Pataula Charter Academy, Inc (Serving Pataula Charter Academy and Spring Creek Charter Academy)
Minutes
April 2023 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
PCA INC Central Office Board Room
Directors Present
E. Austin, E. Lenz, G. Flowers, J. Sanders, K. Gilbert, L. Hixon, R. Collins, R. Lane
Directors Absent
R. Sapp
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Weathersby
Non Voting Members Present
C. Weathersby
Guests Present
C. Boyd, Fallyn Askew, H. Worsley, L. Adkinson, R. Beamon
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve March Regular Meeting Minutes
E.
Approve March Called Meeting Minutes
F.
Approve Executive Session Minutes
G.
Public Comment
H.
Executive Session - Personnel
I.
Executive Session - Student FERPA Protection
II. Superintendent Report
A.
SCCA Charter Amendment
SCCA's original charter listed the grades as K-9. It should have read K-10, since we would be up to 10th grade before renewal. This was a mistake that was not caught at the time. The SCSC also gave a one year extension to the charter contract during COVID, but did not update the grade levels to add an additional grade. Therefore, we need to request a charter amendment to include all grades that will be included before the charter contract expires, which will be K-11. During our renewal we will add 12th grade to the charter contract.
B.
PCA Teacher Retiring
Yvonne Padgett, High School ELA teacher, will be retiring at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
C.
PCA 2023-2024 Teacher Hires
Administration is recommending the hiring of Mary Beth Stevens as a High School ELA teacher at PCA for the 2023-2024 school year.
D.
PCA Counselor Position Change
PCA was unable to find a School Counselor and would like to change this to an Assistant Principal position instead. This would increase the AP positions at PCA to three and Counseling duties would be distributed as deemed appropraite by the administration. Administration is recommending Casey Cleveland for this position.
E.
SCCA 2023-2024 Teacher Hires
Administration is recommending the hiring of Jennifer Downs for a SPED teacher position at SCCA for the 2023-2024 school year,
F.
PCA - Operational CPF Dashboard
PCA is on target to meet on Operational CPF with a predicted score of 96.
G.
SCCA - Operational CPF Dashboard
SCCA is on target to meet on Operational CPF with a predicted score of 96.
H.
Pataula FY23 SCSC Monitoring CAP Response
All corrective actions were approved and partial points will be awarded on the CPF.
I.
SCCA FY23 SCSC Monitoring CAP Response
All corrective actions were approved and partial points will be awarded on the CPF.
III. CFO/Business Director Report
A.
Pataula - FY 24 Initial General Operating Budget Presentation
This is the 2nd presentation of the Pataula FY24 General Operating Budget, Several line items were discussed.
B.
Pataula -Public Comment on FY 24 Budget
There were no oral or written comments regarding the PCA FY24 General Operating Budget.
C.
Pataula - FY 24 Initial General Operating Budget Adoption
The Finance Committee is requesting full Board approval for the Pataula FY24 General Operating Budget.
D.
Pataula - Monthly Financial Reports
The Board reviewed Pataula financial reports through February 2023. Pataula is on track to meet on the CPF Financial Assessment.
E.
Spring Creek - FY 24 Initial General Operating Budget
This is the 2nd presentation of the Spring Creek FY24 General Operating Budget, Several line items were discussed.
F.
Spring Creek -Public Comment on FY 24 Budget
There were no oral or written comments regarding the SCCA FY24 General Operating Budget.
G.
Spring Creek - FY 24 Initial General Operating Budget Adoption
The Finance Committee is requesting full Board approval for the Spring Creek FY24 General Operating Budget.
H.
Spring Creek - Monthly Financial Reports
The Board reviewed Spring Creek financial reports through February 2023; Spring Creek is on track to meet on the CPF Financial Assessment.
IV. Governance Committee Report
A.
Board Retreat - Superintendent/CFO Evaluation Work Session
The session will be held on April 28, 2023 at 9:00 AM in the PCA, Inc. Central Office Board Room.
B.
FY23 Board Self-Assessment
Complete the assessment if you have not already done so. The report will be used for strategic planning and/or annual goal setting. The Board also discussed Teacher Appreciation week activities.
Angela and Eddie Hawk made public comment regarding an incident with their child.