BOARD DEMOGRAPHICS:
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6/12 identify as LGBTQ
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3/12 of color
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6/12 female
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100% of the board donates to MCAA
The Magic City Acceptance Academy Board of Directors meetings are held the last Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
A charter school board, through website postings and written notice with receipt acknowledged by signature of the recipient, must advise families of new, ongoing, and prospective students of any ongoing litigation challenging the constitutionality of charter schools or that may require schools to cease operations.
MCAA has no current or pending litigation against it.
MAGIC CITY ACCEPTANCE ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Karen Musgrove, CEO
Karen@birminghamaidsoutreach.org
205-32nd Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
205.322.4197
CEO, MCAA
Dr. Larry Contri, Board Chair
2717 Highland Avenue South, Unit 310
Birmingham, AL 35205
205.328.4880
Retired
Jennifer Sumner
jennifer.sumner@pathwayshome.org
409 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd. N.
Birmingham, AL 35203
205.322.6854
Executive Director, Pathways Home
Luis Fernandez
4847 Fulmar Drive
Birmingham, AL 35210
205.527.3681
Owner, One Step Above (Event Design)
Dr. Tommy Bice
tbice@mggoodrichfoundation.org
4233 Cliff Road
Birmingham, AL 35222
205.433.7809
Education Director, Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation
Ezra Shine, EdD, Vice-Chair
205.231.1064
Retired, Coordinator of Prevention, Recovery and Alternate Programs, Birmingham City Schools
Dr. Tracee Synco, Executive Committee
5009 10th Ct South
Birmingham, AL 35222
205.401.7179
Assistant Professor / Director for Community Engagement & Equity Advisor School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jim Wilson, Esq.
3970 Crest Landing
Birmingham, AL 35210
205.240.5525
Attorney, Leitman, Siegal & Payne, P.C.
Chris Fisher, Secretary
2107 Morris Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35203
205.215.1938
Systems Analyst Architect II for UAB Health System
Jody Thrash (Parent)
2691 Briarberry Drive
Birmingham, AL 35226
205.612.5500
Employer: BCBSAL
Kaamilya Bodhi (Parent)
8229 9th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35206
205.585.6505
Unemployed
Cece Lacey Kennedy
205 Montevallo Lane
Birmingham, AL 35213
205.706.9819
Birmingham Southern College, Director of Career Services
BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD AT 6:00 P.M. IN PERSON AT
Magic City Wellness Center
1st Floor Conference Room
3220 5th Ave S # 100, Birmingham, AL 35222
(Conference room: first right into atrium. Conference room is first door on the right once in atrium)
2023 SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS
JANUARY 30, 2023
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
MARCH 27, 2023 (CANCELLED: Spring Break)
APRIL 24, 2023
MAY 2023 (NO MEETING: Memorial Day)
JUNE 26, 2023
JULY 31, 2023
AUGUST 28, 2023
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
OCTOBER 30, 2023
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
DECEMBER 2023: TBD DUE TO HOLIDAYS
MCAA BOARD AGENDAS
2022
MCAA
Board Agendas
2022
2023
May
2023
NO MEETING
Memorial Day
June 2023
April 2023
July 2023
PUBLIC BUDGET HEARINGS
August 14th. 6pm.
Magic City Acceptance Academy and Zoom.
6:00 at MCAA in the 3rd floor conference room.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://uab.zoom.us/j/4781408028
Russell and Melanie from New Schools for Alabama will be in person to present the new budget to the board and public.
August 28th. 6pm.
Magic City Wellness Center and Zoom.
Regular board meeting day and time. Approve the budget.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://uab.zoom.us/j/4781408028
FY 2024 Proposed Budget Hearing Packet
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Magic City Acceptance Academy Board
Code of Ethics
The Magic City Acceptance Academy Governing Board (the board) desires to operate in the most ethical and conscientious manner possible and to that end the board adopts this Code of Ethics and each member of the board agrees that he or she will:
Domain I: Governance Structure
1.Recognize that the authority of the board rests only with the board as a whole and not with individual members and act accordingly.
