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Regular Meeting - Monday February 26th, 2024 @5:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name	Status	Arrival Time	Departure Time
Egbert Perry	present chair	On Time	At Adjournment
Renee Glover	not present vice-chair
Demetrius Patterson	present member	On Time	At Adjournment
Walt Higgins	not present member
Howard Grant	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
Rewa Berry	present member	On Time	At Adjournment
Lizanne DeStefano	present member	On Time	At Adjournment
Aquaria Smith	present secretary	On Time	At Adjournment
Derrick Gervin	present member	On Time	At Adjournment

Welcome Call to Order

Chair Perry called the meeting to Order.

Approval of Agenda & Previous Meeting Minutes

Quorom required to proceed with motion.

Motion:

Approval of agenda and previous meeting minutes.

By: Lizanne DeStefano Seconded by: Rewa Berry

Discussion:

All in favor.

Chair's Remarks

Chair Perry remarked about the Charter Renewal capacity interviews with the state and the real estate opportunity.

Public Comment

Two parents expressed concerns related to the public notices of the Board meetings and advocacy for their children and others at the school.

Governance Committee Report

Committee Chair Berry reminded the Board members to complete their training by February 29, 2024. All Board members must complete the Finance and Governance training annually.

Finance Committee Report

Mr. Pressas reported on the financial statements, including the monthly YTD, and actuals to budget. Administration is set to meet with Atlanta Public Schools on the roof replacements and the new estimates.

Academic Accountability Committee Report

Committee Chair Patterson provided high-level overview of the academic standards. Assistant Academy Principals reported on their grade-level school performance metrics for Lower, Middle, and Upper Academies against their goal targets and other benchmarks. Dr. Alejandro reviewed the strategies for the scholar attendance, and Mr. Patterson closed out the report highlighting the goal targets for teacher attendance and disciplinary referral numbers.

Head of School Report

Ms. Olowoyo highlighted target goals by reporting whether each Academy level will meet, on track to meet, or will not meet the Charter contract goals.

Head of School Report_February

Grievances Reported as required per policy.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:11 pm