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

2026-2027 School Calendar

Cognia Accreditation

Charter Renewal

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, January 27, 2026 @6:00 PM for a scheduled 3-hour and 0-minute meeting.

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

Not Present: Ms. Heather Gaylord.

The members considered the following items:

1. Welcome, Vision, And Mission

2. Approval of Agenda

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

4. Public Comment

5. Report from Governing Board

6. Committee Reports

7. Action Items - for approval

8. Information Items - upcoming meetings

The committee considered 0 motions, of which 0 passed, and 0 failed. The meeting adjourned at 3:34 PM.

• Governance Commitee
• Finance Committee
• Academic Committee

Governance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM

Finance/Resource Development Committee Meeting: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 5:00 PM

Academic Committee Meeting: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 4:00 PM

Monthly Governing Board Meeting: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Executive Director's Report

2026-2027 School Calendar

Chief Financial Officer Report - February 2026 Financials

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

Discuss personnel & real estate matters.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:36 pm