Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Annual Retreat - Saturday July 25th, 2020 @9:30 AM

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 not present member
Joseph Handy present member On Time At Adjournment
Christopher Burke present member On Time At Adjournment
Maurice Baker not present member
Virginia Sheppard present member On Time At Adjournment
Chaundra Gipson present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome & Call to Order

Joe Handy presiding in the interim.

To approve the agenda and minutes

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Agenda & Minutes

Quorom required to proceed with motion.

Reopening Plan Review

Centennial Academy Senior Leadership Team presenting: Tequila Lamar (overall), Shaun Heckstall (academic), Steve Pressas (operations), Erica Ware (SEL/HR)

Slides attached to agenda.

Board Training

Jeff Homan, formerly with GCSA

Slides are attached in the agenda

Training hours will be provided for all present board members.

Building a Work Plan

Renee Glover will take another look at the Finance Committee work plan in light of today's training from Jeff Homan.


Demetrius Patterson is good with his first draft (Attached) for Academic Accountability. He will review it to final at the committee meeting in August.


Panya Lei is also ok with the first draft from Governance and will review to final in August.

Closing Comments

To adjourn retreat

By: Joseph Handy Seconded by: Renee Glover

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:57 pm

Motion to adjourn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.