Approval of Agenda

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 Minutes from Jul 24, 2018

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting will be called to the order by Harry Stern, vice chair, at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call for quorum:

Harry Stern, Roberta Walker, Wanda McKay, Janell Wilhite were present for the start of the meeting.

Meeting Protocol

Given by Harry Stern. This is our regular monthly Board meeting held in a public space so that the public may attend.

Head of School Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school. We presently have 525 students on roster. Instructional data was presented at a deeper level for Board understanding about the performance levels of our students. A data dash board was also presented. We discussed the fact that we now have 52 special education students which makes it necessary to hire another teacher. Mr. Estes will confirm this will DCSD on Wednesday and post for the job.

AVC Presentation

Kudos to our academic team and the AVC teachers for the exceptional presentation of PBL and AVC to the board. This helped us to have more appreciation and understanding of how our curriculum is delivered to our students. There will be a PBL/AVC showcase on November 15th and 16th. The students will be presenting their end of unit projects.

Report from Finance Committee

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday August 21st, 2018 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 28 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Susan Wright, Brian Woods, Chris Estes Not Present: Suzette Arnold, Monica Brown The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Approve Minutes 3. Review Draft Budget 4. Review Contingency Budget 5. Policy Review. 6. Review June & July Financial Statements 7. Status of IT/Web Services Contract 8. Approval of Agenda 9. Adjourn The committee considered 10 motions, of which 10 passed, and 0 failed: 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:23 p.m. (passed) 2. Motion to approve minutes as written with the approval of the lawn care to the agenda. (passed) 3. Motion to approve Fleming Lawn Care Service. (passed) 4. Motion to approve the FY'19 budget in the amount of $5,953,279 to include all of the items presented in the Budget Change Proposals. (passed) 5. Table for the September Finance Committee Meeting. (passed) 6. Recommendation to review the approved Leave Policy and work with Governance to improve policies for the 2019-2020 school year. (passed) 7. Motion to accept the non-audited​ financial statements for June with the caveat for the adjustment to Title 1. Motion to approve non-audited financials for July'19. (passed) 8. Table the IT contract approval. Motion to approve Education Network Webpage Contract up to $4,500. (passed) 9. Approve the agenda as submitted with an addition to the ​Lawn Care contract. (passed) 10. Motion to adjourn. (passed) The meeting adjourned at 8:30PM

Report from Academic Committee

The Academic Committee met on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @1:00 PM. Present: Chris Estes, Roberta Walker, Selina Dukes-Walton, Carla Pettis Monica Brown, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith and Beverly Cox. Welcome and Call to Order By Roberta Walker at 1:10 p.m. Review of Professional Learning Calendar Teachers are receiving training on PBL in Wednesday faculty meeting. A class in Deconstructing Standards was conducted by Metro RESA. Follow up is scheduled for Oct. 17th. A Professional Learning Calendar for the semester will be presented at our next meeting. Update of Partnerships Mercer University - no update at this time STEAM Revolution - Dr. Brown has been in contact and a representative will be invited to attend our next meeting. Peace Baptist Church - SYNC - Dr. Beverly Cox is now the director of SYNC and has joined the Academic Excellence committee. GA State - Dr. Cox will continue the effort to secure tutors. She will contact someone from the Clarkston Campus to see if this is possible for this school year. Board Presentation PBL/AVC A presentation of a PBL project will be presented to the Board. It will be a collaborative effort using the 2nd grade teachers and AVC teachers. Other Academic Concerns The school administrators will begin now planning for 2019 - 2020 school year. In January we will begin presenting to the Board Review Progress of Dashboard A Dashboard is being created for the board's use. Dr. Brown is modifying the dashboard so that it will have pertinent information such as student data on MAP, Milestone and USA Test Prep. We will also include teacher data. We will have the Dashboard ready to present in September. Otus Data Management System - the system has been used on a preliminary basis. The teachers and administrators need to be trained on Infinite Campus before the school can begin to use the Otus system. Training has been scheduled by DCSD. Next Meeting Date and Time September 19, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Adjournment Motion to Adjourn at 1:55 p.m. The Meeting was Adjourned The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:32 pm Passed Motion: Motion to adjourn By: Monica Brown Seconded by: Carla Pettis

Public Comment

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.

There were no public comments

Other Business

none presented

Adjourn

motion to adjourn at 8:16 p.m.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:45 pm