Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Thursday June 18th, 2026 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 37 minutes long meeting. Present: Ms. KathyAnn Young, Diane Mingo, Lakia Shelton, Dr. Brian Merritt Not Present: Mrs. Wanda McKay, Deborah Bridges

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approve Mins From Last Meeting
4. Interim HOS 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 32 motions, of which 32 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Motion to approve the agenda as submitted. (passed)
2. Motion to approve the minutes from last month's Governing Board meeting. (passed)
3. 1-6-28-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Metala Lewis, Elementary Teacher (passed)
4. 2-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Kelon Blackshear, Middle School Teacher (passed)
5. 3-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Dr. Maria Byrd, Special Education Teacher (passed)
6. 22-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Malcolm Brown as Principal. (passed)
7. 23-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Evelyn Guyton as Assistant Principal. (passed)
8. 24-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Robert Whigham as Assistant Principal. (passed)
9. 31-6-18-2026 Motion to approve select staff attendance at the National Charter School Association Conference at a cost of $15,892.82 (passed)
10. 33-6-18-2026 Motion to approve April 2026 vendor payments over $5k at a cost of $877,056.22 (passed)
11. 35-6-18-2026 Motion to approve May 2026 vendor payments over $5k at a cost of $550,787.76 (passed)
12. 36-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the 2026-27 budget at a total cost of $10,448,171.60 (passed)
13. 37-6-18-2026 Motion to approve Rehires for the 2026-27 school year at a cost of $4,468,291.19 (passed)
14. 38-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the 2026-27 Contingency Budget at a cost of $9,090,301.16 (passed)
15. 39-6-18-2026 2025-26 Motion to approve the End of Year Terminations and Resignations ($464,289.84) (passed)
16. 40-6-18-2026 Motion to replace 4 water heater pumps by HVH Mechanical at a cost of $62,500 (passed)
17. 41-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the purchase of 16 water fountains with bottle fillers by J & J Plumbing at a cost of $69,500. (passed)
18. 42-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the gym lighting upgrade at a cost of $9,685. (passed)
19. 43-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the purchase of 180 Acer Chromebooks at a cost of $98,295 (passed)
20. 44-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Saquan Smith as a part-time Custodian. (passed)
21. 45-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Dedriana Mims as a part-time Custodian. (passed)
22. 46-6-18-2026 Motion to hire Ashley Fields as IT Support Specialist (passed)
23. 47-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Michael Forbes as a full-time Custodian. (passed)
24. 52-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the 2026-27 Exposure Questionnaire (Brown and Brown) at a cost of $90,213.80. (passed)
25. 53-6-18-2026 Motion to approve Marshall Jones as the 2026-27 Auditor at a cost of $20,750 (passed)
26. 54-6-18-2026 Motion to transition from a 24-week payroll cycle to a 26-week payroll cycle. (passed)
27. 55-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the title change from Technology Specialist to Network Manager. (passed)
28. 56-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the revised salary schedule with the addition of Assistant Principal and Technology Specialist Salary Scale. (passed)
29. 60-6-18-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Dr. Brian Merritt as Head of Schools (passed)
30. Motion to move into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters at 7:07 p.m. (passed)
31. Motion to return to the Regular Meeting from Executive Session at 7:24 p.m. (passed)
32. Motion to approve the appointment of Ms Deborah Bridges as a new board member. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 7:25PM