DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday August 26th, 2025 @6:00 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Tuesday August 26th, 2025 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 38 minutes long meeting. Present: Ms. KathyAnn Young, Ms. Suzette Arnold, Ms. Bridget Robinson, Mrs. Roberta Walker, Mrs. Wanda McKay, Dr. Lenise Bostic, Diane Mingo Not Present: none

The members considered the following items:

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes from Jul 22, 2025
  4. Head of School Report
  5. Academic Committee Report
  6. Finance Committee Report
  7. Governance Committee Report
  8. Other Business
  9. Public Comment
  10. Executive Session

The committee considered 17 motions, of which 16 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Motion to approve the agenda as submitted. (passed)
  2. Motion to approve the minutes for the July 22, 2025 meeting, as submitted (passed)
  3. 1-8-26-2025 Motion to approve the hire of Shanice White, School Counselor, for a total cost of $93,000.07 (Salary: 70,242.26 + Benefits: 27,757,81). (passed)
  4. 2-8-26-2025 Motion to approve the hire of Kasita McCloud, Instructional Coach, for a total cost of $96,642.72(Salary: $73,222.42+Benefits: $23,420.30) (passed)
  5. 3-8-26-2025 Motion to approve the hire of Jamal Midgette, Special Education Teacher, for a total cost of $66,118.45 (Salary: $48,249.60+Benefits: $17,868.85). (passed)
  6. 4-8-26-2025 Motion to approve the hire of Gibson Manomano, Special Education Teacher, for a total cost of $81,870.79 (Salary: $61,137.06+Benefits: $20,733.73) (passed)
  7. 30-8-26-2025 - July 2025 Financials - Motion to accept the financial report as presented with the understanding that the finances have not been audited. (passed)
  8. 32-8-26-2025 - FY25 Amended Security Grant - Motion to approve the FY 25 Amended Security Grant. (passed)
  9. 33-8-26-2025 - Contingency Account Reconciliation - Motion to accept the transfer of $350,000 that was transferred in September 2024 into the contingency account. (passed)
  10. 35-8-26-2025 - Motion to approve a salary adjustment for the 2025-26 school year for Rhomeika Murphy, School Counselor, at a total cost of $6,825.08 (Salary: $5,598.46 + Benefits: $1,226.62) (passed)
  11. 31-8-26-2025 Vendor payments over $5,000 - July 2025 at a total cost of $628,133.33 (passed)
  12. 37-8-26-2025 Motion to approve a salary adjustment for the 2025-26 school year for Bernard Robinson, Band Teacher, at a total cost of $6,975.29 (Salary: $5,721.67 + Benefits: $1,253.62) (passed)
  13. 38-8-26-2025 Motion to approve a salary adjustment for the 2025-26 school year for Jaison Young, AVC Teacher, at a total cost of $14,335.24 (Salary: $11,758.87 + Benefits: $2,576.37) (passed)
  14. 31-8-26-2025 Vendor payments over $5,000 - July 2025 at a total cost of $628,133.33 (proposed)
  15. Motion to move to Executive Session to discuss personnel matters at 8:18 p.m. (passed)
  16. Motion to return from Executive Session and resume the regular session at 10:08 p.m. (passed)

  17. Motion to hire Strategic Financial Consulting Services at a total cost of $22,500. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 1:31PM