Final

Liberty Tech Charter School

Governance Committee Meeting

Published on August 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM EDT
Amended on August 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM EDT

Date and Time

Monday August 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT

Location

In-Person at LTCS

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 8:30 AM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order  
II. Board Recruitment 8:31 AM
 
  • Current Members: 5
  • Goal: 9
  
  A. Joyce Christy Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   

Former LTCS Middle School teacher 

 

Status: 

  • ✓ Initial Converstaion (May 2026)
  • ✓ Interview w/ Nash 
  • ✓ Interview w/ Board Members (BM, LC)
  • Documents:
  1. Resume/CV
  2. ✓ Mandated Reporter
  3. ✓ Conflict of Interest 
  4. ✓ Volunteer Handbook 
  5. ✓ FERPA
  6. Background Check 
  • Meeting Attendance:
  1. Board Meeting 
  2. Committee Meeting #1 
  
  B. Kristen Dutton Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   

CPA in Griffin

 

Status: 

  • ✓ Initial Converstaion (7/23/26)
  • ✓ Interview w/ Nash 
  • ✓ Interview w/ Board Members (LC, RV)
  • ✓ Documents:
  1. Resume/CV
  2. ✓ Mandated Reporter
  3. ✓ Conflict of Interest 
  4. ✓ Volunteer Handbook 
  5. ✓ FERPA
  6. ✓ Background Check 
  • Meeting Attendance:
  1. Board Meeting 
  2. Committee Meeting #1 
  
  C. Other Candidates Discuss Nathan Flint 5 m
   
  • Forrest Walker (4/28/26)
  • Harold Johnson (9/25/25)
  • Adrian Grishby 
  • Morris Little 
  • Ty Jordan (Griffin CPA/Lawyer)
  • Dexter Martin (Education background)
  
III. Board Training & Paperwork 8:40 AM
  A. SCSC Training FYI Nathan Flint 1 m
   

SCSC training options still TBD for FY27

 

Training Status for FY27:

  • Nathan Flint
  • Brittany Martin 
  • Robert Varghese
  • Lloyd Crabtree
  • Jeremy Tuck
  
  B. Required Paperwork Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   

Status of paperwork for FY27:

  • Conflict of Interest (3/5 Completed; Pending: LC, JT)
  • Mandated Reporter Training (1/5 Completed; Pending: BM, RV, LC, JT)
  • Volunteer Handbook (1/5 Completed; Pending: BM, RV, LC, JT)
  • FERPA (1/5 Completed; Pending: BM, RV, LC, JT)
  • Background Check (0/5 Completed; Pending: NF, BM, RV, LC, JT)
  
IV. LTCS Policies 8:43 AM
  A. Updating LTCS Bylaws Discuss Nathan Flint 5 m
  B. General Policy Updates Discuss Gina Tonnis 10 m
   
  • PTO Policy
  • Other general recommended updates by LTCS Admin
  • 14 Recommended policy changes from 21Cobalt
  • Forwarding emails outside LTCS
  • General updates to Committee, Responsibilities, Grievance & Complaint, Ethics, Personnel Grievance, Handling Reported Violations, Confidentiality, 
  
V. Other Items 8:58 AM
  A. FY27 SCSC Monitoring Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   

Board paperwork status: 

  • Update Certification (?)
  • Signed Conflict of Interest Forms 
  • ✓ Conflict of Interest Policy
  • ✓ Executive Session Documentation 
  • ✓ Board Meeting Calendar
  
  B. Board Recruitment and Onboarding Process Discuss Nathan Flint 10 m
   

Review the process for recruiting and onboarding new Board members.  

 

Consider:

  • Board application 
  • Codified set of steps to the process
  • Onboarding deck with key relevant information 
  • In-person school tour with classroom visits and staff introductions 
  • Key Board on Track training modules covering topics such as: Good Governance, Finance, Academics
  
  C. LTCS Replication Discuss Nathan Flint 10 m
   

TBD

  
  D. FY26-27 Key Dates for Board Members Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   
  • Would like to identify and nail down potential dates for the Board to host something for the staff (e.g., breakfast, lunch, etc.).  Probably during Staff Appreciation Week, Holiday period, End of School, etc.  This will let us get it on calendars ASAP.
  • Identify date/time for AMA
  
  E. Board Webpage Updates Discuss Nathan Flint 5 m
   

Look to update the Board pages:

  • Board roles and responsibilities vs. admin in different areas
  • General updates of content
  
  F. Key Contacts Webpage Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   

Need to update with staff changes

  
  G. Review of June 8 and June 17 Governance Committee Proceedings Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   

Review procedural deficiencies and consider rescission or withdrawal of any motions, recommendations, findings, or other Committee actions resulting from those proceedings.

  
  H. FY27 Board Welcome Email Discuss Nathan Flint 1 m
   
  • ✓ Drafted
  • ✓ Reviewed
  • Sent
  
  I. Committee Member Review Discuss Nathan Flint 2 m
   

Current Members: 

  • Nathan Flint
  • Nash Alexander 
  • Gina Tonnis
  • Alice Wright 

Any other staff members to add?

  
VI. Closing Items 9:34 AM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Discuss