Minutes: Regular Meeting

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

The meeting was called to order at 6:08 p.m: 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.

There were no public comment

Approval of Agenda- Kanethia Henderson (Board Secretary)

Head of Schools- Network Report - Dr. Charcia Nichols

Chief Financial Officer - Financial Report - Mrs. Latricia Sharp

Dr. Nichols and Mrs. Sharp presented their reports which can be found on the agenda and also the school's google drive.

• Approval of revised Promotion & Retention Policy
• Approval of revised Non-Criminal Discipline Policy
• Applicant Privacy Notification & Appeal Process
• Purchase Process Policy
• Procurement of Contractor Services Policy
• Inventory of Equipment Policy
• Fund Balance Policy
• DIsbursements Policy

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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 February 2021 Financial Report

Approval of Called Meeting

Governance Committee - Dr. Will Epps (Committee Chair)

Academic Committee - Dr. Will Epps

Finance Committee - Kanethia Henderson

Dr. Will Epps with the assistance of the Accountability Specialist (Dr. Burk) discussed On-Boarding Training that was conducted. Potential Board members were also discussed so that the board will have the required members and lastly there was a discussion on how and when the board tracker will be updated.

Dr. Epps discussed

Mr. Victor and Dr. Epps have been engaged with our Resource and Development Director on two fundraising efforts: Golf and Auction. They will be formal having meetings to discuss the details of the two fundraisers.

Boards Upcoming Meetings:

Second FY21 Proposed Budget Hearing - May 11, 2021, at 5:30 p.m.

Governance Committee Meeting- May 11, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.

Academic and Finance Committee Meeting - May 11, 2021, at 6:45 p.m.

Board Meeting-May 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:15 pm