The meeting will be called to the order.
The committee approves the agenda items.
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
The school leader reports on the status of the school.
The Governing Board met on Monday April 27th, 2020 @5:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 19 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Suzette Arnold, Roberta Walker, Karen Shabazz, Marcus Vassell
Not Present: Tamara Gammon
The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of the Minutes
4. Head of School Report
5. Report from Academic Committee
6. Finance Committee Report
7. Governance Committee Report
8. Development Committee Report
9. Public Comment
10. Other Business
11. Adjournment
The committee considered 7 motions, of which 7 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. motion to approve minutes (passed)
3. HOS report accepted as presented. (passed)
4. Motion to approve invoice of $5,082 for service provided by OneLogin. (passed)
5. Motion to approve the April 2020 invoice from Ciridia in the amount of $7,335. (passed)
6. motion to accept report as submitted (passed)
7. motion to adjourn (passed)
The meeting adjourned at 11:35PM
The Academic Committee met on Wednesday June 17th, 2020 @1:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 58 minutes long meeting. Present: Chris Estes, Roberta Walker, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith, Carla Pettis, Lakeisha Strickland, Karen Shabazz
Not Present: none
The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Academic needs for 20-21
3. Reflection of Summer Session
4. Results of Technology Program Comparisons
5. Data Dashboard
6. Next Meeting Date and Time
7. Adjournment
The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed:
The meeting adjourned at 2:03PM
The Development met on Friday June 19th, 2020 @10:00 AM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 0 minutes long meeting. Present: Tanya Watkins, Wanda McKay, Marcus Vassell, Tamseel Syed,l CHristopher Estes
Not Present: none
The members considered the following items:
1. Director of Resource Development Report
2. Welcome and Attendance
3. Questions and Next Steps
The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed:
The meeting adjourned at 10:55 AM
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.