Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order at 6:08 by Sam Wakefield, 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 aprove 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.

Approval of the Minutes

The meeting minutes of the previous board meeting should be reviewed and approved by a quorum of the board.

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.

Mekada Stewart, Chatt Hills PTO Vice-President:

• PTO Membership Drive: July 15-August 31
• Chick-Fil-A biscuit sales every Friday in August to support staff PTO membership ($515 raised to date)
• Beginning of the year lunch provided for staff
• Sensory garden update to begin in September

Michelle Vaughan, Foundation Board Member:

• Foundation Board is working on a 10-year celebration for CHCS, one tentative event is a 5K run/walk

Meeting Adjournment

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

School Leader Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

• CHCS school theme- "Excellence is the Victory"
• Tellus Museum selected as the whole school field trip (tentatively scheduled for September/October)
• New partnership with Bear Creek Nature Center
• Highlights: CHCS featured in article posted by the USDA, CHCS is anticipating a campus visit from Governor Kemp's staff
• Fully staffed as of 8/19/24; enrollment of 538 on Seat Day (8/16/24)
• 100% staff PTO membership
• World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser is live-$5596.45 collected thus far
• Plans are in the works for an additional sensory garden to support the needs of students
• Speed limit cameras expected to be installed in September to monitor speed in the school zone
• 93% of families retained from the previous year; 85% of staff retained past 3rd year of employment
• GMAS results for ELA (Math data not yet available): 5% (Distinguished), 29% (Proficient), 33% (Developing), 33% (Beginning Learner); transitioned teachers into different grade levels to aid in improving scholar performance

Committee Reports

Academic Excellence Committee-shared the purpose of the committee as reviewing academic data and academic policies; committee meetings to be held the second Thursday of the month at 6 pm

Finance Committee-no significant findings from the audit; currently operating from the proposed budget; adjustment from seat count expected in November; school received an AMEX corporate credit card-current limit 50K, looking to increase the limit to 500K-flexibility with use of card for purchases, cannot be used for salary or benefits; donors designate where the donation goes when giving to the school; recommendation to dissolve the nutrition account and move those funds to the operating account

Governance Committee-Sam sent out the governing calendar/timeline of events; indicated we help to support the Head of School; will be reviewing bylaws and policies; background and fingerprinting for all boardmembers needs to be completed by October

People and Culture-staff and family retention meeting established expectations; continue to explore how we define talent and determine that people are growing professionally; review policies in place; committee meetings held the second Wednesday of the month at 5 pm

Fund Development Committee-goals for the upcoming year to include: seek partnerships to share fundraising goals, identify partners in the community, send out thank you cards to donors, 100% board participation in donating to the school, board members attend as many events as possible, send board news out to community to keep them aware of updates; new potential partnership with the South Fulton Arts Center for them to do a jazz music class with scholars after school (free of charge); proceeds from the chocolate sale will help with the field trip to Tellus

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:12 pm