DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday April 23rd, 2019 @6:30 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

The meeting will be called to the order.

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

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.

Actions:

  1. Approve the agenda as submitted

Approval of Minutes from Mar 26, 2019 5 minutes

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.

Actions:

  1. Approve the minutes as submitted

Head of School Report 30 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Report from Finance Committee 15 minutes

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday April 16th, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 23 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Susan Wright, Chris Estes
Not Present: Suzette Arnold

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approve Minutes
4. Review March Financial Statements
5. Discussion of FY 20 Budget
6. Review status of modified IT contract
7. Updates on credit card acceptance/draft policy review
8. Other Business

The committee considered 8 motions, of which 8 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Call the meeting to order (passed)
2. Motion to approve the agenda. (passed)
3. Approve minutes from the ​last meeting. (passed)
4. Motion on Credit Card policy. (passed)
5. Motion to replace the HVAC unit in the main office. (passed)
6. Motion to approve the Ciridia invoice for the Month of March. (passed)
7. Motion to approve Vivid Service Group to repair partitions in the Boys and Girls restrooms not to exceed $14,000 (passed)
8. Motion to approve 120 Lenovo Computer from Microsoft not to exceed $34,000. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 8:33PM

Report from Academic Committee 15 minutes

The Academic Committee met on Monday March 25th, 2019 @2:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 3 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. Call to Order
2. Update Otis Management and Data Dashboard
3. Update of Community Daycare Center Visits
4. Textbook Considerations for 2019 -2020
5. Other Academic Concerns
6. Next Meeting
7. Adjournment

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

The meeting adjourned at 3:15PM

Governance Committee 10 minutes

Development Committee 10 minutes

Public Comment 10 minutes

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.

Adjournment 1 minutes