DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday September 25th, 2018 @6:30 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Janelle Wilhite not present
Harry Stern not present
Brian Woods present On Time At Adjournment
Chris Estes present On Time At Adjournment
Wanda McKay present On Time At Adjournment
Matthew Goodison-Orr not present
Roberta Walker present On Time At Adjournment
Suzette Arnold present On Time At Adjournment

Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Suzette Arnold. In lieu of our regular monthly board meeting the Board will use this time to edit the final petition document. We will resume our regular meetings in October.

Report from Governing Board

The Governing Board met on Tuesday August 28th, 2018 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 59 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Harry Stern, Brian Woods, Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Roberta Walker Not Present: Matthew Goodison-Orr, Suzette Arnold The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes from Jul 24, 2018 4. Meeting Protocol 5. Head of School Report 6. AVC Presentation 7. Report from Finance Committee 8. Report from Academic Committee 9. Public Comment 10. Other Business 11. Adjourn The committee considered 12 motions, of which 11 passed, and 0 failed: 1. Approve the agenda as submitted (proposed) 2. Agenda approved as presented (passed) 3. Approve the minutes as submitted (passed) 4. Approve the report as presented (passed) 5. Motion to approve the lawn care contract with Fleming Lawn Care Service in the amount of $1,250 per cut. The lawn will be serviced twice monthly. (passed) 6. Motion to approve the FY19 budget in the amount of $5,953,279 to include items presented in the Budget Change Proposal. (passed) 7. Motion to approve the website contract from Education Network in the amount of $4,500 (passed) 8. Accept the report of the finance committee as presented (passed) 9. Motion to approve the purchase of 30 MAC computers for the cost of $35,000. (passed) 10. Motion to approve the purchase of Middlebury Interactive Languages Spanish curriculum for the cost of $4,999 (passed) 11. Motion to approve the purchase of Learning.Com technology curriculum. The will range from $5,000 to $7,500 depending upon the number of students served (passed) 12. Motion to accept the committee report as presented (passed) The meeting adjourned at 8:16 PM

Work Session to Review Re-Authorization Amendment

Approval of Agenda

The board agreed to use the time for editing of the petition document.

Approve the agenda as submitted

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:15 pm

Motion to adjourn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.