Atlanta Unbound Academy

Minutes

Atlanta Unbound Academy Monthly Board Meeting + 1st Budget Hearing

AUA Board Meeting

Date and Time

Sunday May 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Location

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Directors Present

A. Williamson (remote), E. Wells (remote), J. Funderburk (remote), K. White (remote), S. M (remote), T. Thomas (remote)

Directors Absent

D. Farr

Guests Present

A. Chipman-Leeks (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

S. M called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Unbound Academy to order on Sunday May 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM.

B.

Record Attendance

C.

Approve Minutes

E. Wells made a motion to approve the minutes from Atlanta Unbound Academy Monthly Board Meeting on 04-27-25.
T. Thomas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Finance

A.

FINANCE Update

  • Finance Updates
    • April Update
      • Improvement from last month
      • Received a federal grant
    • Days Cash on hand 
    • Facilities expense 
    • Reducing deficit month over month
  • Fundraising 
    • Juneteenth
  • Expenses
    • No more strategic cuts 

B.

Budget Hearing Vote

1st Budget Hearing

  • Allotment vs capacity
    • Enrollment
  • Funding 
  • Facilities
    • Rent Expense 
  • Auditing
  • Current budget
  • Budget and Cash on hand
    • Review of FY26 budget 
    • Questions for FY26 budget
  • Staffing

III. School Update

A.

School Updates

  • Academic Update
    • Milestones Math & Ela 
    • Iready - growth metric
      • ELA  -increase on or above proficiency
      • Math - increase on or above proficiency
    • Data shows our kids are making 2+ years of growth 
    • 2nd grade students had the least amount of growth
    • Much higher in ELA than math 
    • Enrollment
    • Staff 

IV. Govenance

A.

Governance Updates

  • LKES/TKES
    • On the calendar 
  • AUA Outing
    • June 27th 
    • June 20th 
  • Board REtreat in July 
    • Sun July 20th 
      • 10-4

B.

Facilities

V. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

Public comment was asked for and no public comment was made 

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 3:18 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
A. Williamson