DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday March 22nd, 2021 @6:30 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

The meeting will be called to the order.

Approval of Agenda 1 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.

Approval of Governing Board Minutes 5 minutes

The Governing Board met on Tuesday February 23rd, 2021 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 59 minutes long meeting. Present: Wanda McKay, Suzette Arnold, Roberta Walker, Karen Shabazz, Janelle Wilhite
Not Present: Marcus Vassell, Tamseel Syed

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Head of School Report
3. Report from Academic Committee
4. Report from Finance Committee
5. Report from Development
6. Public Comment
7. Any Other Business
8. Adjournment

The committee considered 5 motions, of which 5 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Motion to approve amended janitorial contract provided language is added to state contract is in effect until such time staff and students return to the building. (passed)
2. Motion to approve Securly website monitoring subscription for $10,600 for one year (passed)
3. Motion to move to executive session. (passed)
4. Motion to amend the current budget for the SY2020-21 as reflected on financial reports as requested by the CFO in the amount of $487,476. (passed)
5. Motion to hire KLS Workforce Solutions as the recruiter for the HOS position in the amount of 15% of the HOS salary. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 11:44AM

Head of School Report 30 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Report from Finance Committee 20 minutes

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday February 16th, 2021 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 9 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Suzette Arnold, Susan Wright, Carla Pettis
Not Present: none

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approve Minutes
4. Review January Financial Statements
5. Review Budget Amendment
6. Review Enrollment Projections
7. Reserve Account Options
8. Other Business
9. Adjournment

The committee considered 6 motions, of which 6 passed, and 0 failed:
1. The meeting was called to order at 5:40pm by Janelle Wilhite (passed)
2. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
3. the minutes from the last meeting were approved as submitted and a request was made to be more timely in submitting the minutes (passed)
4. Mrs. Wilhite made a motion that we approve the Janitorial Renegotiated contract , she also said to fill out each area of the Board Action form answering all the questions and resubmit it. (passed)
5. Mrs. Wilhite made a motion to approve the Securly Student Website Monitoring Software for 10,600 the question was asked is this a recurring charge and Mrs. Pettis said yes. (passed)
6. Mrs. Wilhite made a motion to adjourn the meeting (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 8:40PM

Report from Academic Committee 15 minutes

The Academic Committee met on Thursday March 18th, 2021 @3:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 3 minutes long meeting. Present: Roberta Walker, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith, Carla Pettis, Lakeisha Strickland
Not Present: Karen Shabazz

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Principal's Report
3. Executive Director for Curriculum and Assessment
4. Professional Development
5. Next Meeting Date and Time
6. Adjournment

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

The meeting adjourned at 3:45 PM

Report from Development 15 minutes

The Development met on Thursday February 25th, 2021 @10:00 AM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 1 minutes long meeting. Present: Tanya Watkins, Wanda McKay, Tamseel Syed
Not Present: Marcus Vassell

The members considered the following items:
1. Adjourn
2. Development Action Items
3. Resource Development Monthly Report
4. Development Administrative Projects Update/Review
5. Welcome and Call to Order

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

The meeting adjourned at 11:11 AM

Report from Governance Committee 15 minutes

Pending information...

Any Other Business 15 minutes

Public Comment 15 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.