GEO Academies - Gary, Indiana

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday March 21st, 2019 @10:00 AM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Arlene Colvin present chair On Time At Adjournment
Alyce Butler present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Jena’ Bellezza present member On Time At Adjournment
Lisa Edwards present member On Time At Adjournment
Dana Gore present member On Time At Adjournment
Katrina Hudson not present member
Dakita Jones present member On Time At Adjournment
Theodore McClendon present member On Time At Adjournment
Nadine McDowell present member On Time At Adjournment
Arlene Pearson not present member
Charles Swanson not present member

Welcome and Call to Order

Location: Gary Middle College East 131 East 5th Avenue Gary, IN 46402


Meeting called to order at 10:00 am by Arlene Colvin, Chair.

Approval of Agenda

Motion to Approve Agenda, with amendments to remove "Updates from 21st Century" and "GMC"

By: Alyce Butler Seconded by: Dana Gore

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approval of Minutes - January 2019, February 2019

Motion to approve.

By: Alyce Butler Seconded by: Dana Gore

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion for New Committee

Motion to create Committee to discuss criteria for minutes.

By: Jena’ Bellezza Seconded by: Theodore McClendon

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Motion for Public Comments

Motion to include all public comments from the January and February meetings if they exist.

By: Jena’ Bellezza Seconded by: Theodore McClendon

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

21st Century Expansion

Motion to approve expansion of 21st Century Charter to Ivy Tech Campus.

By: Alyce Butler Seconded by: Lisa Edwards

@Jena’ Bellezza abstaining.

Motion to approve increasing enrollment to 1550.

By: Alyce Butler Seconded by: Lisa Edwards

@Jena’ Bellezza, @Dana Gore, @Dakita Jones abstaining.

Public Comment

Parents expressed an interest in knowing board members, suggested board be involved in hiring staff, and commented each meeting seemed to be a restart with board members not remembering what happened before.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:51 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Lisa Edwards Seconded by: Theodore McClendon

There was no notable discussion on the motion.