Centennial Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday December 9th, 2019 @5:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Egbert Perry not present chair
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
Lauren Koontz not present member
Christopher Burke not present member
Maurice Baker not present member
Virginia Sheppard present member On Time At Adjournment
LaKrista Jordan present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Panya Lei Yarber-King not present member
Tequila Lamar not present ex-officio
Chaundra Gipson not present member

Welcome Call to Order

Called to order at 5:45pm

Public Comment

Concern raised about high teacher turnover and vacancies. When will fills happen? Please charge the administration for a contingency plan. Parents have 2 recommendations for 4th/5th grade, if needed upon request. Also requesting a review of teacher's term contracts to enforce penalties when resignations happen earlier than term end. December 19 is the promised date from Ms. Gibson for parent followup. Parents are ready and eagerly waiting.


8th Grade Parent concerns regarding Eureka Math curriculum. Acknowledged attendance at last week's presentation by Dr. Snell of the GaDOE. Parents did not think the information was valuable in response to their concerns about the teacher turnover, and classroom training for this cohort. Requesting to eliminate the Eureka curriculum for 2nd semester. Students report that the Algebra 1 Eureka math class does not have textbooks. Parents who have observed the classroom first hand say that learning is not happening.


Mrs. Hodges states that active recruitment for 4th grade is happening. Ms. Glover would like to take all remaining concerns offline to discuss in detail with the board.


Parents in attendance for followup:

Gena Snead-Johnson

Dacia Jackson

Teanna Alexis

Tamara Lewis



Approval of Agenda & Previous Meeting Minutes

Quorom required to proceed with motion.

to approve minutes and agenda.

By: Joseph Handy Seconded by: Walt Higgins

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Chair's Remarks

.Renee Glover presiding. Abbreviated meeting due to GCSA training (Jeff Homan) and Executive session item.


Asking for signatures on the APS Code of Ethics form.


Finance Committee Report

Steve Pressas presented current actuals and balance.

To fund $250k from reserves to pay the salary increases as promised by Gov. Kemp.

By: Renee Glover Seconded by: Howard Grant

Reserves can be replenished by fundraising, and conversations for relief on enrollment cap and other items.


Look at DCSD conversion charters for risk precedent.

Academic Accountability Committee Report

Shifting reporting back to STAR from Moby Max because it was not implemented consistently.


Discipline issues in 5th grade...would like to see further breakdown of repeat offenders

Governance Committee Report

None provided by the Chair.

Ms. Hodges asked for signatures on the conflict of interest forms and code of ethics sign in.

Board Training Session

Jeff Homan presenting overview of most current CA charter contract. 1 Hour of training credit to be provided to those members present as noted in the attendance record for this meeting.

Head of School Report

None provided. Mrs. Lamar not in attendance due to illness.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:44 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Howard Grant Seconded by: Renee Glover

There was no notable discussion on the motion.