Ivy Preparatory Academy

Governance Committee

Regular Meeting - Tuesday April 12th, 2022 @6:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) present member On Time At Adjournment
Dr. William Epps (committee member) present member On Time At Adjournment
Ms. April Jackson (committee member) present member On Time At Adjournment
Mr. RaShaun Kemp not present member

Ivy Preparatory Academy Governance Committee Meeting Information

LOCATION: Committee meetings are held at Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood, located at 1807 Memorial Drive, SE Atlanta, GA 30317.

AGENDA: Committee 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 Committee. Those who wish to speak must sign-up before the start of the meeting. Speakers may have up to three minutes to speak. 

Welcome and Call to Order

Meeting Called to Order - Committee Chair. 6:09pm


Approval of Agenda

Approve the agenda as submitted

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Approve agenfa

By: Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) Seconded by: Ms. April Jackson (committee member)

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Public Comment

Public Comments - Committee Chair

Transparency: Committee 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: Committee members shall not provide responses nor engage in direct conversation with speakers during public comments. The committee will bring the matter to the board to engage the Head of School or the Chief Financial Officer 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 committee 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.


Governance Committee Work Session

Governance Committee Remarks - Committee Chair


Staff Reports and Updates 

  • Board Retreat - administer doodle poll to gather dates
  • Audit Firm Engagement - has not be sent by SCSC
  • Budget Approval - awaiting release of mid years
  • End of Year Evaluations - CFO and HOS templates; HOS has outlined goals for consideration (iReady, awards and grants, for FY23 align to CPF; HOS and CFO to work with LEADright to align and create a document)
  • State Testing - testing May 2-6, securing proctors




The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:14 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Ms. Kanethia Henderson (committee member) Seconded by: Ms. April Jackson (committee member)

There was no notable discussion on the motion.