Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday June 21st, 2021 @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 not present secretary
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 not present member
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
Allison Toller present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome & Call to Order

Chair or delegate presiding. Called to order at 5:37 pm.

Approval of Agenda & Minutes

Quorom required to proceed with motion.

Vote to approve agenda and minutes

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

All in favor

Public Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the Board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

Finance Committee Report

Regular financial reports include Monthly YTD Actuals to Budget, and the 

Annual Audit Readout.

Vote to approve the proposed FY22 Budget.

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

All in favor

Vote to add Ms. Glover and Ms. Humphries as additional bank authorizers.

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Demetrius Patterson

All in favor

Chair's Remarks

The Board retreat was decided upon for July 17, 2021 from 9a - 2p at Integral.

Governance Committee Report

Board governance status on Training Hours Progress, 

Compliance Forms Completion, and 

Strategic Plan Update.

Academic Accountability Committee Report

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

Head of School Report


School/Operations Progress & Other Updates

Grievances Reported as required per policy

Executive Session Call To Order

The Board can call this session to order to discuss records (or portions thereof) exempt from public inspection or disclosure pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, (OCGA 50-18-72).  If called, this will be a closed session.

Go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter.

All in favor

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:23 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Egbert Perry Seconded by: Renee Glover

There was no notable discussion on the motion.