Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday January 13th, 2020 @5:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Egbert Perry present chair On Time At Adjournment
Renee Glover present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Demetrius Patterson present member On Time At Adjournment
Rewa Berry present member On Time At Adjournment
Walt Higgins present member On Time At Adjournment
Howard Grant present member On Time At Adjournment
Joseph Handy not present member
Lauren Koontz not present member
Christopher Burke not present member
Maurice Baker not present member
Virginia Sheppard present member On Time At Adjournment
LaKrista Jordan present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Panya Lei Yarber-King present member On Time At Adjournment
Tequila Lamar present ex-officio On Time At Adjournment
Chaundra Gipson not present member

Welcome Call to Order

Chair or delegate presiding. Started at 5:42pm


Academic Accountability Committee Report

School performance metrics against target: Attendance, standardized test scores and other benchmarks.

Head of School Report


  • Curriculum & Instruction Presentation
  • APS Relief Letter
  • CCRPI Q&A
  • CA 20-21 School Calendar


Vote to Approve the CA 20-21 School Calendar

By: Rewa Berry Seconded by: Panya Lei Yarber-King

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chair's Remarks


  • Governance Board Training Compliance to be discussed toward the end of today's meeting
  • Other: comments on the unfunded mandates (Relief Letter) More to come in the HOS report.


Approval of Agenda & Previous Meeting Minutes

Vote to adopt last meeting minutes and current agenda.

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Panya Lei Yarber-King

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report

Steve Pressas presented Jul-Nov 2019 actuals

Governance Committee Report

Board governance webinar links have been sent out.

Chair reminded all to complete classes now before June.


Rewa distributed the compliance reports:

  1. Volunteer Hours - 20
  2. Meeting Attendance - 75% of all scheduled meetings
  3. Fundraising participation

Public Comment

No comments.

Executive Session

To discuss an HR issue

To move into executive session

By: Rewa Berry Seconded by: Panya Lei Yarber-King

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:50 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Egbert Perry Seconded by: Howard Grant

There was no notable discussion on the motion.