Enrollment - Exceeding SCSC benchmarks

• 123 learners fully enrolled; 77 6th grade, 44 7th grade
• SCSC enrollment verification benchmark for May is officially exceeded. 
• Post-Lottery Conversion Strategy - second round of big blue envelopes went out. 
• Keeping enrolled warm - monthly events (cookout in April) more to come in June and July.
• Transportation & Access Strategy - most common hesitation by families. Options are being reviewed and will be brought to the board next meeting.
• Governance and policy alignment - updated enrollment policy to be voted on 17 March 2026.

Finance - On track with all SCSC financial and operational benchmarks.

• Updated financial forecasting will be presented at 17 March 2026 board meeting.
• Fundraising - 
  • Finance, Facilities, and Operations interviews completed with Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF)
  • Camelback Ventures ($50,000) submission
  • Kindness Fundraiser in April - Parent Community Task Force - goal of ~ $15k
• Payroll Infrastructure and Operational Readiness
  • Payroll is fully established and compliant with SCSC expectations for financial controls and operational preparedness.
• Upcoming: budget hearings

Facilities - aligned with all SCSC pre-opening facilities requirements

• Lease signed
• School site secured
• GaDOE Facility Coe received 
• School code received

Hiring, Benefits, Payroll - on track to meet required personnel milestones

• Voting on Director of Specialized Services - potentially move to full-time contingent on receipt of CSGF funding
• 403(b) retirement contributions for Kiaura and Dr. Keck will being in April. 
• Founding Manager of Operations - going into final interviews aligned with April staffing milestones. 
• Instructional Hiring - 5 roles available, 50 candidates in the pipeline.
• Relay Graduate School partnership - current pool for Year 1 placement is smaller than anticipated. Steps being taken to expand the pool.

Community Outreach & Events - 

• School Choice Expo - March 14
• Meliora Mondays - March 2, March 16, March 30
• GCSA Conference - Chrissy speaking

Academics - 

• Partnering with Building 21 (school in Philadelphia) and doing a site visit this week to observe and study the mastery-based model in practice. 18 month implementation proposal to support launch and deep execution of mastery-based learning systems. Additional details pending.
• Curriculum - Mr. Arrington narrowing core curriculum aligned to requirements. Mock year 1 schedule is under construction. 
• Still working with The Forest School as a no-cost professional learning partner. 

Committee chair - Lakeesha Ramdhanie

Charter drafted. Scope built out next meeting.

Committee chair - Lydia Hollon

Charter drafted, upcoming finance meeting on Friday.

Committee chair - Laila Hooda

Charter drafted, would like more info from Head of School

Committee Chair - Zenat Mahmuda

14 parents on the task force with 2 more to join.

2 events in March and 2 in April

Fundraising 

Discussion around expanding our board recruitment efforts to other areas of expertise: finance, technology, development/marketing, facilities/operations, real estate. 

• Board members are encouraged to mention this opportunity to their affiliated organizations, such as churches, etc.
• Continue to utilize the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
• Board members to fill out Board on Track profile to help the group ascertain the gaps.

Discussion around adding an Advisory Board. This is a group of non-voting, subject matter expertise who may not have the time or bandwidth to commit to a board member position. Board is interested in exploring this further, particularly if there are potential candidates from board recruitment who are unable to commit fully at this time. This also unlocks opportunity for out of state interested parties. Advisory board members will have a financial commitment to the school as well as the title.