Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday February 10th, 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 present member On Time At Adjournment
Lauren Koontz not present member
Christopher Burke present member On Time At Adjournment
Maurice Baker present member On Time At Adjournment
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 present member On Time At Adjournment

Approval of Agenda & Previous Meeting Minutes

Quorom required to proceed with motion.

approve minutes and agenda

By: Rewa Berry Seconded by: Walt Higgins

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome Call to Order

@ 5:44pm. Not a quorom.

Quorom reached at 5:50pm

Chair's Remarks


  • Primary issues in APS letter: unfunded pension liability, transportation/mandated attendance zone, enrollment cap penalty

Public Comment

No comments.

Finance Committee Report

Financial statements attached.

Governance Committee Report

Training - please complete

Strategic plan - to be discussed at next meeting

Academic Accountability Committee Report

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


No updates on STAR since last meeting.

STEAM touchpoints updated --> 5th grade staff stabilized so touchpoints should come up to par

Attendance rate highest ever --> due to social worker onboarded this year

Big increase in parent participation --> parent liason onboard and changing culture of 'all parents welcome any day'

Head of School Report

Highlights given. Full detail report attached.

Action - write up for ask on Peru trip sponsor a scholar

Flag for discussion with APS - 300+ in lottery queue but already over 800 enrollment cap. Severely limits Kindergarten class size.

Executive Session

To discuss personnel matter

to enter executive session

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Walt Higgins

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:25 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Rewa Berry Seconded by: Joseph Handy

There was no notable discussion on the motion.