Ivy Preparatory Academy Governance Committee Meeting Information 1 minutes

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 1 minutes

Call Meeting to Order - Committee Chair

Approval of Agenda 5 minutes

Public Comment 30 minutes

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 60 minutes

Governance Committee Chair Remarks 

School Leader Updates:

• Student Enrollment
• SCSC virtual Monitoring Visit
• Initial Benchmark Data
• FY23 Commission Required Documents (Audit Report)

Governance Committee Member Work:

• Review and recommend these candidates for service as board members (recommended committee service immediately follows each candidate):

Nadine C. Duncan, EdD, Education Consultant, advocate and publisher. Taught in Dubai and did Equity in Ed Board Training. (Governance)

Sarah Lampkin, Compliance Manager for Southern Company. HR Background (Governance)

Stephanie Twitty-Carmon, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Study to Explore Early Development and former Teacher effectiveness administrator (Academics)

• Determine Date for Board Retreat
• Brainstorm Board Retreat Content
• Provide Board Member Training Updates 

Information Items 1 minutes

Governing Board Meeting: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.