Atlanta Unbound Academy
Minutes
Atlanta Unbound Academy Monthly Board Meeting
AUA Board Meeting
Date and Time
Sunday December 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Location
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/byn-mkqk-nyk
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Directors Present
A. Williamson (remote), E. Wells (remote), J. Funderburk (remote), K. White (remote), S. M (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Farr, T. Jones, T. Thomas
Guests Present
A. Chipman-Leeks (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
K. White called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Unbound Academy to order on Sunday Dec 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
E. Wells made a motion to approve the minutes from Atlanta Unbound Academy Monthly Board Meeting on 11-17-24.
A. Williamson seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
FINANCE Update
- Finance Updates
- Nov Deficit
- Cash on Hand
- State Funding
- reduction of FTE
- Modular expenses are high
- 2nd biggest expense - personnel
- Budget vs. Current Forecast
- Biggest shift in state sources due to enrollment
- Curriculum for SPED services
- Pending 2 grants
- Fundraising
- How can the board be more involved in fundraising
- Dec 17th fundraiser
- Concerned about trying to pull this off now
- Do an event in Feb around Black History
- Board come together
- How can the board support the fundraiser?
- Holiday Support
- Utilizing board funds
- Social Worker - reach out to community based org
- X # of families that need holiday support
A. Williamson made a motion to Utilize AUA Board funds to support the holiday social work initiative not to exceed $1500.
K. White seconded the motion.
- Motion: utilize AUA Board funds to support the holiday social work initiative not to exceed $1500
- Motion - Audrey
- 2nd - Kason
- Audrey - yes
- Kason - yes
- Sherida - yes
- Janelle - yes
- Eric - yes
- Audrey - yes
III. School Update
A.
School Updates
- Jan will share academic growth
- Enrollment
- Still trending btw 190-195
- Attendance is above SCSC goal - 85%- 90%
- Started enrollment for next school year
- Staffing
- Postponed some staffing bc of budgetary roles
- May need to unfreeze SPED role
- 2 new teachers - elementary and middle school
- Personnel Concerns
- Short staffed
- Postponed some staffing bc of budgetary roles
- SCSC
- AUA charter renewal
- Prep interview on Jan 7th
- Interviews - last week in Jan
- Jan meeting
- 30 mins for board meeting
- Board prep for AUA charter renewal rest of meeting
IV. Govenance
A.
Governance Updates
- Partnerships
- Board Member Dues
- Complete board pledge forms
- Board Member Training
- TKES/LKES
- Pushed back a deadline
- Getting everything submitted and staying in compliance
- Alaina has to submit initial assessment
- Observe Alaina
- Can the state visit count as a formal observation?
- Required to have 1 formal observation to be in compliance
- Jan Board Meeting
- Extend board meeting
- 30 mins abbreviated mtg
- Morgan needs 2-3 hours for training
- (1/26)Sunday 2-5pm ET
B.
Facilities
- Facilities Timeline
- Elevator doorlock monitor
- Pass fire and building inspection
- No other next steps, fire inspector needs to sign the document
- Can be in the building 1st week of Jan.
- Moving company moved in everything that students don’t need
- Need to move student desk and chairs
- Waiting for Certificate of Occupancy
- Soft Fundraiser - hey we’re in the building
- In January
- Modulars
- Net 90 day payment
- Paying for modulars bc of delayed payment
- Fee to remove the modulars
- Pay invoice to be pick up modulars
- Murals
- Started painting
V. Public Comment
A.
NO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS MADE
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 3:19 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Williamson