Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Wednesday July 22nd, 2026 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 22 minutes long meeting. Present: Ms. KathyAnn Young, Lakia Shelton, Dr. Brian Merritt, Deborah Bridges Not Present: Mrs. Wanda McKay, Diane Mingo

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approve Mins From Last Meeting
4. HOS Report
5. Academic Committee Report
6. Finance Committee Report
7. Governance Committee Report
8. Other Business
9. Public Comment
10. The Meeting was Adjourned

The committee considered 8 motions, of which 8 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. Approve the minutes from June 18 Governing Board Meeting (passed)
3. 1-7-27-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Sevius Thomas as LTSE (passed)
4. 2-7-27-2026 Motion to approve the hire of Calisha Holland as an Elementary Teacher (passed)
5. 3-7-27-2026 Motion to hire Sandra Carter Ward as an Elementary Teacher (passed)
6. 32-7-22-2026 Motion to approve vendor payments over $5k at a total cost of $773,723.62 (passed)
7. 33-7-22-2026 Motion to approve Additional Paint Work by R-Pro Remodeling at a total cost of $13,753 (passed)
8. Motion to adjourn (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 6:41PM