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Miles Ahead Charter School

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MACS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday February 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Directors Present

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

Directors Absent

E. Miller, J. Troutman

Guests Present

Gregg Stevens (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 Thursday Feb 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM.

C.

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

There were no Public Comments submitted.

D.

Approve Meeting Agenda

A. Turner made a motion to to approve the meeting's agenda.
U. Sayers seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
A. Turner made a motion to to approve the meeting's agenda.
U. Sayers seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes from January 16, 2025

D. Laguerre II made a motion to approve the minutes from MACS Board Meeting on 01-16-25.
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 (02/13/2025) 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 Ending Balance; 722,511.54

Checks: 41,100.01

Other Withdrawals: 723,617.90

Deposits: 563,991.22

January Ending Balance: 521,783.85

GA Own: 20,910.14

Trust: 300,100

Total Ending Cash Flow: $842,805.88

 

III. Committee Updates

A.

Committee Updates

Academic

  • Reviewed College and Readiness Performance Index 
  • Job Fair March 15th

Development

  • Presented a Fundraising plan. Review the plan for details.  

Finance - See Treasurer's Report and Finance Committee Meeting (02/13/2025) minutes 

 

Governance 

  • Board member skills and experience
  • Board member recruitment
  • Board terms
  • Board member satisfaction survey

 

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

A.

MACS PTO Update

There were no members from the PTO in attendance. 

V. Executive Director Updates

A.

Executive Director's Updates

Kolt discussed the following:

  • MACS organizational chart
  • 2025-2026 Strategic Changes
  • Proposed Budget
  • All Jobs with their Job descriptions
  • Proposed Budget for the FY26 Year

VI. Items To Vote On

A.

MACS 4-Year Strategic Plan

J. Toussaint made a motion to approve the updated 4-Year Strategic Plan.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

MACS 2025-2026 Proposed Organization Structure

J. Toussaint made a motion to approve the 2025-2026 Proposed Organization Structure as presented by Kolt.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Parent's Bill Of Rights Policy

U. Sayers made a motion to approve Parent's Bill of Rights Policy.
J. Hazard seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy

J. Hazard made a motion to approve the Title IX Sexual Harassment Policy.
L. Schumpert seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Enrollment Documentation Policy for Complex Custodial Situations

U. Sayers made a motion to approve the Enrollment Documentation Policy for Complex Custodial Situations.
A. Turner seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. Review and Discussion Topics

A.

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

Board members will continue to review in the coming months.

B.

Board Chair Followups

Board Meetings Schedule for 2024-2025

 

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
      • Candidates:
        1.  
    • Finance
      • Dorian Laguerre (Leaves Board 6/30/2025)
      • Ed Miller (Leaves Board 6/30/2025)
      • Jennifer Toussaint
      • Lamont Schumpert
      • Candidates:
        1.  
    • Development
      • Charles Menifee (Resigned From Board Effective 12/31/2024)
      • Angel Turner
      • Candidates:
        1. Latriecia Brown
    • Governance
      • Tracy Reese (6/30/2026)
      • Uso Sayers (6/30/27)
      • Henry L. Lust (6/30/27)
      • Candidates:
        1.  

 

  • 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 (3 hrs to complete)
  • 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

There are no announcements

C.

Next Board Meeting: March 15 @ 9am at MACS

D.

Adjourn Meeting

A. Turner made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
U. Sayers 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 9:01 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
H. Lust