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.

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order at 6:35 pm by the Chair of the Board, Ms. Karen Womack

Superintendent's Update

The Superintendent provide's updates on the status of the School District

School Leader Report

Findings #1 -

Finding #2 - Enrollment has been updated so that parents know that they do not have to provide their Social Security Card

Finding #3 - That we cannot have more than a 3-day expension for students who

On February 1, 2021 I met with Morgan Felt to understand that I know and understand the DE46. I recommend that we put together a team that will fully understand what the report means and whether or not we know what are current QBE funding metrics are accurate month to month

Personnel New counselor officially started this week. As of today there was an employee who was terminated for not meeting minimum professional qualifications. We have a long term sub ready to go to fill the position until we

Michelle and I are fully underway conducting interviews sot hat we are positioning ourselves up for the the FY21-22 school year. It is imperative that we understand what our enrollment numbers will be so that we will know how many positions we will have available and can start to make offers to potential new staff members.

Face to Face Attendance Policy Approval

Update Bullying Policy

Update Student Code of Conduct Policy

FY22 School Calendar

Academica Update

Updates from the Education Service Provider

Facility updates

SLAM Foundation Update

Updates from the SLAM Foundation

Announcements

Upcoming school or Board events

Post Spring Break quarantine discussion

Principal Pierce: In planning for the return from Spring Break how do I know that staff and students will be quarantining prior to coming back into the building? Keeping in mind the impact to instruction. Yes, we have assentation forms that we had parents sign after we were out for the 2nd COVID shutdown, but we do not have any way of knowing if we can trust that people will actually quarantine prior to coming back into the building after Spring Break. Mr. Lee referred me to a doctor who could help us arrange to have COVID testing done on site the morning of our return.

@Pardes Sulaiman I understand your concerns about not trusting that people will do what is required but we have to trust that the community will do what is best. Who requested that we delay our return a week? Just one staff member? Principal Pierce: I don't want to misrepresent anyone but yes only one person that I am aware of.

@Pardes Sulaiman We should set up a free COVID testing day so that the community would have access to testing but students should be prepared to come back to school in person 2-days after the official return date. Monday and Tuesday of that week they should be attending virtually.

SLAM Academy of Atlanta Charter Goals discussion and approval

Goal 1: During each year of the charter tern, at least 90% of students in grades 1 and higher will complete a sports-based STEM project that will be showcased at SLAM’s annual Sport STEM Fair.

Kelly: we didn’t meet this goad because the evidence was not documented.

Goal 2: During each year of the charter term, the Charter School will have a lower suspension rate than the average of traditional public schools in Atlanta Public Schools district.

The Board was OK with Goal 2; but you challenged them on it saying that the numbers vs percentages could be a problem. You said that you would crunch some numbers and bring that information back to the Board at the next meeting.

Goal 3: Beginning in Year 2, the Charter School’s re-enrollment rate will increase each year of the charter until it reaches 90% at which point it will be maintained.

Your response: This one we are not going to meet because we serve a transparent community.

Pardes; what area are we supposed to address in Goal 3? We wrote this an our application. The retention goal would show that people are happy to stay on at SLAM. Maybe we can change this to exclude families that move because we can’t control that.

Approve Board Meeting Minutes from February Board Meeting

Motion to Approve the February Board Meeting Minutes

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:38 pm

Monthly Financial Reports

Financial Highlights

• Total Revenue is $802,552.60 - Reflected on the P&L
• Total Surplus $71,255.47 - Reflected on the P&L
• Total Cash is $343,422.69 - Reflected on the BS (Operating Cash) 
• Total Long Term Liability $503,403.54 - Reflected on the B&S

$188,215.48 - From Building Hope  

$174,929.36 - From SLAM Foundation (Reclassified from RC Grant to Loan at year end) 

                            $3,506.70 – Teacher Retirement Payable 

                            $15,552 – Pension

                            $121,200 – PPP Loan

• No open purchase orders to report.

Public Comment

Rob Lee - I have a couple of clarifying questions that I wanted to ask, what is the status and eligibility for the $1,000 bonus that Governor Kemp added to the C.A.R.E.S act Budget for educators;

Next years school calendar and schedule; this past year the breaks that we had in the prior year were taken away from us pretty much the time between Christmas and Spring break and I wanted to know if those would be restore this upcoming school year. Lastly are there any plans in place to assist employee's with COVID vaccinations?

Ebony Carmon - my concerns are around school capacity and how do we handle when there is a shift in the in person attendance numbers?

Class size - initially our classes were capped at 15 students in person now the numbers are increasing in my class and the initial procedure is not being taken into consideration.

@Karen Womack What is 50%of our current enrollment be? 6 students

@Pardes Sulaiman Initially the policy was set based off of the enrollment in August.

Discussion to engage with a grant writer to assist the Board and School raise funds

Discussion will be led by Mr. Henry Burkes. The grant writer has submitted a 6-month proposal to engage in fundraising activities for the school and the Board at a cost of $1,000 per month. Mr. Smith has a proven track record in the past of being able to deliver on grants that he has written been funded. Additionally, Mr. Smith is asking the school leader to provide him with a wishlist of items that will give some insight as to the current needs of the school.