Miles Ahead Charter School
Minutes
MACS Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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
C.
Confirm amount of people who signed up in advance for Public Forum
D.
Approve Meeting Agenda
E.
Approve Minutes from March 15, 2025
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
B.
E-Rate Bidding
Four proposals were reviewed and discussed.
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
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
There were no Public Comments submitted.