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Ivy Preparatory Academy · Governing Board

Agenda: Regular Meeting

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm 1807 Memorial Dr. SE
Published Planned length about 2 hr 51 min All documents for this meeting
  1. Ivy Preparatory Academy Governing Board Meeting Information

    6:00 pm · 5 min

    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. 

  2. Welcome and Roll Call

    6:05 pm · 1 min
  3. Approval of Agenda

    6:06 pm · 5 min
  4. Public Comment

    6:11 pm · 30 min

    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.

  5. School Leadership Reports - Academics, Operations, and Finance

    6:41 pm · 30 min

    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.





  6. Action Items

    7:11 pm · 15 min

    Items for Ratification


    Items for Adoption


    Items for Approval

  7. Committee Reports

    7:26 pm · 45 min

    Governance Committee


    Finance Committee


    Academics Committee

  8. Executive Session

    8:11 pm · 30 min

    The Governing Board closed its meeting as permitted by the Open Meeting Act of Georgia. 


    Personnel discussion




  9. Information Items

    8:41 pm · 10 min

    Governance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 5:00 pm

    Finance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 6:00 pm

    Academic Committee Meeting: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 6:00 pm

    Governing Board Meeting: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 6:00 pm