Ascertain a Quorum 5 minutes

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

The meeting will be called to the order.

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

The committee approves the agenda items.

Report from Governing Board 15 minutes

The Governing Board met on Tuesday October 25th, 2022 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 38 minutes long meeting. Present: Roberta Walker, Tamseel Syed, Dr. Wanda Brooks-Long, Wanda McKay, Janelle Wilhite
Not Present: Suzette Arnold

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Ascertain a Quorum
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Head of School Report
5. Report from Governing Board
6. Report from Governance Committee
7. Report from Academic Committee
8. Report from Finance Committee
9. Development Committee Report
10. Public Comment
11. Any Other Business
12. Adjournment

The committee considered 12 motions, of which 12 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. Motion to Approve the Audit Report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (passed)
3. Motion to Accept the Head of School Report (passed)
4. Motion to Accept the Governance Committee Report (passed)
5. Motion to amend the agenda to include a consent agenda that contains new hires and other items:

Carol Jackson, Contractor, Literacy Interventionist - $25,200.00

Judy Atkins, Contractor, Paraprofessional, Media Center-$11,520.00

Valjean Williams, ELA Interventionist (Middle School) - $83,941.97

Field Trips – Atlanta Zoo in the amount of $779.40

School Resource Officer, Carol Westbrook Patrick-$73,939.46


Janelle Wilhite asked whether the salaries presented are salaries plus fringe benefits. Per Dr. Brooks-Long, the salaries listed include both salaries and fringe benefits. (passed)
6. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda (passed)
7. Motion to approve the field trip to the King Center with no cost to the students attending but with transportation costs of $600. (passed)
8. Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Kennesaw State University (passed)
9. Motion to approve the Going for the Gold Teacher Retention Bonus with some modifications to the Board Action form, as discussed (passed)
10. Motion to accept the Academic Committee Report (passed)
11. Motion to accept the Finance Committee Report and Development Committee Reports as presented in the Work Session (passed)
12. Motion to adjourn at 8:47 p.m (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 12:45AM

Executive Session 15 minutes

Approval of Consent Agenda 15 minutes

URL for November Board Action Forms

Cathy McNair - EIP teacher $15,960.00

Lance Hancock 7th and 8th grade social studies - $65172.97

Larry Ford 7th math - $83,941.97

Michelle Martin Counselor - $85,941.97

Sonya Carter 7th ELA teacher - $83,941.97

Wydedra Jones 4th grade teacher - $ 65,172.97

Zina Saulter substitute teacher - $ 6,960

Renewal of Healthcare contract (Kaiser)

Renewal of Insurance contract (MetLife)

Letter of Intent for Charter Renewal (DCSD, GADOE)

Committee Reports 45 minutes

*Finance Report

Finance Dashboard

*Development Report

*Governance Report

*Academic Report

Academic Dashboard (only)

Public Comment 20 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.

Items for Discussion 20 minutes

*Equipment Purchase

*Consultant for Hire

Any Other Business 15 minutes

Ajournment 5 minutes