Record Attendance and Guests

The Board Secretary takes attendance and records the names of guests. Based on attendance, the Board Secretary states if there is a quorum present.

Welcome and Call to Order

The Board Chair calls the meeting to order, welcomes board members, guests, and the public, and recites Independence Preparatory Academy's mission and vision.

Approve meeting agenda

Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

The BOD considers the minutes and approves it as written or with revisions.

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.

Fundraising Updates

The Board Treasurer shares updates on fundraising for the 2025-2026 school year.

Needs Assessment:

Donors + Sponsors: not identified any donors or sponsors were identified.

1. Stallworth offered that an individual donor wants to give to the school potentially
2. Turner is sharing a list of potential donors with Treasurer

Goal:

$150K goal by July 2025

Suggestions:

• Identify local businesses, organizations within the community for sponsorship for special projects
• Crowdfunding for capital campaign
• Earmarks and appropriations
• Events

Next Steps:

Chair Turner asked Stallworth and Phillips to spearhead the crowdfunding; asked to formalize a plan and present to board next week in special called meeting

Executive Director Report

The ED provides updates regarding the status of the school.

1. Hiring
2. Enrollment
3. Facilities
4. Finances

Action Items

The Board of Directors takes action on any outstanding items.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:52 pm