DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday January 28th, 2020 @6:30 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order, Ascertain Quorum, Roll Call 1 minutes

The meeting will be called to the order.

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

Actions:

  1. Approve the agenda as submitted

Report from Governing Board 1 minutes

The Governing Board met on Tuesday November 19th, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 25 minutes long meeting. Present: Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Tamara Gammon, Roberta Walker, Karen Shabazz
Not Present: Janelle Wilhite, Suzette Arnold, Harry Stern

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Meeting Protocol
3. Ascertain a Quorum
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Minutes from Governing Board
6. Head of School Report
7. Report from Development
8. Report from Finance Committee
9. Academic Committee Report
10. Governance Committee
11. Other Business
12. Public Comment
13. Ajournment

The committee considered 15 motions, of which 15 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. Motion to accept the Head of School report as submitted. (passed)
3. Motion to accept development report as submitted. (passed)
4. Motion made to approve a change order from Johnson Controls in the amount of $1,970. (passed)
5. Motion to approve October 29, 2019 invoice rendered by Ciridia. (passed)
6. Motion to approve Ciridia invoice for $6,719 for Lenovo equipment from DCSS and new equipment purchased. (passed)
7. Motion to accept the finance report as submitted. (passed)
8. Motion to accept the academic report as submitted. (passed)
9. Motion to move to executive session (passed)
10. Motion to hire Mr. Hinch (passed)
11. Motion to hire Mr. Wynn (passed)
12. Motion to hire Tricia Davis (passed)
13. Motion to hire Toni McCoy (passed)
14. Motion to end executive session at 9:28pm (passed)
15. Motion to adjourn (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 10:43PM

Head of School Report 30 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Academic Excellence Committee Report 15 minutes

Finance Committee Report 15 minutes

Governance Committee Report 15 minutes

Development Committee Report 10 minutes

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.

Executive Session 10 minutes