Atlanta Unbound Academy
Minutes
AUA Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Sunday August 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM
Location
AUA monthly board meeting will be held the 2nd Sunday of every month via Zoom. You can find more information on the Atlanta Unbound Academy website, atlantaunboundacademy.org.
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Directors Present
A. Williamson (remote), J. Funderburk (remote), J. Green (remote), L. Belvitt (remote), M. Childress (remote), R. Pompey (remote), S. M (remote), S. Riddick (remote), T. Jones (remote)
Directors Absent
M. Brogdon
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
L. Belvitt called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Unbound Academy to order on Sunday Aug 8, 2021 at 2:06 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
L. Belvitt made a motion to approve the minutes from the June 13th Board Meeting AUA 2nd Budget Hearing on 06-22-21.
M. Childress seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
Treasurer Role Open
Seeking new treasurer
- explored responsibilities of treasurer role
- Support from Candace and CFO
- 1:1 financial meetings once per month
B.
Finance Committee Report
C.
Dues update & reminders
Board Pledge Forms
III. Fundraising
A.
Juneteenth Fundraising Overview
Free AUA shirts for specific donation hours
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
School Leader Report
- Overenrolled in middle school
- Underenrolled in Kindergarten
- Need for more special education aligned hires
- FTE Count
- Long-Term funding opportunities
B.
Covid Contingency Planning
COVID19
- SCSC will allows us to have virtual instruction until Dec with a waiver
- Only 20% of students can be virtual
- Minimal parents opted in
- Only 20% of students can be virtual
- Adjustment to academic calendar
- School shutdown
- Adjusted Covid measurers
V. Facilities
A.
Facilities Committee
Facility search continues
- Top 3 choices identified
- Consider building costs
- Secure property by July 2022
VI. Governance
A.
Board on Track Assessment
- Board on Track (Area of Growth)
- Board Recruitment (1)
- Build strong pipeline
- Finance (5)
- Annual Audit/990
- Annual reviews of financial procedures
- Incorporate 1 financial review during board retreat
- Academic Oversight (4)
- Board Education
- Executive Director Support & Evaluation (5)
- Board Savvy Executive Director (4)
- Succession Planning
- Development (3)
- Strategic Fund Development Plan
- Board Training - we only do Governance training
- Board on Track offers assessment
- Set goals for the year
- Engage in Governance training via board on track to set goals
- Board Recruitment (1)
B.
Date and Time of future Board meetings
A. Williamson made a motion to Move the monthly general board meeting from the 2nd Sunday of the month to the 3rd Sunday of the month.
J. Green seconded the motion.
- Motion on voting moving board meeting to 3rd Sunday of the month
- Janelle - yes
- Sherida - yes
- Monique - yes
- Audrey - yes
- Shayla - yes
- Travis - yes
- Ryan - yes
- Lynn - yes
- 4 conflicting calendar dates
- Nov, Jan, April, June
C.
Board Community Building
- Board Bonding Event - Oct (tentative)
- In-person board meetings
D.
Board Committees
- Board Committee
- Get meetings for the committee on the calendar
- Confirm committees by September meeting
- Update bylaws and board charter based on committees
VII. 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 4:03 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Funderburk