Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order

Approval of Agenda

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

Public Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and a matter of public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

March Board Meeting Minutes

Monthly Financial Reports

Balance Sheets 

P & L

School Leader Report

We are now on week 3 of the online teaching and learning. Each student that is following the calendar is receiving a full week of instruction in the same way they would if they were at school.

IT, Mr. Rob Lee is doing a great job working with the parents and students. Our hourly employee's has been a hot topic down at the Commission and many schools are discussing cutting employee's and I am happy to say that I am not cutting anyone because we have a budget that was approved through the end of the year.

@Pardes Sulaiman wants to know what is going to happen in the State with the cancellation of school as far as retention or promotion for students. @Kelly said that the have cancelled all the attendance requirements and all the normal requirements. SLAM will continue to teach and move forward as normal and promotion and retentions will happen as normal.

Danny Diaz informed us that Districts across the country were not ready for this issue and that Academica supported schools were ready for the online learning and we are ahead of the game and our children are going to be ahead and achieve great results.

Kelly informed the Board that teacher morale seem to be up and that they feel supported and apart of something special.

Growth monitoring check was administered through iReady to measure how the virtual instruction is really going. Everything has been suspended through the rest of the year. Page engagement has been the best since I started, they are engaged, committed and present. Our counselor is calling a minimum of 8 students a day just to check in and make connection and to say hi. Danny is going to make connection with the Ace Foundation for the two families that don't have internet. The Ace Foundation will pay for the internet so that there are no excuses as to why they are not connect and in virtual class.

Lottery numbers: We need to fill 28 more seats to fill. Mr. Lee has called every single family that has applied to give instructions on how to enroll and provide any additional information needed.

Two staff members will not return next year.

Danny offered some suggestions that we are doing in some of the other states to create awareness about the school. Specific for the Pre school students. Read a book with Kelly or another staff member a couple of times a week and you post it on Youtube and have reading time with Pre-K.

The Budget hearing meeting for next year should be on schedule for the May meeting.

Facilities Update

One property is on the radar and @Pardes Sulaiman will go and take a look at the property on next week.

Also, we will look into a couple of the other church properties. We need to add the Virtual viewing options since Academica is not approved to travel. The market is most likely going to look better prior to the pandemic.

Enrollment Update

Number of students accepted in the 2020-2021 Lottery

Number of slots open for each grade next year

Number of returning students

Academica Update

Updates from the Education Service Provider

SCSC Findings Response Letter

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Payroll Protection Act

Facilities

SCSC findings

FINDINGS

1. Student Handbook update to include State Mandated reporting of inappropriate behavior by teachers and other school personnel. O.C.G.A. § 20-2-751.7
2. Infectious Disease Policy. SBOE SBOE rule 160-1-3-03
3. 2 Mandated 2 public Meetings prior to the approval of the school budget O.C.G.A. § 20-2-167.1
4. School Financial Policy and Procedures consistent with Georgia Local Units of Administration Manual (LUA Manual)
5. Financial Polices to address the approval of travel and other staff members

ADVERSE PRATICES

1. Posting of the telephone number for reporting of chid abuse and or neglect
2. Child Abuse Mandatory Training to school volunteers
3. Proper reporting of Fire Drills
4. All Federal regulatory for Parents Legal Rights Notices
5. Inventory Management System does not comply with Federal regulatory requirements
6. SLAM's Financial Policy that addresses the check approval process

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Payroll Protection Act

Last week, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide relief from many of the hardships created by the coronavirus and President Trump signed the bill into law Friday night.  The CARES Act provides through the legislation the Payroll Protection Act a forgivable SBA loan.

Based on the uncertainty created by the crisis on: go-forward public funding, enrollment, philanthropic projections, need for additional expenses associated with remote learning, etc."

Close the Meeting to Enter Executive Session to discuss Personnel

Return from Executive Session and re-open public Meeting

Announcements

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:26 pm

After Executive Discussion Motion

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:51 pm