Ivy Preparatory Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Tuesday January 26th, 2021 @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
Erlene McKee 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 6:01 p.m. by Victor Tate (Board Chair)

Roll Call: Kanethia Henderson (Board Secretary)

Vision: Dr. Will Epps (Board 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)




Approve the Agenda but remove the three polices and add Scholars Code of Conduct Policy

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

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

Oral Reports

Head of Schools- Network Report - Dr. Charcia Nichols

Chief Financial Officer- Financial Report- Mrs. Latrisha Sharp


All oral reports are available on the school Google Drive









Committee Report

Governance Committee - Dr. Will Epps

Academic Committee - Dr. Will Epps

Finance Committee - Victor Tate



Consent Items

Approval of Finance Committee Minutes

Approval of Academic Committee Minutes

Approval of Governance Committee Minutes

Approval of Board Meeting Minutes

Approval of Head of School Report

Approval of December 2020 Financial Report




Approval of Consent Items

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

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

Action Items

Bullying Section of the Scholars Code of Conduct Policy was revised

Approval of Action Items

By: Dr. William Epps (committee member) Seconded by: Victor Tate (board member)

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

Executive Session

The Board closed its meeting as permitted by the Open Meeting Act of Georgia. The only matters considered or discussed during the closed portion or executive session of its meeting is as follows: * To review an appeal from a Student Disciplinary Tribunal * To Consider a matter involving the disclosure of personally identifiable information from a student's educational records; *To discuss the future acquisition of real estate; *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; * To consult and meet with legal counsel pertaining to pending or potential litigation, settlement, claims, administrative proceedings, or other judicial employee or in which the officer or employee may be directly involved.

Approval to convene Executive Session at 6:49 p.m.

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

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

Adjourn Executive Session at 7:10 p.m.

By: Victor Tate (board member) Seconded by: Dr. William Epps (committee member)

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

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:23 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Dr. William Epps (committee member) Seconded by: Victor Tate (board member)

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Upcoming Meetings

Upcoming Meetings:


Governance Meeting: February 9, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.


Academic and Finance Committee: February 9, 2021, at 6:45 p.m.


Board Meeting: February 23, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.