Meeting Summary

The Academic Committee met on Tuesday July 21st, 2026 @9:00 AM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 27 minutes long meeting. Present: Ms. Evelyn Guyton, Mr. Malcom Brown, Ms. KathyAnn Young, Tiffany Carter, Dr. Brian Merritt, Kasita McCloud, Ryckel Bean Not Present: Dr. Mikka Solomon, Mrs. Brangela West, Vanetta Vincent Richard, Robert Whigham

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes from Jun 18, 2026
4. Board Actions
5. Other Business

The committee considered 6 motions, of which 6 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Motion to approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. Motion to approve the minutes as submitted (passed)
3. Motion to approve the hire of Syvius Thomas as LTSE (passed)
4. Motion to approve the hire of PEC Teacher Tanesha Frierson-Ali (passed)
5. Motion to approve the hire of S. Carter-Ward as 5th Grade ELA teacher (passed)
6. Motion to approve the hire of C. Holland as 1st Grade teacher (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 9:44AM