Ivy Preparatory Academy

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

Meeting Call to order: Victor Tate (Board Chair)

Roll Call: Victor Tate (Board Chair)

Vision: Dr. William Epps (Vice Chair)

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

There were no public comments

Routine Business

Approval of Agenda- Kanethia Henderson (Board Secretary)

Agenda was approved with the following changes:

Removal of Slate of Officers and Govening Board Meeting Calendar for the FY21 School Year.

Added Governance Board meeting for the month of July 2020.

Oral Reports

Head of Schools- Network Report - Dr. Charcia Nichols

Chief Financial Officer - Financial Report - Mrs. Laticia Sharp

The Head of Schools and CFO reports can be found on the school google drive.

Strategic Planning and Development

Property Updates: Victor Tate (Board Chair) and Braxton Nelson (Board Treasurer).

Braxton Nelson (Board Treasurer) discussed the bind process for Security, Transportation and Custodian Services. He discussed the RFP Committee recommendations for each.

Consent Items

Approval of Minutes of June 9, 2020 - Committee of the Whole

Approval of Minutes for May 26, 2020 Board Meeting, and June 9, 2020, Emergency Board Meeting

Approval of Head of School Report

Approval of Financial Report

Action Items

Approval of the following Human Resource Policies:

• Absences and Tardiness
• Access to Personnel Files
• Code of Conduct and Ethics
• Continuation of Health Insurance Coverage
• Corporal Punishment
• Crowdfunding
• Disabilities Accommodations
• Discrimination Harassment and Retaliation Prevention
• Dress Code Policy
• Electronic Communications Security
• Employment Classifications
• Employment Income Verification
• Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
• Family and Medical Leave
• Inclement Weather and School Closings
• Internet Usage
• Jury Duty
• Lactation Accommodation
• Mandatory Abuse Incident Reporting Policy
• Medical Leave non FMLA
• Notification of Ethics Violation 
• Pay Periods Deductions and Corrections
• Payroll Deductions
• Personal Data Changes
• Progressive Discipline
• Relationships with Parents
• Reporting of Accidents and Hazards
• Safety and Security
• Solicitation and Distribution of Literature
• Teaching Experience

Information Items

All information items were covered during the Head of Schools and CFO report.

Executive Session

The Board went into Executive Session at 9:17 p.m. to discuss personnel matters

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:05 am