Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday November 9th, 2020 @5:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Egbert Perry not present chair
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 present member On Time At Adjournment
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 not present member
Allison Toller not present member

Approval of Agenda & Minutes

Quorom required to proceed with motion.

To accept agenda and minutes of last meeting.

By: Rewa Berry Seconded by: Walt Higgins

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome & Call to Order

Chair or delegate presiding (Renee Glover).

Called to order at 5:39pm

Chair's Remarks

No comments passed on from the chair for tonight.

Head of School report will cover the reopening plan.

Public Comment

None provided.

Finance Committee Report

Steve Pressas provided summary of reports attached in the agenda.

Financials look strong. Enrollment may impact QBE, outlooks pending. Lower than expected capacity, 730 vs 800 total.

Also expecting an incremental allocation from APS in December due to district-wide enrollment differences.


Mrs. Lamar --> drivers to enrollment variance include lower transitional housing capacity due to quarantine, families opting for alternative education plans like learning pods and gap year for Kindergartners.

Governance Committee Report

Panya provided summary.

Board Training progress report pending

Board giving is over 50%. Target is 100% participation.

Rewa --> all conflict of interest forms are in. Board Effectiveness form sign off is due in January. Board roles/job description will also be discussed in January

Strategic plan was revised --> to be resubmitted for board approval (December)

Action requested to remove restrictive language re: school board/employees as board members. Current CA policy is more restrictive on this than the state policy/law. Since legal review, Committee is seeking to align to the state.

Align our CA policy to that of the state of Georgia

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Academic Accountability Committee Report

Demetrius Patterson provided summary as attached in the agenda.

Mr. Heckstall answered questions:

  1. STAR and iReady test toward the general knowledge base for standardized testing.
  2. Common Assessment measure more closely to daily instruction and is an indicator of the teacher's delivery of instruction.


Head of School Report

Regular HoS report is attached to the agenda. Read at your leisure.

The executive leadership team presented the January reopening plan.

It will be presented to APS by 12/1. Board feedback is welcome in anticipation of that deliverable.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:41 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Rewa Berry

There was no notable discussion on the motion.