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.

Executive Director's Report

CFO Financial Officer's Report

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.

Mr. Kedric Range, Parent

The Governing Board met on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 9:00 AM for a scheduled 6-hour meeting.

Board member summer retreat and training with Morgan Felts from 21 Colbalt

Present:

Elisa Falco - Executive Director

Laticia Sharp-Frazier - CFO

Board members:

• Danielle Harrington
• Leslie Purifoy
• Heather Gaylord
• Dianne Holmes

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

Executive Session - to discuss personnel

8. Information Items - upcoming meetings

The committee considered 0 motions; 0 passed and 0 failed.

• Meeting of the Whole Committee
• Board Retreat

• Executive Director's Report
• Chief Financial Officer Report - June 2026 Financials and July 2026 Financials
• Board appointment - Ms. Holmes

• Governance Committee Meeting: Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 5:00 PM
• Finance/Resource Development Committee Meeting: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM

FY27 Governance Training dates:

• February 9-10, 2027; Loudermilk Conference Center, Atlanta
• April 13-14, 2027; Middle Georgia State University, Macon

The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:17 pm