Northwest Georgia Charter Academy
Minutes
Governing Board Yearly Retreat
Date and Time
Friday April 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Location
Cave Spring City Hall Conference room
Directors Present
A. Lewis, C. Potts, E. Lamboy, J. Kinsey, J. Taylor, L. Cox, T. Lindsey
Directors Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. CREW Opening
A.
Opening
B.
Team Building Activity
Team had to count to 21 without looking at each other (eyes closed) and get to 21 without 2 people saying the same number or speaking at the same time.
III. Comprehensive Performance Framework & Accountability Tracking
A.
CPF Review & Organization Plan
Discussed the measures and the changes of what we are compared to with the schools we are compared to for testing and performance
B.
Accountability Tracking
discussed CCRPI for students and the schools they will coming from. Dr. Williams shared how we are measured and what they will look at for our score.
Financial performance- what we will be measured on to determine if we are financially in good standing.
Operational performance-
IV. Budget Review
A.
Review of Draft of FY27 Budget
Budget was still in review and a meeting has been rescheduled.
V. Superintendent's Report Part B
A.
Overview of Planning Year Progress
Discussed dashboards and what the board will be able look at to determine where we are with the CPF.
Reviewed checklist and what is complete and what is still in progress.
State walk through that is scheduled to be complete before the first day of school.
Dr. Williams showed a map of the facility and discussed the layout of classrooms and offices.
Discussed the delivery of buses, and all csp items for reimbursement
Discussed marketing/advertisement, and events to have through the summer
Dr. Williams shared what a day will look like for students.
VI. Starting Strong Summaries
A.
Sharing of "Starting Strong" Readings
This will be discussed more at Caucus and discussion with sharing of refelction
VII. Closing Items
A.
Closing Circle
Circled around to our mission and vision.
Discussed the mission of Northwest Georgia Charter Academy and the importance of how we chose our mission statement