• CFO Arleen Samuels presented FY27 budget:
  • Total Revenue: $9,109,685 (QBE $7,839,737 + Federal sources $1,269,748)
  • Total Expenses: $9,065,027
  • Surplus: $44,658
• Key changes: One kindergarten teacher converted to paraprofessional; $16,000 added for transitional costs tied to a consolidated role; instructional supplies reduced $10,000 (net +$388 vs. prior version)
• Board discussion: Extended Q&A on personnel matrix, role consolidations (1 position eliminated, 1 moved part-time to full-time, employees not yet notified), job description/salary range gaps, title changes (Director of Academics → Principal), and use of literacy grant funds toward salary
• Executive session held (6:42 PM–8:01 PM) to discuss personnel matters tied to the budget (Motion: Golphin; Second: Kelly)

• Ms. Johnson – supports returning to traditional "Principal/Vice Principal" titles
• Ms. Smith – asked about Head of School's spending authority threshold; Williams confirmed $500 limit, board approval required above that

Update on summer projects — basketball court initiative, washer/dryer installation, bathroom fan repairs, transportation cost analysis, policy/handbook reviews (reported in detail under Handbooks/Policies below), current staffing vacancies (4th grade, 6th grade math/science, 7th grade ELA/social studies), MTSS and SPED Director roles filled, interest in adding foreign language instruction

Report deferred due to connectivity issues; noted most content covered in Head of School report

Head of School Report (Williams):

• Enrollment: 509 students for FY27 (goal: 500)
• New leadership hires: Dean of MTSS (Dr. Walls), Dean of Special Education (Dr. Barclay)
• Attendance ~99.85%; discipline referrals declined year-over-year
• Only 3 remaining teacher vacancies
• Facilities updates completed; exhaust fan repair pending vote
• Awarded $27,000 FFVP grant; CLIP due June 30
• "Beating the Odds" report: school scored below expected range; plans to boost MTSS/tutoring support
• Year-end profit tracking above $200,000 despite a high-expense May
• Growth Initiative: No-cost application opportunity for strategic planning partnership (Bellwether/GCSA) exploring potential future 9–12 expansion

Presented by Nisah Brinson, Brenda Edwards, and Sonja Riley, covering updates to:

• School hours (moving to 8:00 AM–3:00 PM)
• Role titles (e.g., "Director of School Culture" → "school administration")
• Updated attendance/truancy language per Georgia law
• New dress code with grade-level color coding (K-2 gray, 3-5 light blue, 6-8 royal blue) plus "Eagles Friday" spirit wear
• Cell phone lockbox policy (per Distraction-Free Schools House Bill)
• Updated Title IX, medication administration, solicitation, and technology/social media policies
• Employee Handbook updates: at-will language, leave policies (military, jury duty, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, maternity/birth, voting/donor leave), nepotism disclosure, Title IX/harassment consolidation

(Cell Phone Policy, Panic Button Policy, Outside Food Delivery Policy, Technology Acceptable Use Policy, Board Code of Ethics & Conflict of Interest Policy — latter updated for stricter board-member eligibility language than state statute)