Northwest Georgia Charter Academy
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The mission of Northwest Georgia Charter Academy is to encourage and inspire students to discover their unique worth and empower them to become lifelong learners by providing a secure environment where caring and qualified staff will challenge, motivate, and coach students utilizing an immersive approach that will lead them to reach their full potential in school and in life.
Directors Present
A. Lewis, C. Potts, J. Kinsey, J. Taylor, T. Lindsey, T. Williamson (remote), W. Salter
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
D. Williams
Non Voting Members Present
D. Williams
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Opening CREW
D.
Approve Regular Meeting Minutes
E.
Meeting Norms
Read through our meeting norms as a soft reminder.
II. Development
A.
Strategic Plan
Discussed goals for Operations, Academic, Finance, Community Engagement, and Full Board goals and and who is in charge.
B.
Pre-Opening Checklist Review/Update
Discussed how the great progress we have been making on the checklist.
C.
Update on Lottery & Enrollment
Lottery was held at 4:30 and the process.
Dr. Williams also shared the screenshot from the spreadsheet.
III. Finance
A.
Finance Reports
B.
Dillard Building Mapping
IV. Governance
A.
Policies on 2nd Reading
Judy added that we will get to come back and review and change if needed.
B.
Policies to Amend
C.
Policies on 1st Reading
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Taylor |
Aye
|
| T. Lindsey |
Aye
|
| C. Potts |
Aye
|
| A. Lewis |
Aye
|
| T. Williamson |
Abstain
|
| J. Kinsey |
Aye
|
| W. Salter |
Aye
|
D.
Board Meeting Calendar Revision
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| T. Lindsey |
Aye
|
| J. Kinsey |
Aye
|
| T. Williamson |
Aye
|
| C. Potts |
Aye
|
| J. Taylor |
Aye
|
| A. Lewis |
Absent
|
| W. Salter |
Aye
|
E.
New Board Member Approval
Each new member shared a little about themselves.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| W. Salter |
Aye
|
| T. Williamson |
Aye
|
| J. Kinsey |
Aye
|
| J. Taylor |
Aye
|
| C. Potts |
Aye
|
| T. Lindsey |
Aye
|
V. Other Business
A.
Christmas in the Country
Christmas in the Country taking place December 6 and 7. A volunteer sheet will be sent out with times needed.
B.
Community Outreach
Cassie encouraged just keeping the interest going and encouraging more middle grades to enroll.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Closing CREW
Closing Crew and if we are meeting our vision:
Tom- yes, wanted a school in 5 years.
Jeremy- Seed of passion is here and we are leading by example
Jarrod- Personal and things go personal today with the lottery when he walked in and saw the families present for the lottery.
Dr. Williams- Equip students-it's part of what we are doing with all the pieces going together
Cassie-Compassion and the family feel that we are hoping to have. We had it today at the Lottery
New Board member Lydia Cox- inspired to see it all come together
New Board member Erika Lamboy- also inspired to see all the hard work and to be a part of something.
Terry Williamson- Quality reading, writing and arithmetic.
Judy- Thankful for everyone the
Judy lead our Crew time for the beginning.