Ivy Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday February 25th, 2020 @6:00 PM

Meeting Agenda

Ivy Preparatory Academy 5 minutes

Held at the following location:
Ivy Preparatory Academy @Kirkwood
1807 Memorial Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA 30317

Below is an agenda of items scheduled to be considered. Unless otherwise stated, items may be taken out of the order presented on the agenda at the discretion of the chair.

Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate persons with a disability. Please contact Dr. Charcia Nichols at 404-622-2727. Request should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodations, no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting

Welcome and Vision/Mission 5 minutes

Meeting Call to order

Roll Call

Vision:

The Ivy Preparatory Academy for Girls at Kirkwood cultivates leaders who manifest change in the world.

Mission:

The Ivy Preparatory Academy for Girls at Kirkwood fosters a culture of collaboration, passion for learning, integrity, and servant leadership.

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 three 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.

Routine Business 10 minutes

Approval of Agenda- Kanethia Henderson (Board Secretary)




Oral Reports 20 minutes

Head of Schools- Network Report - Dr. Charcia Nichols

Chief Financial Officer- Financial Report - Mrs. Latisha Sharp



Strategic Planning and Development 20 minutes

Committee of the Whole Report

Board Fundraising

Board Retreat

Property Updates

Consent Items 10 minutes

Approval of Minutes from January 14, 2020 - Committee of the Whole and January 28, 2020 - Board Meeting


Approval of Head of School Report


Approval of Financial Report




Action Items 10 minutes

Approval of Hearing Dates

Approval of Board Retreat Date: March 7, 2020

Approval of Board Attorney

Approval of School Calendar 2020-2021

Approval of Employee Contract

Approval of Policies:

  1. Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse
  2. Hiring and Evaluation of Immediate Family Matters
  3. Man-Made/Natural Disaster
  4. Media Protection Policy
  5. Annual Adoption of School Year Calendar and Weekly Schedule
  6. Board Governance Policies Overview
  7. Board Policy Development
  8. Admissions, Registration, and Enrollment
  9. Bullying
  10. Teaching Controversial Issues
  11. Curriculum
  12. English Learner (EL) Scholars and Services
  13. Professional Learning
  14. Scholar Fees, Fines, and Charges

Information Items 10 minutes

Accreditation Updates

SCSC Monitoring Visit Updates

Project Lead the Way Updates

Adjournment and Next Meeting Date 5 minutes

Committee of the Whole Meeting: March 10, 2020

Board Meeting : March 24, 2020