2.Support the delegation of authority for the day-to-day administration of the charter school to the school leader and act accordingly.
3.Honor the chain of command and refer problems or complaints consistent with the chain of command.
4.Recognize that the school leader should be present at all meetings of the board except whens his or her contract, salary or performance is under consideration.
5.Not undermine the authority of the school leader or school administration.
Domain II: Strategic Planning
1.Reflect through actions that his or her first and foremost concern is for the educational welfare of the children attending the charter school.
2.Participate in all planning activities to develop the vision and goals of the board.
3.Work with the board and the school leader to ensure prudent and accountable uses of the resources of the charter school.
4.Render all decisions based on available facts and his or her independent judgment and refuse to surrender his or her judgment to individuals or special interest groups.
5.Uphold and enforce all applicable laws, all rules and guidelines of the Alabama State Board of Education and the Alabama Charter Commission and the board.
Domain III: Board and Community Relations
1.Seek regular and systematic communications among the board and students, staff, and the community.
2. Communicate to the board and the school leader expressions of public reaction to board policies and charter school programs.
Domain IV: Policy Development
1.Work with other board members to establish effective policies for the charter school.
2.Make decisions on policy matters only after full discussion at publicly held board meetings.
3.Periodically review and evaluate the effectiveness of policies on charter school programs and performance.
Domain V: Board Meetings
1.Attend and participated in regularly scheduled and called board meetings.
2.Be informed and prepared to discuss issues to be considered on the board agenda.
3.Work with other board members in a spirit of harmony and cooperation in spite of differences of opinion that may arise during the discussion and resolution of issues at board meetings.
4.Vote for a closed executive session of the board only when applicable law or board policy requires consideration of a matter in executive session.
5.Maintain the confidentiality of all discussions and other matters pertaining to the board and the charter school, during executive session of the board.
6.Make decisions in accordance with the interests of the charter school as a whole and not any particular agreement thereof.
7.Express opinions before votes are cast, but after the board vote, abide by and support all majority decisions of the board.
Domain VI: Personnel
1.Consider the employment of personnel only after receiving and considering the recommendation of the school leader.
2.Support the employment of persons best qualified to serve as employees of the charter school and insist on regular and impartial evaluations of the charter staff.
3.Comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and all board policies regarding employment of family members.
Domain VII: Financial Governance
1.Refrain from using the position of board member for personal or partisan gain or to benefit any person or entity over the interest of the charter school.
Conduct as a Board Member
1.Devote sufficient time, thought and study to the performance of the duties and responsibilities of a member of the board.
2.Become informed about current educational issues by individual study and through participation in programs providing needed education and training.
3.Communicate in a respectful professional manner with and about fellow board members.
4.Take no private action that will compromise the board or charter school administration.
5.Participate in all required training programs developed for board members by the board or State Board of Education.
6.In the annual report, submitted to the Alabama Charter Commission, disclose the status of board member compliance with the Code of Ethics.
Conflicts of Interest
1.Announce potential conflicts of interest before board action is taken.
2.Comply with the conflicts of interest policy of the board, all applicable state laws and Alabama State Board of Education standards, rules and guidelines.
Upon a motion supported by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, the board may choose to conduct a hearing concerning a possible violation of the Code of Ethics by a member of the board.
The board members accused of violating this Code of Ethics will have thirty (30) days’ notice prior to a hearing on the matter. The accused board member may bring witnesses on his or her behalf to the hearing, and the board may elect to call witnesses to inquire into the matter. If found by a vote of two-thirds of all members of the board that the accused board member has violated this Code of Ethics, the board shall determine the appropriate sanction. A board member subject to sanction may, within thirty (30) days of such sanction vote, appeal such decision to the appropriate authority at the state level. A record of the decision of the board to sanction a member for a violation of this Code of Ethics shall be placed in the permanent minutes of the board.