DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday January 31st, 2023 @6:30 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Tuesday January 31st, 2023 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 19 minutes long meeting. Present: Suzette Arnold, Roberta Walker, Wanda McKay, Janelle Wilhite, Maxine Williams Not Present: Tamseel Syed, Martina Stanley, Felicia Shanklin

The members considered the following items:

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

The committee considered 13 motions, of which 13 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Approval of Agenda with the addition of an Executive Session after the Public Comments (passed)
  2. Approval of the Minutes from the Last Governing Board Meeting (passed)
  3. Motion to amend the agenda to add Consent Agenda Approval to the Agenda. (passed)
  4. Motion to amend the consent agenda (passed)
  5. Motion to approve the Financial Reports as presented (passed)
  6. 30-1-24-2023 Motion to approve the contract with Zones to provide Network hardware and software technology support in the amount of $38,220.75 annually.

Discussion: This will provide a network manager and testing support. (passed)

  1. 34-1-24-2023 Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding: Leadership Coaching, Charter Renewal Project Management and Charter Application Writing-E. Falco in the amount of $29,225.00. (passed)
  2. 1-9-27-2022 Motion to approve Laptops for Teachers in the amount of $29,800.00 (passed)
  3. 42-9-27-2022 300 Student Laptops in the amount of $75,900.00 from EdTech with an updated action form (passed)
  4. 4-1-24-2023 Contract with Re-Imagine providing sole source Professional Development, In-school a la carte workshops, Summer Enrichment, Field Trips and Tours at a cost of $39,100.00 (passed)
  5. 13-9-27-2022-FTE/QBE/ Funding, Scheduling, Training – Mary Bostic (passed)
  6. Motion to move to Executive Session to discuss at personnel, property, or legal matters at 8:42 p.m. (passed)

  7. Adjourn at 9:00 p.m. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 1:17PM