Welcome and Call to Order

The meeting was called to order by Suzette Arnold at 7:25 p.m. Guidelines were given for the meeting being held in a public space of DPA.

Ascertain a Quorum

Present for the meeting were: Suzette Arnold, Harry Stern, Roberta Walker, Wanda McKay, and Karen Shabazz.

Approval of Agenda

The agenda was approved as presented

Report from Governing Board

The Governing Board met on Tuesday February 26th, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 22 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Harry Stern, Chris Estes, Roberta Walker, Suzette Arnold Not Present: Brian Woods, Wanda McKay, Matthew Goodison-Orr, Karen Shabazz

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Protocal Announcement
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Report from Governing Board
5. Head of School Report
6. Report from Finance Committee
7. Report from Academic Committee
8. Governance Committee
9. Development Committee
10. Any Other Business
11. Public Comment
12. Adjournment

The committee considered 14 motions, of which 14 passed, and 0 failed:

1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
2. Approve the minutes as presented (passed)
3. Accept report as presented (passed)
4. Approve the hiring of Isaac Hinch as middle school science teacher (passed)
5. Accept report as presented (passed)
6. Approve Ciridia invoice for the month of February in the amount of $6,020.00 (passed)
7. Approve Summer Bridge Program in the amount of $11,929.25. The program will hire 5 teachers to teach June 10-21, 2019. (passed)
8. Approve the Summer Kindercamp program in the amount of 11,711.00. The program will hire 3 teachers and 3 paraprofessionals to teach June 10-21, 2019. (passed)
9. Approve the Summer Professional Development for PBL/Magnify Learning for 7 employees to travel to Indianapolis, Indiana, June 23-27, 2019. (passed)
10. Motion to accept the resignation of Brian Woods. (passed)
11. Motion to accept Tami Gammon as a new member of the governing board. (passed)
12. Accept report as presented (passed)
13. Adjourn to executive session. (passed)

14. End executive session 8:34 p.m. (passed)

    The meeting adjourned at 8:38PM

Head of School Report

The HOS report was given by principal, Carl Pettis. She also presented the proposed calendar for 2019-2020 school year.

Report from Academic Committee

The Academic committee met on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Otis Data Management system is now up and running. Student information is being loaded. When completed Ms. Strickland will give the board a tutorial so that we can access information. Daycare center visits will be conducted during the month of May by Coaches and kindergarten teachers. Textbooks to be adopted for the 2019-2020 school year for the middle school ELA and Social Studies for K- 8. Quotes were given to all board members for consideration. The books will be on display in the Coaches' office during the month of April. D3 grant - we are now in the process of writing our proposal which is called "Making Math Matter." The data indicates that the best use of the D3 funds for our school is to support the teachers by strengthening their pedagogy in the teaching of math. We will partner with Metro RESA to conduct a yearlong course for 2nd and 3rd grade teachers as well as any other teachers on staff who would like to take the course. We will need the board to support in this endeavor by providing the funds needed to offer teachers incentives to complete the course of study.

Report from Finance Committee

The financial reports were presented by the CFO. Discussion regarding the repairs needed in the restrooms on the 5th grade hall. The company must first provide the asbestos report. Check bonding of the company . These items need to be complete before proceeding with the work.

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.

There were no comments

Any Other Business

Development committee presentation was made by Tanya Watkins.

Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:40 p.m.