Miles Ahead Charter School

Minutes

MACS Board Meeting

Date and Time

Thursday April 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM

MACS Board zoom Meeting

(LINK)

Meeting ID: 942 7716 1320

Passcode: 644023

Directors Present

A. Turner (remote), D. Laguerre II (remote), E. Miller (remote), J. Toussaint (remote), J. Troutman (remote), L. Schumpert (remote), T. Reese (remote)

Directors Absent

E. Quackenbush, H. Lust, J. Hazard, U. Sayers

Guests Present

Brandis Montgomery (remote), Iphone 6 (remote), K. Bloxson (remote), Morgan Felts (remote), Tega (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance / Confirm Quorum

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

T. Reese called a meeting of the board of directors of Miles Ahead Charter School to order on Thursday Apr 17, 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

J. Toussaint made a motion to approve the meeting's agenda.
E. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Approve Minutes from March 15, 2025

J. Toussaint made a motion to approve the minutes from MACS Board Meeting on 03-15-25.
E. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Treasurer's Report

A.

Financial Reporting

Refer to the Finance Committee Meeting (04/10/2025) minutes for a detailed breakdown of financials for FY25

 

Dorian shared the financial reports including the Approved Budget vs Current Forecast - EBITDA, FY25 Previous Forecast vs Current Forecast, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Monthly Cash Forecast, Grant Allotments, SCSC Financial Performance Indicators as presented by edTec. 

III. Committee Updates

A.

Committee Updates

Academic

  • Academic Calendar - Number of days is 175 (required 180). Same number of days as Cobb and longer of hours.
  • Request for Level 2 support from SCSC

Governance

  • Board Recruitment 
  • Board Member Orientation training

Financial

  • Updates shared by the Treasurer 

Development

  • No updates

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

A.

MACS PTO Update

Tega 

  • For May, Teacher's Appreciation Week (Week of May 5th)
  • Gymnastic Meet 4/18/2025 at MACS at 6pm

V. Items To Vote On

A.

MACS Governance/CPF Support for 25-26

Presented by Morgan Felts of 21Cobalt.com

 

J. Toussaint made a motion to work with a proven vendor next year to help us establish firmer policies and procedures at MACS.
J. Troutman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

E-Rate Bidding

Four proposals were reviewed and discussed. 

E. Miller made a motion to continue to use Technology Lab as our vendor.
L. Schumpert seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Proposed 25-26 Academic Calendar

Number of days is 175 (required 180). Same number of days as Cobb county but longer number of hours. So, we are in line with requirements

J. Toussaint made a motion to approve the Proposed 25-26 Academic Calendar.
D. Laguerre II seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Important Items To Discuss

A.

Title IX Training and Requirements

MACS will need to train a number of internal employees as well as Board members on investigative processes related to Title IX. 

Board Member Volunteers - Jennifer 

B.

Comprehensive Performance Framework Level 2 Responses

MACS was requested to respond to deficiencies of its CPF measures from 23-24.

VII. Review and Discussion Topics

A.

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

No updates to report.

B.

Board Chair Followups

No updates to report.

C.

Executive Session

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

Annual Budget Hearings 

Miles Ahead Charter School Budget Hearings 

May 8th and May 22nd, 2025

Time: 7:30 pm EST

C.

Next Board Meeting: Thursday May 15, 2025 @ 7:30pm via Zoom

D.

Adjourn Meeting

E. Miller made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
A. Turner 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 8:53 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Reese