DeKalb Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday August 27th, 2019 @6:30 PM

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

Meeting Protocal 1 minutes

Approval of Agenda 1 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 with changes

Election of Officers 15 minutes

Elect new officers for the Board of Directors

Approval of the Minutes 5 minutes

Head of School Report 30 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Report from Governance Committee 15 minutes

The Governance Committee met on Thursday July 18th, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 57 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Roberta Walker, Wanda McKay, Karen Shabazz
Not Present: Suzette Arnold

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. In Attendance
3. Other Topic Discussions
4. Recommendations to the Board (if applicable)

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

The meeting adjourned at 9 :00PM

Report from Academic Committee 15 minutes

The Academic Committee met on Thursday July 18th, 2019 @2:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 52 minutes long meeting. Present: Chris Estes, Roberta Walker, Selina Dukes-Walton, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith, Carla Pettis
Not Present: none

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Academic Priorities and Needs for 2019-2020
3. D3 Grant
4. Next Meeting Date and Time
5. Adjournment

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

The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

Report from Development 5 minutes

The Development met on Wednesday July 17th, 2019 @12:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 51 minutes long meeting. Present: Harry Stern, Tanya Watkins
Not Present: none

The members considered the following items:
1. Minutes

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

The meeting adjourned at 3:39PM

Report from Finance Committee 20 minutes

The Finance Committee met on Tuesday August 20th, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 58 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Suzette Arnold, Susan Wright, Chris Estes
Not Present: none

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Review June and July Financial Statements
4. Review RFP for IT services
5. Policy Review.
6. Other Business
7. Adjourn

The committee considered 4 motions, of which 4 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Motion to call the meeting to order made by Mrs. Wilhite. (passed)
2. Approve the agenda with revisions. To include:
-Add approval of minutes
-Review June and July Financials
-Move Policy Review before RFP (passed)
3. Motion to approve an increase of a new salary for Instructional Coaches to $62,351.33 for the additional 10 days of employment. (passed)
4. Motion to adjourn was made @ 9:45 p.m. (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 9:45PM

Any Other Business 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