DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday June 22nd, 2020 @5:30 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Monday June 22nd, 2020 @5:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 0 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Suzette Arnold, Roberta Walker, Karen Shabazz, Tamseel Syed Not Present: Tamara Gammon, Marcus Vassell

The members considered the following items:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Head of School Report
  3. Finance Committee Report
  4. Academic Committee Report
  5. Development Committee Report

The committee considered 15 motions, of which 15 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Motion to approve corrected minutes from May 2020 meeting (passed)
  2. Motion to approve Ciridian invoice for June in the amount of $7,335. (passed)
  3. Motion to approve renewal of insurance policy with the inclusion of cybersecurity coverage for a total policy cost of $51,389.54. (passed)
  4. Motion to move $750,092.08 from operations account to contingency account. (passed)
  5. Motion to approve regular budget for fiscal year July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 in the amount of $5,972,521. (passed)
  6. Motion to approve contingency budget for fiscal year of July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 in the amount of $5,307,599. (passed)
  7. Motion to move $1,501,000 in contingency funds account from Chase bank to Georgia Fund 1 account provided DPA provides evidence funds will be FDIC insured up to banking limits for insurance with the remaining balance being collateralized . (passed)
  8. Motion to purchase SuccessMaker for K-8th grade for an annual subscription for $15,050. (passed)
  9. Motion to move to executive session at 8:39pm to discuss human resources related matters. (passed)
  10. Motion to return to regular session at 9:02pm (passed)
  11. Motion for annual pay raise increase of 3% for a member of school leadership. (passed)
  12. Motion to promote Ms. McFarlan from paraprofessional to kindergarten teacher. (passed)
  13. Motion to accept as a new hire IT specialist Darin Johnson for no more than $60,000 annually. (passed)
  14. Motion to accept facilities contract for Williams professional cleaning in an annual amount no greater than $80,000. (passed)

  15. Motion to approve position change for Ms. Carson from 6th grade ELA teacher to RTI specialist. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 12:01AM