Brighten Academy Charter School Governing Board Meeting Agenda

March 9, 2026, 5:00-6:00 PM

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Brighten Academy Charter School Governing Board Meeting

Published on March 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM EDT

Amended on March 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM EDT

Date and Time

Monday March 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

Location

5897 Prestley Mill Rd

Douglasville, GA 30135

The Brighten Academy Governing Board will meet on Monday, March 9, 2026 at 6:00 pm, in the Media Center.

Agenda

Section Number	Topic Number	Details	Purpose	Presenter
I.	Opening Items
	A.	Call the Meeting to Order		Jamilia Smith
	B.	Record Attendance		Kristen Moses
	C.	Adoption of Agenda	Vote	Jamilia Smith
	D.	Approval of Minutes	Approve Minutes	Kristen Moses
		Minutes for Brighten Academy Charter School Governing Board Meeting on February 23, 2026
II.	Public Comment
	Public comment should be received by the Board Secretary or Board Chair 24 hours prior to a scheduled Board meeting. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceTrl9e71uncQV4LjSCeqoav9ibYxtPu3Y-mM2hH4CvmiKlA/viewform
	A.	Aknowledgment of Guests	FYI	Jamilia Smith
	B.	Public Comment	FYI	Jamilia Smith
III.	School Leadership Report
	A.	Operations	FYI
		Approve February Suplus list Info-only Proposed change in nomenclature for existing staff roles Update on "The Brighten Way" Update on Technology Systems & Processes Playbook Risk & Compliance Incident Updates Enrollment Staffing Update
	B.	Academic	FYI
IV.	Executive Committee
	A.	Requests for Proposals Update	FYI	Jamilia Smith
		RFP Submissions
V.	Finance Committee
	A.	Finance Committee	Discuss	Cary Claiborne
		Monthly Financials
	B.	Birdies Fore Brighten		Matthew Vitale
VI.	Governance Committee
	A.	Info Only	FYI	Shauncey Battle
	B.	Items for Vote	Vote	Shauncey Battle
VII.	Local SBOE/Chamber Events
	A.	State of the County- April 13th	FYI	Jamilia Smith
		Join us on April 15th at 11:30am at the Douglasville Conference Center where Douglas County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Jones will review the past year's achievements and present the vision for 2026 and beyond.
VIII.	Other Business
	A.	Announcements	FYI	Jamilia Smith
		GCSA Conference: March 9-11, 2026 BACS Grocery Store Ribbon Cutting: March 23, 2026 https://business.douglascountygeorgia.com/events/details/brighten-academy-charter-school-grocery-store-19354 EOY Student Council Wrap Up: May 6, 2026 Brighten Broadway Presents, Mean Girls, Jr.: May 15-17, 2026 BACS 8th Grade Graduation: May 20, 2026 Douglas County Chamber Annual Gala
	B.	Executive Session	Vote	Jamilia Smith
IX.	Closing Items
	A.	Adjourn Meeting	FYI	Jamilia Smith