Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order.

Meeting Pupose Statement

Approval of Agenda

The committee approves the agenda items.

Report from Governing Board

The Governing Board met on Tuesday January 28th, 2020 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 52 minutes long meeting. Present: Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Suzette Arnold, Tamara Gammon, Roberta Walker, Karen Shabazz Not Present: Janelle Wilhite The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order, Ascertain Quorum, Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Head of School Report 4. Academic Excellence Committee Report 5. Development Committee Report 6. Finance Committee Report 7. Public Comment 8. Executive Session The committee considered 7 motions, of which 6 passed, and 0 failed: 1. Approve the agenda as submitted (proposed) 2. motion to accept the head of school report (passed) 3. Motion to renew Study Island. (passed) 4. Motion to present report as presented. (passed) 5. Motion to approve HVAC repair in the amount of $16,000 and roof repair in the amount of $10,625 contingent on respective contractors obtaining a bond by Jan. 31, 2020. (passed) 6. Motion to move the board into executive session at 9:20pm. (passed) 7. Motion to close executive session at 9:45pm (passed) The meeting adjourned at 10:39PM

Head of School Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Report from Academic Committee

The Academic Committee met on Wednesday 19, 2020 @1:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 53 minutes long meeting. Present: Roberta Walker, Selina Dukes-Walton, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith, Carla Pettis, Karen Shabazz The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Academic materials needed (for 2020-21 school year) 3. Mentoring program for DPA teachers 4. Data to be shared at next board meeting 5. Academic Concerns 6. Next Meeting Date and Time 7. Adjournment The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed: The meeting adjourned at 1:53 p.m.

Academic Data shared with the board:

STAR reading data w/ lexile levels (Jan. test data)

correlation between report card grades of A and B and MAP winter scores

based on the grades vs MAP data, fifth grade does not have highly correlated A/B grades with its MAP data. School leadership has devised various strategies and action items to address this deficiency.

The academic committee will set criteria for a Teacher of the Year award for 2020-21.

Sixth grade is being offered a math boot camp. It consists of 45mins. of additional daily math support.

Report from Development

The Development met on Friday February 21, 2020 @9:30 AM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 2 minutes long meeting. Present: Tanya Watkins, Wanda McKay, Marcus Vassell, Christopher Estes Not Present: Harry Stern The members considered the following items: The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed: The meeting adjourned at 3:04PM

Finance Committee Report

Ms. Wright provided the financials for the month of January and discussed the report.

Public Comment

Science teacher, Ms. Hall, shared feedback on the MyON program. She believes it is the best program she has seen this year. Her students have become enthusiastic about utilizing this program. She also likes the option students have to take A.R. tests in conjunction with MyON.

Any Other Business

Board moved to executive session at 7:39pm to discuss human resources related matter. Executive session ended at 8pm

Adjournment

Governance Committee Report

Governance committee held a meeting on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Ms. Wilhite shared report.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:26 pm