Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

So that there is agreement between board members on the agenda, and the amount of time spent on the meeting, the board shall vote to approve an agenda for the meeting. To the best of its ability, it will follow that agenda, and allow for the chair to move the board through the agenda as specified.

Actions:

Welcome, Vision, And Mission 5 minutes

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 Meeting Information 10 minutes

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. 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. 

Public Comment 30 minutes

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.

School Leadership Reports - Academics, Operations, and Finance 30 minutes

Academics and Operations Report - Executive Director

Finance Report - Chief Financial Officer

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

Policy Review 60 minutes

Policy Review

Report from Academic Committee 15 minutes

Report from Governance Committee 15 minutes

Report from Governing Board 15 minutes

Action Items 5 minutes

Items for Approval

Information Items 5 minutes

Governance Training

The new governance training policy to promote high-quality charter schools is now available on the SCSC website. This policy establishes differentiated training requirements for state charter schools' new and tenured governing board members.

For FY25, the SCSC will host two governance training opportunities on the following dates:

February Governance Training - Atlanta

• Feb 11, 2025 - 1 - 5 p.m. - New governing board members
• Feb 12, 2025 - 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - All governing board members

April Governance Traning - Athens

• Apr 22, 2025 - 1 - 5 p.m. - New governing board members
• Apr 23, 2025 - 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - All governing board members

Additional guidance on the new charter school governance policy will be emailed to schools in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates on governance training logistics and registration.

Governance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 5:00 pm

Finance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 6:00 pm

Academic Committee Meeting: Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 6:00 pm

Governing Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6:00 pm