Minutes: Regular Meeting

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

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 should an accommodation be needed. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodations, no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting if practicable.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: The Public Comment 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.

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.

Public Comment:

Jina Meadows: Educational Consultant (potential board member)

Dr. Tunisia Cornelius: Dermatologist & entrepreneur interested in board membership

Anastacia Johnson: National Director, Boys & Girls Club interested in board membership

Academics and Operations Report - Head of School

Finance Report - Chief Financial Officer

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

1. Approve Academics and Operations Report from Head of School
2. Approve Finance Report from Chief Financial Officer
3. Adopt Governance Committee Reports
4. Adopt Finance Committee Reports

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

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:33 pm