Welcome and Call to Order 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:

Approval of the Minutes... 15 minutes

The Governing Board met on Monday August 24th, 2020 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 17 minutes long meeting. Present:
Janelle Wilhite, Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Suzette Arnold, Roberta Walker, Karen Shabazz, Marcus Vassell, Tamseel Syed, Not Present: Tamara Gammon

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Head of School Report
4. Finance Committee Report
5. Report from Academic Committee
6. Report from Governing Board
7. Report from Development
8. Pubic Comment
9. Executive Session
10. Return to General Session
11. Adjournment

The committee considered 9 motions, of which 8 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Approve the agenda as submitted (proposed)
2. Approval of July 2020 meeting minutes by Mr. Syed, second by Mr. Vassell. (passed)
3. Motion to accept report as presented by Syed, second by McKay (passed)
4. Motion to accept report as presented by Arnold, second by McKay (passed)
5. Motion to accept report as presented by Mr. Syed, second by Ms. Arnold (passed)
6. Motion to end executive session and return to general session by Mr.Syed, second by Ms. McKay. (passed)
7. Motion to hire Mr. Robinson as an art teacher for 2020-21 school year by Ms. Walker, second by Ms. Arnold (passed)
8. Motion to hire Ms. Schlientz as an 8th grade science teacher by Ms. Walker, second by Ms. McKay (passed)
9. Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:33pm by Mr. Syed, second by Ms. McKay. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 9:33PM

Head of School Report 30 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Report from Finance Committee 30 minutes

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday September 22nd, 2020 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 4 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Suzette Arnold, Susan Wright, Chris Estes
Not Present: Tamara Gammon

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Review August Financial Statements
4. Update on Transfer of Funds - GA Fund One
5. Review Budget Amendment
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment
8. Approve Minutes

The committee considered 6 motions, of which 6 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Call to Order (passed)
2. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
3. Motion to accept financials. (passed)
4. Motion to approve the Georgia Fund One transfer resolution in the amount of 1.5 million. (passed)
5. Motion for approval for Cross and Dot LLC to provide Professional Learning Services and an Instructional Audit in the amount of $21, 750. (passed)
6. Motion to adjourn. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 8:08PM

Report from Academic Committee 30 minutes

The Academic Committee met on Wednesday August 19th, 2020 @1:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 3 minutes long meeting. Present: Chris Estes, Roberta Walker, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith, Carla Pettis, Lakeisha Strickland, Karen Shabazz, Atiya Hollis
Not Present: none

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. First Week of School Report
3. Professional Development
4. Data Dashboard
5. Other 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 1:35 PM

Report from Development 20 minutes

The Development met on Friday August 21st, 2020 @10:00 AM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 0 minutes long meeting. Present: Tanya Watkins, Marcus Vassell, Tamseel Syed
Not Present: Wanda McKay

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order

2. Discussed Development Campaigns and Progress as well as needs from constituency including the Board of Directors.

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

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 AM

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.

Any Other Business 15 minutes

Adjournment 1 minutes