DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday April 28th, 2026 @6:30 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Tuesday April 28th, 2026 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 17 minutes long meeting. Present: Ms. KathyAnn Young, Mrs. Wanda McKay, Diane Mingo, Lakia Shelton, Shaundra Boyd, Dr. Brian Merritt Not Present: Roberta Walker

The members considered the following items:

  1. Welcome and Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approve Mins From Last Meeting
  4. Interim Head Of Schools Report
  5. Academic Committee Report
  6. Finance Committee Report
  7. Governance Committee Report
  8. Public Comment
  9. Executive Session
  10. Extended Public Comments

The committee considered 10 motions, of which 10 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Motion to approve the agenda as presented. (passed)
  2. Motion to approve minutes from previous board meeting. (passed)
  3. Motion to approve the change in Quickbook Administrators with viewing rights to the Interim Head of Schools, Board Chair, and Board Treasurer. (passed)
  4. Motion to approve the March 2026 Financials (passed)
  5. Motion to approve March 2026 Vendor Payments over $5,000 at a cost of $692,941. (passed)
  6. Motion to approve Interior Campus Painting by R-Pro Remodeling at a total cost of $23,000. (passed)
  7. Motion to approve the K-8 dashboard (Abre Platform-Enhanced Package) at a total cost of $27,822.50 (passed)
  8. Motion to move into Executive Session at 7:55 p.m. (passed)
  9. Motion to end the executive session and resume to regular session. (passed)
  10. Motion to approve the organizational chart. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 8:41PM