Welcome and Call to Order 1 minutes

The meeting will be called to the order.

Meeting Protocol 1 minutes

Actions:

Ascertain a Quorum 1 minutes

Roll Call...

Approval of Agenda 1 minutes

The committee approves the agenda items.

Minutes from Governing Board 15 minutes

The Governing Board met on Tuesday October 22nd, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 2 hours and 34 minutes long meeting. Present: Janelle Wilhite, Chris Estes, Wanda McKay, Suzette Arnold, Tamara Gammon, Roberta Walker, Karen Shabazz
Not Present: Harry Stern

The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Meeting Protocol
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Report from Governing Board
5. Election of Officers
6. Head of School Report
7. Report from Academic Committee
8. Finance Committee
9. Development Committee
10. Governance Committee
11. Any Other Business
12. Public Comment
13. Adjournment

The committee considered 15 motions, of which 15 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Approve minutes as presented (passed)
2. Accept as presented (passed)
3. Hire Tyron Richardson for the position of 6th grade math teacher . (passed)
4. Approve the Audit letter. There were no findings in the audit report. (passed)
5. Approve the procurement policy with the following changes:
Section 4: purchases less that $1,000 use sound business decision. $1,000 - $9,999.99 must have 3 written quotes. Purchases $10,000 and over must use the RFP process.
Section 5: Purchases of $5,000 and above must have Board approval. Nutrition purchases must follow the same thresholds. (passed)
6. Approve invoice for Ciridia Technology Services in the amount of $6,565.00. (passed)
7. Approve invoice for Ciridia Technology Services for $414.40 for additional 1 time expense. (passed)
8. Approve invoice for Bambo Sonaike CPA, LLC Auditors for $10,000.00 (passed)
9. Approve invoice for $5,072.00 to McGuire Woods for legal services rendered. (passed)
10. Accept the monthly financial report as presented. (passed)
11. Approve 1 year lease from JFP North Center, 4319 Covington Highway, Decatur, GA for space for 5 offices with conditions: update projected expenses with moving quote included. Annual cost $23.028.00 (passed)
12. Accept report as presented (passed)
13. Approve the Annual Report as presented. (passed)
14. Move to Executive session. (passed)
15. End Executive session (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 9:15PM

Head of School Report 30 minutes

The school leader reports on the status of the school.

Report from Development 15 minutes

The Development met on Thursday October 17th, 2019 @1:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 0 minutes long meeting. Present: Tanya Watkins
Not Present: Harry Stern

The members considered the following items:
1. Meeting Minutes
2. The Meeting was Adjourned

The committee considered 1 motions, of which 1 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Motion to adjourn (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 2:05PM

Report from Finance Committee 20 minutes

The Finance Committee met on Thursday October 17th, 2019 @6:30 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 38 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. Bank Reconciliation
5. Policy Review.
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment
8. The Meeting was Adjourned

The committee considered 12 motions, of which 12 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Call to order of meeting. (passed)
2. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed)
3. To approve minutes of the last meeting. (passed)
4. Motion to approve the Procurement Policy and Credit Card Policy. (passed)
5. Motion to correct the agenda to approve the financial​ report. (passed)
6. Motion to amend the agenda discuss the audit report. (passed)
7. Motion to approve the Management Representation letter from Bambo Sonaike CPA. (passed)
8. Motion to approve the invoice of $10,000 for Bambo Sonaike CPA. (passed)
9. Approve the McQuire Woods Invoice from August for $5,072. (passed)
10. Motion to approve the Ciridia invoice for a ​one-time​ expense of $414.40. (passed)
11. Motion to adjourn. (passed)
12. Motion to adjourn (passed)

The meeting adjourned at 12:24PM

Academic Committee Report 15 minutes

The Academic Committee met on Wednesday November 13th, 2019 @1:15 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 48 minutes long meeting. Present: Chris Estes, Roberta Walker, Selina Dukes-Walton, Veronica Grant, Melba Smith, Carla Pettis Not Present: Karen Shabazz The members considered the following items: 1. Welcome and Call to Order 2. Data Dashboard Progress 3. Academic Concerns 4. Staffing 5. Next meeting date and time 6. Adjournment The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed: The meeting adjourned at 2:15 PM

Governance Committee 15 minutes

Minutes Pending...

Other Business 15 minutes

AVC/PBL Presentation

State 18 Week Assessment

DPA DashBoard

Board Social for Teachers and Staff

Staff Performance Evaluation (TKES/LKES)

Board Training of Significant Importance

Public Comment 15 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.

Ajournment 1 minutes