DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Monday August 24th, 2026 @7:00 PM

Meeting Summary of Actions

Meeting Summary

The Governing Board met on Monday August 24th, 2026 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 7 minutes long meeting. Present: Ms. KathyAnn Young, Mrs. Wanda McKay, Diane Mingo, Dr. Brian Merritt, Deborah Bridges Not Present: Lakia Shelton

The members considered the following items:

  1. Welcome Call To Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes from Jul 22, 2026
  4. Head of School Report
  5. Academic Committee
  6. Finance Committee
  7. Public Comment
  8. Executive Session

The committee considered 13 motions, of which 13 passed, and 0 failed:

  1. Motion to approve the agenda as written (passed)
  2. Motion to approve the minutes as submitted (passed)
  3. 1-8-27-2026 Hire of Nina Joseph as Teacher at a total cost (salary+benefits) $69,589.20 (passed)
  4. 4-8-27-2026 Additional HMH Books at a total cost of $8,533.12 (passed)
  5. 32-8-27-2026 Vendor Payments over $5k at a total cost of $814,428.27 (passed)
  6. 33-8-25-2026 Salary adjustment for S. Caldwell at a total cost (salary+benefits) of $16,711.74 (passed)
  7. 34-8-25-2026 Vanetta Vincent Salary Adjustment at a total cost (salary+benefits) of $9,985.37 (passed)
  8. 35-8-25-2026 Salary Adjust for Ivan Vassal at a total cost (salary+benefits) of $2,652.76 (passed)
  9. 41-8-26-2026 Kelly Bird as Part-time Custodian at a total cost of $24,300 ($18/hr) (passed)
  10. 42-8-26-2026 Jermaine Byrd as Part-time Custodian at a total cost of $26,178 ($19.39/hour) (passed)
  11. 43-8-24-2026 15 Dell Pro 14 PCI 1425 (Dell Technologies) at a total cost of $15,336.60 (passed)
  12. Motion to enter into Executive Session to discuss legal matters at 8:06 p.m. (passed)
  13. Motion to return to General Session from Executive Session at 8:22 p.m. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 8:22PM