SLAM ATLANTA

Governing Board

Emergency - Thursday June 28th, 2018 @6:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
William Greene not present
Travis Stroud not present
Daniel McKayhan present On Time At Adjournment
Karen Womack present chair On Time At Adjournment
Pardes Sulaiman present Treasurer On Time At Adjournment
Altrenesha Ervin not present secretary
Eboni Chillis present On Time At Adjournment
Lonnie White present On Time At Adjournment
Tiffany Russell not present member

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.

Approve the agenda as submitted

By: Pardes Sulaiman Seconded by: Eboni Chillis

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order, beginning with the pledge of allegiance.

Discussion and approval of new Budget

Approve the Budget for SLAM Academy of Atlanta to open with 106 students

By: Pardes Sulaiman Seconded by: William Greene

See detailed description of the budget from Alina Chester 

Facilities Update and discussion on expenses related to obtaining the Certificate Of Occupancy

To give Daniel and Danny access to negiotiate on behalf of the board what is necessary to obtain the COO

By: Pardes Sulaiman Seconded by: Daniel McKayhan

There are some area's of concern regarding the report back from the engineers.  The current air flow on the 2nd floor is not sufficient it looks like we can tweak the current air conditioners to meet the guidelines.


According to the classrooms the walls do not go all the way to the ceiling.  There is about a 2foot gap between the wall and the ceiling. That is an OK situation for the church but it is not for the school.  In a situation such as a fire because the walls do not go all the way to the ceiling a fire would spread very quickly therefore, we have to install fireproof walls that go all the way to the ceiling.  Paul is scheduled to meet with the City of Atlanta building department to see if they would issue us a waiver since this is a temporary location. If they do not and require to fix this issue it would require a significant investment and that is something to consider in a short-term lease situation.  We would have to have agreement from the church and also have to be able to complete this prior to school starting in order to get the COO.  Best case scenario is that the county would grant us a wavier.  The worse case scenario is that we would have to submit plans to address this issue and could cost in upwards of $100,000.  In the event we do invest the $100,000 in the church we will need to have a different conversation with the church about our specific needs as far as additional logistical areas that we need to complete control and access over.  We also, need to address our desire to stay in this building for 2-years and better prepare for our move to a permanent facility.

The $100,000 investment would be a additional bargaining tool.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:57 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Karen Womack Seconded by: Pardes Sulaiman

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Review Letter dated June 22, 2018 from the SCSC concerning SLAM Academy of Atlanta enrollment

Karen read off the 5-items that the SCSC is requiring that SLAM Academy of Atlanta must address in their response.


Submit and approve a revised budget of 106 students that have been verified as enrolled. The budget must be accompanied by a narrative that details how the school will provide an educational program that is consistent with the school's charter petition. The budget must illustrate that the educational model upon which SLAM was authorized will not be compromised by the school's drastic under enrollment. Further, this budget must illustrate the long-term viability of the school by evidencing the school will conclude the year in a positive finanical position;


Academica worked with the board to draft a copy of the response to the SCSC along with the supporting documents that will accompany the letter.


Eboni suggested that we add additional jargon in bullet 1 that will help to strengthen the statement. For example interest only information, bullet 2 and bullet 3 marketing plan is ongoing. We know that this is a strong marketing plan because of the 17 new enrollee’s 13 of them have come from our current marketing efforts.


Written obligations that we won’t have any material impact to the school because of finances that will be provided by SLAM or Academica

Detailed Marketing Plan and Timeline