Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday June 8th, 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
Rewa Berry present member On Time At Adjournment
LaKrista Jordan present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Tequila Lamar present ex-officio On Time At Adjournment
Demetrius Patterson present member On Time At Adjournment
Panya Lei Yarber-King 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
Christopher Burke present member On Time At Adjournment
Maurice Baker present member On Time At Adjournment
Virginia Sheppard present member On Time At Adjournment
Chaundra Gipson present member On Time At Adjournment

Approval of 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 approve 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.

Approve the agenda as submitted

By: Christopher Burke Seconded by: Panya Lei Yarber-King

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome Call to Order

Called to order at 5:35pm.

Chair's Remarks

Need to figure out life as it will be for 20-21 school year.

Strategic plan should be covered in the July board retreat.

Public Comment

No comments given.

Governance Committee Report

Board governance status on Training Hours Progress, 

Compliance Forms Completion, and 

Strategic Plan Update.

Approve the Board Slate

By: Panya Lei Yarber-King Seconded by: Howard Grant

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Finance Committee Report

Meetings with the committee have reviewed 3 scenarioes: All virtual, Hybrid, Full reopening. No decision to be made at APS district request until district provides guidance in July. Tonight's report will include a walkthrough of the budget scenarioes for approval.

To renew S. Pressas' contract as CFO for Centennial Academy.

By: Howard Grant Seconded by: Renee Glover

Patterson: Why did we replace the previous CFO?  Answer - Performance did not meet the first 90-day expectation.  Mr. Pressas has come on board and has been invaluable with benchmarking and operations support improvements.

Academic Accountability Committee Report

One last STAR assessment results in May. Partial number of scholars took it, due to COVID.

Head of School Report

Report given as uploaded to the agenda.


Board Retreat - to be planned as virtual 9:30am July 25

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:56 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Egbert Perry Seconded by: Howard Grant

There was no notable discussion on the motion.