submitted.

B.

Announcements

MACS Events: Kolt will send the Activities and Social calendar. 

Award Day (Last Friday of January)

Executive Director Address on February 7th

C.

Next Board Meeting: Thursday February 20, 2025 @ 7:30pm via Zoom

D.

Adjourn Meeting

E. Miller made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:28 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
H. Lust