Ivy Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday October 27th, 2020 @6:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Mrs. Laticia Sharp (NON-voting; Chief Financial Officer) present Non-voting Administration On Time At Adjournment
Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Dr. Charcia M. Nichols (NON-voting; Executive Director) present Non-voting Administration On Time At Adjournment
Victor Tate (board member) present chair On Time At Adjournment
Dr. William Epps (committee member) present vice-chair On Time At Adjournment
Braxton Nelson not present Treasurer
Erlene McKee not present member
Dr. Sonya Okoli not present member

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 at 6:06 p.m.

Roll Call: Kanethia Henderson ( present: Victor Tate, Dr. William Epps, and Kanethia Henderson

Vision: Dr. William Epps

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)




Approval of the agenda to add action items from Dr. Nichols

By: Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) Seconded by: Dr. William Epps (committee member)

Yes, Victor Tate, Dr. William Epps, and Kanethia Henderson

Oral Reports

Head of Schools- Network Report - Dr. Charcia Nichols

CFO - Financial Report - Mrs. Latisha Sharp



Committee Oral Reports

All committee meeting minutes are located on the school CharterBoard dated October 13, 2020.


Governance: Dr. William Epps ( Board Chair):

Academic: Kanethia Henderson ( Board Secretary)

Finance: Victor Tate (Board Chair)

Consent Items


Approval to Renew the CharterBoards Account

Approval to change from Network to District

Approval of school re-entry plan based on the numbers (following the CDC reports every 14 days)


Approval of CharterBoard Renewal

By: Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) Seconded by: Victor Tate (board member)

Yes, Victor Tate, Dr. Williams Epps, and Kanethia Henderson

Approval of School Re-entry Plan

By: Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) Seconded by: Victor Tate (board member)

Yes, Victor Tate, Dr. William Epps, and Kanethia Henderson

Action Items

Approval of Head of Schools Report

Approval of CFO September 2020 Financials Report



Approval of Action Items

By: Victor Tate (board member) Seconded by: Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member)

Yes, Victor Tate, Dr. William Epps, and Kanethia Henderson

Executive Session

The purpose of the Executive Session:

*To discuss or deliberate upon the appointment, employment, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions or dismissal, or periodic evaluation or rating of a public officer or employee.


Approval to move into Executive Session

By: Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) Seconded by: Braxton Nelson

Yes, Victor Tate, Dr. William Epps, Braxton Nelson, and Kanethia Henderson

Adjourned Executive Session

By: Victor Tate (board member) Seconded by: Braxton Nelson

Yes, Victor Tate, Dr. William Epps, Braxton Nelson, and Kanethia Henderson

Adjournment

Upcoming Meetings:

Governance Meeting: November 10, 2020 6:00 p.m. until 6:45 p.m.

Finance and Academic Meeting: November 10, 2020 6:45 p.m. until 7:45 p.m.

Board Meeting: November 17, 2020 at 6 p.m.


The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:05 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Braxton Nelson Seconded by: Dr. William Epps (committee member)

There was no notable discussion on the motion.