Atlanta Unbound Academy
Minutes
AUA Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Sunday April 24, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Location
AUA monthly board meeting will be held the 3rd 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. Brogdon (remote), M. Childress (remote), R. Pompey (remote), S. M (remote), T. Jones (remote)
Directors Absent
S. Riddick
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
FINANCE Update
- Review current financial report
- May board meeting - 1st budget hearing (5/15)
- Following week - 2nd budget hearing and approval (5/22)
B.
Staff Bonus Vote
- State provides bonuses to staff with certain titles
- Will AUA consider bonuses on the back end?
- Money needed for additional bonuses are not currently included in budget.
Table & discuss in May's meeting
III. School Leader Report
A.
Policy Updates
Mask expectations is currently aligned with state laws
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Brogdon |
Aye
|
| R. Pompey |
Aye
|
| S. M |
Aye
|
| S. Riddick |
Absent
|
| M. Childress |
Absent
|
| A. Williamson |
Aye
|
| L. Belvitt |
Aye
|
| T. Jones |
Aye
|
| J. Green |
Aye
|
| J. Funderburk |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Brogdon |
Aye
|
| J. Green |
Aye
|
| M. Childress |
Absent
|
| S. M |
Aye
|
| A. Williamson |
Aye
|
| R. Pompey |
Aye
|
| J. Funderburk |
Aye
|
| S. Riddick |
Absent
|
| T. Jones |
Aye
|
| L. Belvitt |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| R. Pompey |
Aye
|
| J. Green |
Aye
|
| A. Williamson |
Aye
|
| L. Belvitt |
Aye
|
| M. Childress |
Absent
|
| S. M |
Aye
|
| S. Riddick |
Absent
|
| J. Funderburk |
Aye
|
| M. Brogdon |
Aye
|
| T. Jones |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Funderburk |
Aye
|
| M. Childress |
Absent
|
| J. Green |
Aye
|
| S. M |
Aye
|
| R. Pompey |
Aye
|
| T. Jones |
Aye
|
| S. Riddick |
Absent
|
| L. Belvitt |
Aye
|
| A. Williamson |
Aye
|
| M. Brogdon |
Aye
|
B.
AUA backlogged Utility payment
Still waiting on additional information from external stakeholder
C.
School Calendar Updates
- School Day
- Consider shortened day on Fri
- Having TAs support for families that can’t pick up at 2
- Working with afterschool program to stay 1x a week to provide support
IV. Hiring & Staffing
A.
Salaries
- Salary
- Historically we have been higher than Fulton County
- Challenge finding talent
- Currently a tension point
- Teacher concerns around annual increase
- Do we have a competitive holistic package for educators?
- Hiring
- Going from 33 Teachers to 43 Teachers
- Deadline for current teachers to submit their offer is 4/26
V. Facilities
A.
Facilities Update
- Discussed 4 potential options and next steps
- Discussed financial impact of each option
VI. Governance
A.
Governance Training Update
All board members attended SCSC training
B.
Meeting with State Commission
Shayla has been asked but it has not been confirmed
C.
Board Committees and Meeting Dates
Audrey will follow up with any board committee leads
D.
Board self-assessment and Board retreat
Table and discuss in May
VII. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
- Public comment was asked for
- No members of the public were present to comment
- No public comments were shared