SLAM ATLANTA

Finance Committee

Finance Work Session - Thursday August 15th, 2019 @5:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Pardes Sulaiman present member On Time At Adjournment
Kelly Pierce not present Non-voting Administration
Tiffany Russell present member On Time At Adjournment
Gerda Louizi present member On Time At Adjournment

Approval of Agenda

So that there is agreement between participants on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the participants 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 participants through the agenda as specified.

Approve the agenda as submitted

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.


The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM.

Accountability Framework Update

Grade the school's financial performance based off of the Accountability Framework.

Discuss weaknesses and ways to improve.

Discuss status of OneDrive setup


The work group graded the financial performance of the school using the Accountability framework. As of 6/30/19, the finance section received a 70 out of 80 possible points.


The OneDrive will be set up by Kelly Pierce. It will house all documents for the Board and operations.

Audit update

Discuss audit progress. 


There is nothing noteworthy to mention other than the audit process has begun and the accounting department will begin preparing the necessary documents requested by Mauldin & Jenkins.

Grant drawdown update

Discuss the status of all Grant draw downs.



The team discussed the amounts drawn down on the following grants:

  • Implementation Grant
  • Planning Grant
  • Title I
  • Title IV

Budget update

Discuss progress with uploading 19-20 budget to the portal.

Event fund approval form


The 19-20 budget has been uploaded to the portal. There were errors noted in the submission, but the state is aware of those errors since it is a recurring problem with other schools.


Pardes Sulaiman suggested we implement an event fund approval form for any funds requested.

Facilities update

Discuss the current facilities search


Robert Giordano of ACD walked the group through the list of current facilities they have targeted and their current status.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:28 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Pardes Sulaiman Seconded by: Tiffany Russell

There was no notable discussion on the motion.