Minutes: Regular Meeting

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.

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.

Executive Director's Report

CFO Financial Officer's Report

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.

The Governing Board met on Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 @6:00 PM for a scheduled 3-hour and 15-minute meeting.

Present: Ms. Leslie Purifoy Plunkett (board secretary), Dr. Tunisia Cornelius (Board Member), Ms. Danielle Harrington (Board Member), Mrs. Stephanie Twitty-Carmon (Board Vice Chair), Ms. Heather Gaylord

Not Present: none.

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome, Vision, and Mission
2. Approval of Agenda
3. School Leadership Reports - Academics, Operations, and Finance
4. Report from Governing Board
5. Committee Reports
6. Public Comment: Mr. Range (Parent)
7. Action Items - for approval
8. Executive Session - the board motion to move into Executive Session at 7:05 pm. Motion to move back into the Governing Board session at 7:40 pm
9. Information Items - upcoming meetings for November 2025

The committee considered 2 motions, of which 2 passed, and 0 failed:

Motion to amend the agenda to add the following board policies to the agenda. These policies have been submitted by our legal counsel for review and approval. (passed)

Motion to move into Executive Session. (purpose to discuss real estate)

The meeting adjourned at 7:58 PM

• Governance Commitee
• Finance Committee
• Academic Committee

Governance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 5:00 PM

Finance/Resource Development Committee Meeting: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 5:00 PM

Academic Committee Meeting: no December meeting

Monthly Governing Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 6:00 PM

Executive Director's Report

Chief Financial Officer Report - November 2025 Financials

The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:38 am