Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Annual Retreat - Saturday July 20th, 2019 @8:00 AM

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
Demetrius Patterson present member On Time At Adjournment
Rewa Berry 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
Isaac Sparks not present member
Lauren Koontz not present member
Christopher Burke present member On Time At Adjournment
Maurice Baker present member On Time At Adjournment
Virginia Sheppard present member On Time At Adjournment
LaKrista Jordan present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Panya Lei Yarber-King present member On Time At Adjournment
Tequila Lamar present ex-officio On Time At Adjournment
Stephanie Hodges present Non-voting Administration On Time At Adjournment
Chaundra Gipson not present member

Welcome Call to Order - Annual Retreat

Called to order at 8:30am

Approval of Agenda

Approve the agenda. Quorom required to proceed with motion.

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approve Agenda

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Walt Higgins

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Strategic Plan Review

@Tequila Lamar led the board members through all of the strategic goals and introduced the new leadership board: Dr. Cynthia Hudson (Principal), Dr. Antonio Raymo (CFO/COO), and Ms. Stephanie Hodges (Director of Strategic Initiatives).



Adjourn - Annual Retreat

Adjourn the annual retreat session.

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Welcome Call to Order - Board of Directors Regular Meeting

Chair or delegate presiding.

Summary of Prior Meeting Minutes - for Approval

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

Approve the prior meeting minutes. Quorom is required to proceed with motion.

By: Panya Lei Yarber-King Seconded by: Joseph Handy

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chair's Remarks - E. Perry

Reference GCSA short form for updating work plan.

New charter contract was sent out as final on 7/18/19

Head of School Report - T. Lamar

No grievances reported

Approve the amended budget

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Joseph Handy

Followup required on items with APS - unfunded pension liability, teacher bonus per state recommendation, enrollment cap.

Finance Committee Report - R. Glover

Focusing now on transition from Mr. Pressas & start annual audit process.

Approval for Pressas transition plan

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Governance Committee Report - P. Yarber-King

Report attached in the agenda.

9 of 13 exceeded training hours. Clock has started for the '19-20 school year.

Need to sign the conflict of interest forms before end of this meeting.

Academic Accountability Committee Report - D. Patterson

No new results, still embargoed.

Approve the new 2019-2024 charter contract.

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Joseph Handy

Targets will be compared to district level.

Board Training

Charterboards: Overview, Logon Access, Bios

Presenter (video): Clay Johnson, Owner - CharterBoards


Board Training: Policies, Charter Expectations, Development

Board Members present will receive 5 hours credit.

Presenter: Jeff Homan, Director of Education & Training - Georgia Charter Association (GCSA)

Presenter: Ayanna Clark, GCSA



Building the Work Plan

All monthly board meeting dates have been posted to Charterboards.

The work plan for 2019-2020 school year has been drafted from all of the milestones baselined from last year's view.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:07 pm

Motion to adjourn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.