- Approve the agenda as submitted
The meeting will be called to the order.
So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.
The Governing Board met on Tuesday January 22nd, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 2 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Harry Stern, Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Roberta Walker, Suzette Arnold, Karen Shabazz
Not Present: Brian Woods, Matthew Goodison-Orr
The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Report from Governing Board
4. Head of School Report
5. Finance Committee Report
6. Governance Committee Report
7. Development Committee Report
8. Other Business
9. Public Comment
10. Adjournment
The committee considered 12 motions, of which 12 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Approve the agenda as submitted. Executive session will be added following the Public Comments. (passed)
2. Approve the minutes of the last meeting as presented. (passed)
3. The HOS report was accepted as presented. (passed)
4. Approve the IT contract to Ciridia for 2 months, December and January, at the cost of $6,020 each month. (passed)
5. Approve the purchase of 14 Clear Touch 65" Interactive panels. The cost will be $59,126.00 (passed)
6. Motion to adjourn to executive session (passed)
7. Motion to approve the hiring of Lakeisha Strickland as Executive Director of Curriculum and Assessment (passed)
8. Motion to approve the hiring of Yvette Samples as 2nd grade teacher. (passed)
9. Motion to approve the hiring of Marc D. Schneider as 8th grade math teacher. (passed)
10. Motion to approve hiring of Viola Blackshear as part time math interventionist. (passed)
11. Motion to approve the hiring of Betty Barcliff as part time math interventionist. (passed)
12. Motion to close the executive session. (passed)
The meeting adjourned at 8:57 PM
The school leader reports on the status of the school.
The Finance Committee met on Tuesday February 19th, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 8 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Susan Wright, Chris Estes
Not Present: Suzette Arnold, Brian Woods
The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approve Minutes
4. Review January Financial Statements
5. Discussion of Equipment Items
6. Review status of modified IT contract
7. Updates on credit card acceptance/draft policy review
8. Other Business
The committee considered 4 motions, of which 4 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Motion to approve agenda. (passed)
2. Motion to approve minutes. (passed)
3. Accept the January Financials​ (passed)
4. Approve February Ciridia contract of $6,020.00. (passed)
The meeting adjourned at 8:42PM
The Academic Committee met on Wednesday January 23rd, 2019 @1:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 7 minutes long meeting. Present: Chris Estes, Roberta Walker, Selina Dukes-Walton, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith
Not Present: Carla Pettis
The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Update on the Data Dashboard
3. D3 Presentation
4. Partnerships with Early Learning Centers in our area
5. Other Academic Concerns
6. Adjournment
The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed:
The meeting adjourned at 2:15 PM
-Review enrollment figures
-Strategic Plan Review
Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.