Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday November 15th, 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
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 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
Aquaria Smith not present member
Rewa Berry present member On Time At Adjournment
Lizanne DeStefano present member On Time At Adjournment

Welcome Call to Order

Chair or Delegate presiding.

Chair's Remarks

  • Relationship with APS
  • Partnership with GA Tech

Approval of Agenda & Previous Meeting Minutes

Quorom required to proceed with motion.

To approve agenda

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Howard Grant

All in favor.

To approve previous meeting minutes.

By: Howard Grant 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.

Academic Accountability Committee Report

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

Governance Committee Report

Governance status report on training hours progress, compliance forms completion, and strategic plan update.

Finance Committee Report

Regular Financial reports include monthly YTD and actuals to budget

Head of School Report


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.

To move into Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter.

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

All in favor.

To adjourn Executive Session.

By: Christopher Burke Seconded by: Renee Glover

All in favor.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:25 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Demetrius Patterson Seconded by: Renee Glover

There was no notable discussion on the motion.