At this time, J. Sims Principal at Glen Oaks briefed the board about the following:

1. COVID updates 7th-grade group quarantined  due to an exposure 02/10/2021; the 6-8th grade will remain on campus
2. Academics are going fairly well.  Preparing for the practice tests.  We are trying to keep the environment as normal as possible.
3. Enrollment currently is 239

A. Johnson Principal at Lanier briefed the board on the following:

1. COVID updates are similar to Glen Oaks however, the students are not quarantined at this time.
2. Constant communication with parents regarding illnesses
3. Preparing for the practice test and starting a LEAP bootcamp
4. Enrollment currently 268

C. Faulk Principal at Dalton 

1. Virtual for the next 2 weeks after several students were in contact with families that tested positive for COVID- classes to resume on Monday February 8, 2021
2. Parents appreciate the constant communication
3. Enrollment currently 246

At this time A. Beck briefed the Board on the following:

1. EBR meetings, things are still moving in the direction of a soft transition to EBR will probably take place this summer, although nothing is final yet. 
2. G. Pope agreed about the meetings and how it was more of an informational meeting
3. A. Beck advised that they made a formal request with regards to financials and compliance.  
4. Waiting on more financial details as to these transitions would impact the schools
5. COVID
6. Testing season and preparing for that and hoping to stay healthy
7. In conversations with state superintendent C.Brumley regarding a balance - calendar  which means school will start in August - June with frequent breaks being spread out as opposed to the 2 months in the summer as it is currently, however, this is just a conversation.

 

1. Continued enrollment in 2020-2021 after the October 1st, 2021 school counts, allowed us to project almost the same amount of students that were reported in October for the February 1st count.
2. Strategic suggestions:  Increase the academic performance of students and communicate the success with families
3. Establish an RSL Board Academic committee to ensure all students get what they need.

1. With regards to scores even though it appears that the schools dipped, they didn't because they were lacking other points within the SPS value system.  
2. Crestworth should have been a C and LDOE didn't allow an appeal because the school was closing.

 

 

 

At this time, A. McGaha briefed the board on the following:

1. Finance committee meeting that took place on January 19, 2021 and the number of items that the committee talked through. 

 

At this time, A. Beck briefed the board on enrollment presentation and discussion

1.  RSL has zero dollars in the budget for recruitment only exposure is boots on the ground and thus far ReFonte has expressed that the only conversations that can be had were with people outside within 6 feet due to COVID.  Only 1 parent has been obtained from the canvassing and Ms. Ricard at Lanier has reached out to the family.

2.  There were some students from Enroll BR that we have not heard back from and has deep concerns regarding enrollment.  In the past incentives have been provided to staff, but that won't be possible without students.  

A.Beck requested any advice from the board.  J.Miller asked about the schools reaching out to the students that have left and getting feedback.  A.Beck advised that C.Knotts advised that office managers were tracking that and requested a report with this information.  A.Beck, advised that they have tried to reach out to our current headstart program without a reply, so feels that the partnership is not good.  A.Beck inquired as to step 2 after calls are made and J.Miller advised that the virtual townhalls have worked out really well and word of mouth is the best tool.

G. Pope made a motion to establish a temporary working recruitment committee through the end of the summer composed of the members below and J.Miller seconded
 

G.Pope- committee member
J.Miller- Chair
N.Gillam- committee member

A.McGaha would like to join as an attendee and not a committee member
G.Pope moved and N. Miller 2nd
All in favor

At this time I.Divinity briefed the board on the unaudited financial statements for the 6 months ended through December 31, 2020.  A very detailed conversation took place during the finance committee meeting.

At this time, A.McGaha advised the board that there is an item that needed to be pointed out on the balance sheet listed as other receivables of $390,000; A.McGaha advised that this was the item that would have to write off.  I.Divinity advised she would discuss this matter after reviewing the statements with the board.  I.Divinity proceeded to do such.

At this time, I.Divinity briefed the board on the other receivables that were discussed at the previous finance committee, which is for the Crestworth deficit in the amount of 289,000 of the 390,000.  Crestworth in previous years got to a point where we couldn't fund it anymore; the operational cost exceeded beyond what was being received for students at that school even with the 300,000 donation from the management company, the school remained in a deficit at the end of the year.

The question that was posed to the finance committee if we are willing to write this income off as a bad debt.  A.Beck asked if that income is an outstanding payment and I.Divinity advised that Crestworth overspent beyond what they had and its money owed from the 2018-2019 school year.  I.Divinity isn't asking for anything in particular regarding this deficit.