Agenda: Regular Meeting

LOCATION: Governing Board meetings are held in the ART ROOM at Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood, located at 1807 Memorial Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30317.

AGENDA: Governing Board meeting agenda items are scheduled to be considered as noted in this agenda; however, agenda items may be taken out of the order presented on the agenda at the discretion of the chair. 

ACCOMODATIONS: 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.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: The Public Comment time period is for the public to address the Governing Board. Those who wish to speak must sign-up before the start of the meeting. Speakers may have up to three minutes to speak. 

Welcome - Board Chair

• Meeting Call to Order - Board Chair
• Roll Call - Board Secretary



Vision and Mission - Board Vice Chair

Vision: The Ivy Preparatory Academy for Girls at Kirkwood cultivates female 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 in an environment designed especially for girls.

Ivy Preparatory Academy Governing Board members commit to being. Specifically, board members will BE…

1. Prepared. Participate in meetings having read and processed meeting materials; knowing, understanding, and revising board policies and procedures; and focusing on the role and responsibility of the board to govern and provide financial stewardship.
2. Proactive. Anticipate challenges and opportunities and respond to requests and questions from board members and school leadership in a timely manner. 
3. Punctual. Begin and end meetings on time. 
4. Present. Fully engage in meetings with limited distractions. 
5. Personable. Interact with other board members, school leadership, and members of the community with grace and professionalism.  
6. Principled. Work within the school community with transparency and efficiency without ethical challenges and conflicts of interest, or the appearance thereof. 
7. Proficient. Pursue ongoing board training and development to increase and enhance governance skills. 
8. Passionate. Advocate for the school and its leadership, staff, and scholars encouraging and providing academic and financial support.

Public Comments - Board Secretary

Transparency: Board meetings are a public forum to provide transparency into the governance of the school. Engagement from the community is strongly encouraged and vital to that governance.

Time Limit: A total of 30 minutes shall be set aside for public comment.  Each speaker will have a maximum of 3 minutes to speak.  A speaker may not sign up to speak more than once during the same public comment period.

Board Action: Board members shall not provide responses nor engage in direct conversation with speakers during public comments. The board will direct the Head of Schools or the Chief Financial Officer to engage in responding at a later time as necessary and appropriate.

Civil Discourse: Speakers are encouraged to maintain decorum and present their comments in a civil manner.  The Governing Board reserves the right to request any speaker engaging in personal attacks, or the use of obscene or derogatory language, to restate their position in a manner more appropriate for a school environment.

Academics and Operations Report - Dr. Charcia Nichols, Head of School

Finance Report - Mrs. Laticia Sharp, Chief Financial Officer

School Leadership Reports for Academics, Operations, and Finance are located in the Ivy Google Drive.

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The Governing Board met on Tuesday March 28th, 2023 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 3 hours and 13 minutes long meeting. Present: Mr. RaShaun Kemp (board chair), Dr. Nadine Duncan (board member), Mrs. Stephanie Twitty-Carmon (board member), Ms. Leslie Purifoy Plunkett (board secretary), Attorney Kristie Battle (board treasurer) Not Present: Mr. Ronnie Banyard Jr (board vice chair), Ms. Sarah Lampkin (board member) The members considered the following items: 1. Ivy Preparatory Academy Governing Board Meeting Information 2. Welcome, Vision, And Mission 3. Ivy Board Member Norms 4. Approval of Agenda 5. Public Comment 6. School Leadership Reports - Academics, Operations, and Finance 7. The February 28, 2023 Governing Board Minutes 8. The March 14, 2023 Governance Committee Minutes 9. The March 14, 2023 Finance Committee Minutes 10. The March 14, 2023 Academic Committee Meeting 11. Discussion Items 12. Consent Items 13. Action Items 14. Information Items 15. Motion to Adjourn The committee considered 11 motions, of which 10 passed, and 1 failed: 1. Motion to approve the agenda with the added items noted: Revised Teacher Compensation Step Scale (passed) 2. Motion to approve Academics and Operations Report from Head of School. (passed) 3. Motion to approve Finance Report from Chief Financial Officer (passed) 4. Motion to approve February 28, 2023 Governing Board minutes (passed) 5. Motion to approve March 14, 2023 Academics Committee Report (passed) 6. Motion to adopt the March 14, 2023 Governance Committee Report (passed) 7. Motion to adopt the March 14, 2023 Finance Committee Report (passed) 8. Motion to approve updated promotion and retention policy (passed) 9. Motion to engage Georgia Charter Schools Association for updated strategic plan (passed) 10. Motion to table the revised Teacher Compensation Step Scale to the April meeting. (failed) 11. Motion to adjourn at 8:25pm (passed) The meeting adjourned at 8:26PM

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The Governance Committee met on Tuesday April 11th, 2023 @6:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 1 hours and 0 minutes long meeting. Present: Dr. Nadine Duncan (board member), Mr. RaShaun Kemp (board chair) Not Present: Dr. William Epps (committee member), Ms. Sarah Lampkin (board member),The members considered the following items: 1. Governance Committee Work Session which included a discussion on leadership for next term and potential new board board members. The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed: The meeting adjourned at 6:59PM

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1. Approve Academics and Operations Report from Head of School
2. Approve Finance Report from Chief Financial Officer
3. Approve March 28, 2023 Governing Board Minutes
4. Adopt April 11, 2023 Governance Committee Report
5. Adopt April 18, 2023 Finance Committee Report

The Governing Board will close its meeting to discuss a personnel matter as permitted by the Open Meeting Act of Georgia. 

1. Davis-Bacon Wage Act Contract
2. GCSA Facilities Resource Center Proposal

Ivy SCSC Performance Review: April 27, 2023 at 11:30AM

Committee Meetings: (Academic, Finance, Governance) May 9, 2023 6PM

Annual Meeting and May Governance Meeting: May 23, 2023 at 6PM