- Approve the agenda as submitted.
Welcome - Board Chair
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.
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.
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.
Executive Director's Report
CFO Financial Officer's Report - April 2025 Financials
Presentation of the FY25 Slate of Board Officers
The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, May 20th, 2025, at 6:00 PM for a scheduled 1-hour and 7-minute meeting.
Present: Mrs. Laticia Sharp (NON-voting; Chief Financial Officer), Dr. Tunisia Cornelius (Board Member), Ms. Leslie Purifoy Plunkett (board secretary)
Not Present: Ms. Heather Gaylord
The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Finance Committee Work Session
Budget Updates - CFO
2024-2025 Enrollment:
2025-2026 Enrollment Target - 425 (currently projected at 412)
Review the third draft of the FY25 Amended Budget and the FY26 Proposed Budget.
Review of 2025-2026 Work Plan
Property Taxes (Tenant Responsibility) - still awaiting details.
4. Adjournment
The committee considered 1 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed:
1. Approve the agenda as submitted (proposed)
The meeting adjourned at 7:19 PM
The Governance Committee met on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at 5:00 PM for a scheduled meeting of 0 hours and 57 minutes.
Present: Dr. Charcia M. Nichols (NON-voting; Executive Director), Ms. Leslie Purifoy Plunkett (board secretary), Mrs. Stephanie Twitty-Carmon (Board Vice Chair)
Not Present: none
The members considered the following items:
Welcome and Call to Order at 5:04 PM
Approval of Agenda
Governance Committee Work Session
Adjournment
The committee considered one motion, of which one passed, and zero failed:
1. Approve the agenda as submitted (proposed)
The meeting adjourned at 6:20 PM
The Governing Board met on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, at 6:00 PM for a meeting scheduled to last 2 hours and 45 minutes. Present: Ms. Leslie Purifoy Plunkett (board secretary), Dr. Tunisia Cornelius (Board Member), Mrs. Stephanie Twitty-Carmon (Board Vice Chair),
Not Present: Ms. Danielle Harrington (Board Member) and Ms. Heather Gaylord, (Board Member). We did not have a quorum. Our two board members were absent due to required annual board member training.
The members considered the following items:
1. Welcome, Vision, And Mission
2. Ivy Preparatory Academy Governing Board Meeting Information
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Public Comment
5. School Leadership Reports - Academics, Operations, and Finance
6. Report from Academic Committee
7. Report from Finance Committee
8. Report from the Governance Committee
9. Report from Governing Board
10. Action Items - N/A due to not having a quorum
11. Information Items
The committee considered zero motions, of which zero passed, and 0 failed:
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 PM
Items for Approval
Executive Director's Report - April 22, 2025
Executive Director's Report - May 27, 2025
CFO Financial Report - March 2025 Financials
CFO Financial Report - April 2025 Financials
FY25 Calendar (Board and Committee meetings)
New Committee and Leader: Resource Development Committee, Ms. Heather Gaylord, Chairman
Governance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Finance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Academic Committee Meeting:
Governing Board Meeting: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Public meetings:
2nd Public Hearing - FY25 Amended Budget - Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
2nd Public Hearing - FY26 Proposed Budget - Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Board Retreat