Atlanta Unbound Academy
Minutes
Atlanta Unbound Academy Monthly Board Meeting
AUA Board Meeting
Date and Time
Sunday March 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Location
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Directors Present
A. Williamson (remote), E. Wells (remote), K. White (remote), S. M (remote), T. Thomas (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Farr, J. Funderburk, T. Jones
Guests Present
A. Chipman-Leeks (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Williamson called a meeting of the board of directors of Atlanta Unbound Academy to order on Sunday Mar 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM.
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Approve Minutes
A. Williamson made a motion to approve the minutes from Atlanta Unbound Academy Monthly Board Meeting on 01-26-25.
E. Wells seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
FINANCE Update
- Finance Updates
- Expenses offset by loan
- Cash balance
- Expenses
- Facilities $ for modulars
- Modulars highest expense; pay full invoice
- Facilities $ for modulars
- Outstanding funds
- Federal Board of Ed
- Latest communication - laying off ppl from dept of ed
- Fundraising
- Upcoming fundraiser
- March 29th - minimal tickets
- Consider joining and partnering with their event
- Renting Gym
- Additional source of income?
- Contract language; sublease perspective
- Draft board policy on renting out the gym
- Governance draft policy
- Interest
- Fixing up the gym
- Budget Hearing and vote
- Budget still being worked on
- Good practice - budget done Jan or Feb
- Historically draft in Feb and amend in summer months
- Consider end of April
III. School Update
A.
School Updates
- Enrollment
- Feb attendance low - high cold/flu month
- Short of enrollment goal
- Shift in classroom changes staffing structure
- Most interest in 3rd and 4th grade
- 3rd grade - first testing grade
- 4th grade -large interest
- Spacing
- Building capacity
- State Testing
- No additional testing
- Inside mural complete
- Model
- Lead teacher in every class
- Para support
- Staffing
- teacher vacancies
- Applying for lines of credit
- Opportunity for partnership
- Executive Director Transition
- multi-year process
- competitive compensation
- Strategic Planning
A. Williamson made a motion to approve 2025-2026 academic school calendar.
T. Thomas seconded the motion.
- Votes
- School calendar
- Hours still the same
- Kept half days as early dismissal
- 40 hour work week
- Motion: Motion to approve 2025-2026 academic school calendar
- Audrey
- 2nd - Terrell
- Vote pass unanimously
- School calendar
IV. Govenance
A.
Governance Updates
Upcoming governance training
B.
Facilities
- Phase 2
- Renovating the actual sanctuary
- Will help create more space for classrooms
V. Public Comment
A.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was asked for. 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 3:48 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Williamson