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Magic City Acceptance Academy Board of Directors

Dr. Karen Musgrove, CEO

Dr. Larry Contri, Board Chair

Retired

Dr. Tommy Bice

Education Director, Mike & Gillian

Goodrich Foundation

Kaamilya Mahdi (Parent)

Unemployed

Ezra Shine, EdD, Vice-Chair

Retired, Coordinator of Prevention, Recovery and Alternate Programs, Birmingham City Schools

Chris Fisher, Secretary

Systems Analyst Architect II for UAB Health System

Dr. Tracee Synco, Executive Committee

Assistant Professor / Director for Community Engagement & Equity Advisor School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jennifer Sumner

Executive Director, Pathways Home

Cece Lacey Kennedy

Birmingham Southern College, Director of Career Services

Jim Wilson, Esq. 

Attorney, Leitman, Siegal & Payne, P.C.

Jody Thrash (Parent)

Employer: BCBSAL

BOARD DEMOGRAPHICS:

  • 6/12 identify as LGBTQ

  • 3/12 of color

  • 6/12 female

  • 100% of the board donates to MCAA

BOARD CONTACT INFORMATION
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.

Board Meetings, Agendas, and Minutes 

Board Code of Ethics 

The Magic City Acceptance Academy Board of Directors meetings are held the last Monday of each month at 6:00 PM. 

MCAA Board Agendas

2022 MCAA Board Agendas

2022

2023

May
2023
NO MEETING
Memorial Day
06/23
04/23
07/23
01/23
02/23
03/23
08/28
08/14
2023 MCAA Board Agendas
10/23
09/23
11/23

2024

01/29
2024 MCAA Board Agendas
02/26
03/2024
No
Meeting
Spring Break
04/23

April 23

Minutes

Feb 23

Minutes

Jan 23

Minutes

Nov 22

Minutes

Aug 22

Minutes

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

June 23

Minutes

July 23

Minutes

August 23

Minutes

Sept 23

Minutes

Oct 23

Minutes

NOV/DEC 23

Minutes

Jan 24

Minutes

March 24

Minutes

03/2024
No
Meeting
Spring Break
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)

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: (THIS MEETING HAS PASSED AND NO LONGER HAS AN ACTIVE ZOOM LINK)

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. 

FY 2024 Proposed Budget Hearing Packet

NOTA: Todo el sitio web está disponible en español haciendo clic en la pestaña en la esquina superior derecha del sitio web para traducir al español

BOARD APPROVED CONSOLIDATED PLAN 

Board Approved
Consolidated Plan
(2023)

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