Welcome and Call to Order

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

Approval of the 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 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.

• There was no public comment

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Mr. Muhammad shared a folder of proposed documents to discuss with the board.

• SY25 Proposed School Calendar- The board gave feedback regarding the number of break days. The Leadership team will survey staff and parents before making a final draft.
• Chatt Hills received a $45,000 grant for use of hydroponics to grow plants.
• Armored Films gave Chatt Hills $1,500 as an inconvenience fee for shooting a film on South Fulton PKWY. the funds will go toward the principal discretionary fund. 
• On March 7, 2024, the foundation shared the new additional Rents agreement, 8- payments of $2,500 for July 15, 2023-February 15, 2024. The payments are in lieu of the payments that were not paid due to lack of invoices.

Dr. Weems- Allen- Academics 

• Chatt participated in Read Across America March 4th-8th 
• Book drive for students in Ghana 
• The field trip to Callaway Gardens was a success
• Agriculture Education Week - March 18th- March 22nd 
• Building Excellence Schools brought 9 leaders to observe classrooms
• Leaders and teachers are preparing for upcoming school assessments 

Mr. Muhammad

• 5 students attended the Ignite by 4-H trip to DC. / Partnership with FortValley
• Announcements: Mr. Muhammad will travel to DC with the Young Farmers fund to lobby for BIPOC farmers. 
• Upcoming: PTO Spring Fest March 29, 2024

Committee Reports

Governance- Sam will follow up regarding the Board’s whole board training 

• Please complete your board-required training by the end of April. 

People and Culture: The committee will review the policies around recruitment. 

Academics- Discussed the questions around iready data posed during the January meeting and outlined the policies that need to be reviewed. 

• Next Steps: Discuss the policies that need to be prioritized. 

Finance: Review the February financial report. The board Identified policies that will be reviewed the in coming weeks. 

• The school will adopt the digital financial workflow software to support -  ProcureDesk
• The school will present the FTE-count monthly

Fund Development- The committee is looking to host the Gala in the fall and continue with the committee meetings.

Special Guest- Andrea Gatewood - State of Charter School Address

Andrea Gatewood from Fulton County Schools presented the State of the Charter Address to the board. The presentation outlined the performance of all Fulton County Charter Schools. 

Meeting Adjournment

If not further business, the Chair ask for a motion to adjourn the meeting.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:49 pm