Northwest Georgia Charter Academy
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Date and Time
Monday March 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Directors Present
A. Lewis, C. Potts, E. Lamboy, J. Kinsey, J. Taylor, L. Cox, T. Lindsey
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
J. Taylor called a meeting of the board of directors of Northwest Georgia Charter Academy to order on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
T. Lindsey made a motion to approve the minutes from Regular Meeting on 02-23-26.
J. Kinsey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Approve Minutes
T. Lindsey made a motion to approve the minutes from Called Board Meeting on 03-09-26.
J. Kinsey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Approve Minutes
T. Lindsey made a motion to approve the minutes from Called Board Meeting on 03-16-26.
J. Kinsey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Approve Minutes
T. Lindsey made a motion to approve the minutes from August 18, 2025 on 08-18-25.
J. Kinsey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
Public Comment
H.
Opening CREW
II. Finance
A.
CSP update
Quick discussion on what the CSP drawdown looks like, and an update on bus submission.
B.
Financial reports
Discussion and sharing of our financial reports
A. Lewis made a motion to Accept Financial reports for January and February as presented.
L. Cox seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Governance
A.
Personnel Recommendations
J. Kinsey made a motion to Approve Group A Contracts.
T. Lindsey seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Lewis |
Aye
|
| E. Lamboy |
Aye
|
| T. Lindsey |
Aye
|
| L. Cox |
Aye
|
| J. Taylor |
Abstain
|
| C. Potts |
Abstain
|
| J. Kinsey |
Aye
|
B.
Personnel Recommendations
L. Cox made a motion to Approve Group B Contracts.
E. Lamboy seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Pre-Opening Checklist Update
Just a discussion of things on the checklist.
D.
Policies on 2nd Reading
A. Lewis made a motion to A11 Non-Discrimination
A12 Policy Development
A20 Governing Board Records
A21 Leader Administrator Authority and Evaluation
B19 Preferred Vendor
B20 Capital Project Procurement
C1 Equal Opportunity Employer(EEO) and Non-Discrimination.
E. Lamboy seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Policies/Documents on 1st Reading
T. Lindsey made a motion to Accept
A9 Document Retention & Destruction
C7 Contracts, Employment Categories, & Compensation
C8 Benefits & Leave
C12 Workplace Harassment, Bullying, and Retaliation
C13 Health and Safety
C16 Mandated Reporting
Northwest Georgia Charter Academy Handbook.
L. Cox seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Board Member resignation
T. Lindsey made a motion to Accept Jeremy Salter resignation.
E. Lamboy seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
2nd Reading of Contract
J. Kinsey made a motion to Accept the contract on the 2nd reading.
L. Cox seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
H.
Board meeting retreat
April 17, 2026-Location TBD
IV. Operations
A.
Student Registration Update
Discussion and update that we are where we need to be for compliance.
B.
Property/School Updates
Site Code(1070.01): Obtained 12/29/25
Executed Lease: Obtained 3/4/26
Facility Code(0669): Obtained 3/4/26
School Code(0655): Obtained 3/4/26
Update CO (Certificate of Occupancy): GSD has completed renovations; awaiting fire marshall revisit.
V. Other Business
A.
New School Orientation take away from March 4.
Discussion around where we are and anything new we took away from March 4 New School Orientation.
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 7:33 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Taylor
Judy shared some information from Strong Start handout to think about.