DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Emergency Called Meeting - Thursday March 30th, 2023 @6:00 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Thursday March 30th, 2023 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 43 minutes long meeting. Present: Suzette Arnold, Roberta Walker, Tamseel Syed, Janelle Wilhite, Maxine Williams, Martina Stanley, Felicia Shanklin Not Present: Wanda McKay

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. Committee reports
  7. Executive Session
  8. Report from Governing Board
  9. Recommendations from the Board out of Executive Session
  10. Public Comment
  11. Any Other Business
  12. Adjournment

The committee considered 15 motions, of which 15 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Approval of Agenda as printed (passed)
  2. Motion to approve Minutes from March 6, 2023 (passed)
  3. Motion to accept the Head of School Report as presented on March 28, 2023 (passed)
  4. 30-3-28-2023 Additional Painting (Increased scope of services) by Dependable Painting $15,858.44 (passed)
  5. 31-2-28-2023 Approval of Anago as the vendor for janitorial services through June 30,2023, in the amount of $42,022.20 (passed)
  6. 31-3-13-2023 Update the Security System with ADT in the amount of $76,911.00 (passed)
  7. 6-3-28-2023 Motion to add new position MTSS/RTI Coordinator to the organizational structure for FY23-24, in the amount of $80,000.96 ($60,000 base salary + $20,000.96 benefits) (passed)
  8. Motion to move to Executive Session to discuss personnel, property, or legal matters (passed)
  9. Motion to end Executive Session and return to regular meeting at 8:56 p.m. (passed)
  10. Motion to hire the following employees as Substitutes for the remainder of the school year at $120 per day up to $4,800: • 2-3-28-2023 Recco Bolton • 3-2-28-2023 Bernadette Baker • 4-3-28-2023 Jessica Price • 5-3-28-2023 SheKayla Jones (passed)
  11. Motion to hire Judy Atkins as a Paraprofessional in the amount of $46,486.28 with an annual base salary of $32,400.00 + benefits (passed)
  12. Return to Executive Session to discuss a personnel matter at 9:06 p.m. (passed)
  13. Motion to return from Executive Session and resume regular meeting (passed)
  14. Motion to hire Tamara Cooper as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at $85,000 base salary plus benefits. (passed)

  15. Motion for adjournment at 9:30 p.m. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 5:40PM