Atlanta Unbound Academy
Minutes
AUA Monthly Board Meeting and 2nd Budget Hearing and vote
Date and Time
Sunday June 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Location
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Directors Present
A. Williamson (remote), E. Wells (remote), J. Funderburk (remote), J. Green (remote), S. M (remote), T. Jones (remote), T. Thomas (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Chipman-Leeks (remote), Lynn Belvitt (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
S. M made a motion to approve the minutes from Atlanta Unbound Academy 1st Budget Public Hearing on 06-09-24.
T. Thomas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
S. M made a motion to approve the minutes from Atlanta Unbound Academy Monthly Board Meeting on 06-25-23.
A. Williamson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
FINANCE Update
- Finance Updates
- CashFlow
- SCSC Dashboard
- Efficiency margin (in the red)
- Debt to asset ratio (in the red)
- Budget Hearing
- We will need to do a budget amendment in Sept meeting due to Oct enrollment count
- Keep the budget as is.
- Motion: Jonathan; 2nd: Sherida
- Motion passed
J. Green made a motion to approve the current 2024-2025 school year budget.
S. M seconded the motion.
- Sherida - yes
- Jonathan - yes
- Terrell - yes
- Lynn - yes
- Eric - yes
- Jonathan - yes
- Travis - yes
III. School Leader Report
A.
School Updates
- Staffing
- We are fully staffed
- Strong teacher retention
- Launching Enrichment
- Theatre
- STEAM Lab
- Basketball team (AUA Flames)
- Cheerleading team
- Operations Team
- Starting year in modulars
- Ready for deep clean and ready to welcome teacher
- Starting year in modulars
- Calendar
- First day of school
- Fundraising
- Small fundraiser GROUND BREAKING ceremony
- Considering other fundraising options
- Cleaning Contract
- Asked to put in a bid (connection to ED)
- 2 estimates
- AUA Operations team recommends keeping the current company
- Facilities
- 3D architect team is slower than anticipated
- Enrollment
- Compliance - looking at if we can add more paraprofessionals
- Intervention support and classroom support
- 237 completely enrolled
- 39 in registration process
- 276 - almost there
- 280 enrollment goal
- Enrollment Event
- Compliance - looking at if we can add more paraprofessionals
IV. Facilities
A.
Facilities Update
- Construction
- Roofing has been completed
- Demo has been completed
- Mold remediation begins on Tuesday
- Once complete they will frame up the wall and put down floors
- Starting Tuesday, no one can enter the building
V. Govenance
A.
Governance Updates
- Board Chair and Vice Chair positions
- Board Chair - Sherida volunteered to step in and interested in board chair
- Motion: Audrey, 2nd - Lynn -
- MOtion - vote Sherida as board chair for next school year
- Unanimous
- Yes for everyone
- Vice Chair - Audrey volunteer to step in and interested in vice chair
- Motion: Sherida, 2nd - Travis
- Motion - vote Audrey as vice chair for next school year
- Unanimous
- Yes for everyone
- Board Chair - Sherida volunteered to step in and interested in board chair
- Execute a new charter to reflect on changes for today
- Add a new secretary
- Transition email addresses
- Chair
- Vice Chair
- Kason - board member
- Motion: Audrey, ; 2nd: Eric
- Motion: vote to join as new board of directors effective July 1st
- Unanimous
- Yes for everyone
- New Board Member
- 2 interested board members
Forward full meeting series
Sherida and Audrey welcome Kason
A. Williamson made a motion to vote in Sherida Mabon as the new Board Chair.
E. Wells seconded the motion.
Motion: Audrey; Seconded by Lynn
Audrey - yes
Lynn - yes
Jonathan - yes
Sherida - yes
Travis - Yes
Janelle - Yes
Eric - Yes
Terrell - Yes
S. M made a motion to vote in Audrey Williamson as the new Board Vice Chair.
T. Jones seconded the motion.
Motion: Sherida, 2nd - Travis
Audrey - yes
Lynn - yes
Jonathan - yes
Sherida - yes
Travis - Yes
Janelle - Yes
Eric - Yes
Terrell - Yes
A. Williamson made a motion to vote in Kason White as a new Board of Director effective July 1, 2024.
E. Wells seconded the motion.
- Motion: Audrey ; 2nd: Eric
- Motion: vote to join as new board of directors effective July 1st
- Unanimous
- Yes for everyone
VI. Public Comment
A.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment was asked for. No public comment was given.
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 3:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Williamson