Pharos Academy Charter School
Minutes
Pharos Academy Charter School Finance Committee Meeting
Committee Members Present
G. Garcia (remote), J. Lopez-Molina (remote), K. Shah (remote)
Committee Members Absent
J. Sowell, P. Wesonga
Guests Present
C. Russell (remote), M. Dorsey (remote), S. Rasheed (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Other Business
A.
Items Over 50K
B.
Insurance SY25 - 26
Courtney provided an update as to the documentation requested of Bolton//IMA which includes:
Marketing summary
Run/loss reports
EMR and how it’s trending
Year over year comparison to peer schools
We expect Bolton to turn around this information to Courtney by Wednesday to share with the Finance Committee.
III. Enrollment Update
A.
Enrollment Update
SY24-25 remains steady with enrollment at just under 680.
SY25-26 is progressing with over 50% of new scholars (128) already enrolled.
Courtney discussed allocated additional funds for scholar marketing to ensure these efforts are amplified based on the current landscape in the charter sector.
IV. Finance
A.
Monthly Financials
All financial metrics remain strong. The school is ending with a small surplus to close out the year.
B.
ERC Funding
The school received 488K via the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). These monies must be spent by June 30, 2025 and are unrestricted funds.
The school will pay the Alliant Group their monies due for preparing the filling (approximately 84K).
Dr. Brown will present some of his ideas for spending these monies on Thursday at the Board meeting.
V. Investment Accounts
A.
Investments
N/A for June 2025.
VI. FY26 Budget
A.
FY26 Budget
4SS presented the FY26 budget and reviewed all key areas, including revenue, expenses, changes from FY25 to FY26, and more. Salaries and total budget was 10.3 and for next year, 11.6 is budgeted.
4SS also presented the changes in the Other Than Personnel budget year over year. Small increases were in occupancy (utilities trending slightly high) and supplies. 5.3 million is budgeted in this area.
Courtney presented the cleaning proposals to the Board and the likely recommendation that will be presented at Thursday's meeting. Six companies responded to the RFP and attended the tour. Proposals ranged from approximately 175K annually up to nearly 500K. Reference checks are currently taking place.