SLAM ATLANTA

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday June 10th, 2025 @6:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Altrenesha Ervin not present secretary
Mia Boussfel present member On Time At Adjournment
Quinn Cartall present member On Time At Adjournment
Lakia Washington present member On Time At Adjournment

Approval of the Agenda

So there is agreement between Board Members on the Agenda, and the amount of time spent o 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. ACTIONS: Approve the Agenda as submitted

to approve the agenda.

By: Lakia Washington Seconded by: Quinn Cartall

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order at 6:59pm.

Public Comment

No public comment.

Meeting Minutes Approval

Approval of the previous months Board Meeting Minutes

to approve the April 30th minutes.

By: Quinn Cartall Seconded by: Lakia Washington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

School Leader's Update

Principal Jones shared with the board some of the academic achievements. The school will be incorporating Win "remediation" time next year. The school is focusing on absenteeism. School is fully staffed for the next year. The school is currently having a leadership retreat. Principal Jones also announced teacher and staff of the year.

Monthly Financial Reports

Ana Martinez shared with the board updated financials.



Discussion and possible action on the Attendance Policy

Principal Jones shared with the board is that the school's plan is to tier attendance. The goal is to help students and plan with the families to ensure that attendance is not an issue. Board Member Washington asked if there are any trends for attendance for certain grade levels. Principal Jones said there is not a specific trend. Chair Boussfel asked how will this be tracked and monitored. The school will be using the SIS system.

to table the item to the next meeting.

By: Quinn Cartall Seconded by: Lakia Washington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Academica Update

Frankie Mestre wanted to thank Principal Jones for his leadership. He shared an update on the facility, along with the fence project. The board asked to figure out how we can get one of the fences to be automatic.

SLAM Foundation Update

1. Kelly participated in state meeting this morning and Charles and his team did an excellent job presentation. Jeff, the head of Office of School and District Improvement, was impressed with the data he saw and says we are headed in the right direction to get off the CSI list.

2. Kelly spent time with the leadership team this past week getting organized for the summer. We finalized a summer checklist that will set us up for a successful opening of schools. Mr. jones will formally share out everyone’s marching orders by the end of the week so he can turn his attention to recruitment.

3. Kelly wants to thank Barbie & Maggie for being on the call to give the federal program report. We have a plan in place to get the CLIP by June 30.

4. Saturday event kids summer fest from 11-6pm over 600 families in attendance


Maggie and Barbie shared that the grants are on target to close out and that the CLIP will be done by the end of the month.

Announcements

Chair Boussfel shared that they are finalizing some partnerships with martial arts, afterschool programming, and book donations.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:38 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Quinn Cartall Seconded by: Lakia Washington

There was no notable discussion on the motion.