Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by chair, Suzette Arnold, at 6:36 p.m. Roll call was taken. Arnold, Stern, Walker and Wilhite were present.

Protocal Announcement

This a regularly scheduled monthly board meeting held in a public space for the purpose of conducting the business of DeKalb Preparatory Academy.

Approval of Agenda

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.

Report from Governing Board

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

Head of School Report

The school leader reports on the status of the school which included: Student Enrollment, Instruction, Human Resources, Facilities, High Lights, and Recommendations for Approval.

Mr. Sighn from DCSD made comments surrounding the application for renewal that is now at the State level. He informed us that the application will be on the March 20th agenda. The state may call the board for an interview so we should be prepared. If we are interviewed the HOS can participate.

Report from Finance Committee

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

Report from Academic Committee

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

The Academic Committee met on Thursday February 21st, 2019 @1:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 53 minutes long meeting. Present: Roberta Walker, Selina Dukes-Walton, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith, Carla Pettis Not Present: Chris Estes The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Data Dash Board Update 3. Summer School Programs 4. Other Academic Concerns 5. Next Meeting 6. Adjourment The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed: The meeting adjourned at 2:10PM

Governance Committee

Brian Woods has resigned his position on the board. 1 new member, Tami Gammon has submitted application to join the board.

Development Committee

Development committee is currently working with GA Tech. They have offered field trip opportunities for our students and they are continuing to pursue others which may include summer intern program for the STEAM Team and possibly a trip to NASA. Ms. Watkins is building a fundraising dashboard so that we have information of our partners. She will be interviewing board members and faculty members to get a sense of the ongoing needs of DPA.

Any Other Business

-Review enrollment figures

-Strategic Plan Review

Arabia Mountain HS AVC teacher and some students visited DPA. We will be getting an MOU to solidify a partnership with the HS.

PBS Student reporting lab project is in process.

Optimize the Vizion - a sport entertainment company- has adopted 6 of DPA's students to participate in their program.

Strategic planning will be held during our next Governance committee meeting, March 20, 2019. Finance committee will move it's meeting to March 21, 2019. The first Stakeholders meeting to give input to the strategic plan and budget will be held on March, 26,2019.

Public Comment

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.

Mr. Singh commented on the State Board's meeting on March 20th. Mrs. Arnold thanked him for the guidance given to us during the renewal process.

Adjournment

Adjourned to executive session to discussion personnel matters. at 8:23 p.m.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:38 pm