- Approve the agenda. Quorom required to proceed with motion.
Centennial Academy
Governing Board
Annual Retreat - Saturday July 20th, 2019 @8:00 AM
Meeting Agenda
Welcome Call to Order - Annual Retreat 1 minutes
Chair or delegate presiding
Approval of Agenda 1 minutes
Actions:
Strategic Plan Review 90 minutes
Presenter: Tequila Lamar, Interim Head of School - Centennial Academy
New Charter Contract
Academy Mission & Vision
Academic Goals & Strategy
Financial/Fundraising Goals & Strategy
School Culture
Human Capital
Parent/Community Involvement & Partnerships
Student Enrollment & Retention
Marketing/Branding/Alumni Testimonials - CA in the Community
Attachments
Break 15 minutes
Board Training 60 minutes
Charterboards: Overview, Logon Access, Bios
Presenter (video): Clay Johnson, Owner - CharterBoards
Board Training: Policies, Charter Expectations, Development
Presenter: Jeff Homan, Director of Education & Training - Georgia Charter Association (GCSA)
Forms, SY'19-'20 Seats, Committees & Committee Members
Presenter: Panya Lei Yarber-King, Board Member/Governance Committee Chair - Centennial Academy
Building the Work Plan 10 minutes
Carryover from 2018-2019
New for 2019-2020
Calendar of Events: School holidays, Board meeting & Committee meeting dates
Attachments
Adjourn - Annual Retreat 1 minutes
Actions:
- Adjourn the annual retreat session.
Break 15 minutes
Welcome Call to Order - Board of Directors Regular Meeting 1 minutes
Chair or delegate presiding.
Summary of Prior Meeting Minutes - for Approval 1 minutes
The Governing Board met on Monday June 24th, 2019 @5:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 27 minutes long meeting. Present: Tequila Lamar, LaKrista Jordan, Egbert Perry, Renee Glover, Panya Lei Yarber-King, Demetrius Patterson, Rewa Berry, Walt Higgins, Howard Grant, Joseph Handy, Christopher Burke, Maurice Baker, Virginia Sheppard
Not Present: Isaac Sparks, Lauren Koontz
The members considered the following items:
1. Public Comment
2. Chair's Remarks
3. Head of School Report
4. Approval of Agenda & Previous Meeting Minutes
5. Finance Committee Report
6. Governance Committee Report
7. Academic Accountability Committee Report
8. Executive Session Call to Order
9. Work Plan Review
The committee considered 7 motions, of which 5 passed, and 0 failed:
1. To discuss a personnel, legal, or student matter. (passed)
2. To approve current agenda and previous minutes. (passed)
3. To approve the 2019-2020 budget. (passed)
4. To approve the Warren Averette terms of engagement. (passed)
5. To renew Rewa Berry as member for 1 year. (passed)
6. To review term of Lauren Koontz. (tabled)
7. To review term of Isaac Sparks. (tabled)
The meeting adjourned at 7:58AM
Actions:
- Approve the prior meeting minutes. Quorom is required to proceed with motion.
Chair's Remarks - E. Perry 10 minutes
Chair or delegate presiding
Public Comment 10 minutes
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.
Head of School Report - T. Lamar 30 minutes
State of the Academy
Amended Budget FY20
Grievances reported as required per policy
Attachments
Finance Committee Report - R. Glover 10 minutes
Regular financial reports include Monthly YTD Actuals to Budget, and the Annual Audit Readout.
Governance Committee Report - P. Yarber-King 5 minutes
Board governance status of: Training Hours Progress, Compliance Forms Completion, and other strategic items.
Attachments
Academic Accountability Committee Report - D. Patterson 5 minutes
School performance metrics against target: Attendance, standardized test scores and other benchmarks.
Adjourn - Regular Board Meeting 1 minutes
Actions:
- To Adjourn.