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Approval of Agenda

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 Comment

Our Public Comment period is for members of the public to address the board. Each member of the public may sign up to comment at the meeting, and will be allotted two minutes. The board will listen, but may not directly respond to any comments. Our meetings are open to the public and public record. As such, if your comment is about a private matter, please contact the board via email, or speak to the board chair privately.

Approval of Minutes from October 27, 2020

The Governing Board met on Tuesday October 27th, 2020 @7:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 3 hours and 5 minutes long meeting. Present: Farrah Brown, Cheryl Parker, Bridgett Bell, Dr. Kelly Johnson, Kristal Ramirez, Satonja Gilbert Scott, Kristin Jackson, Willie G. Davis, Jr., Dr. Olamide Moore, Ishmael Abdul-Salam, Mitch Foster II, Kelly Brokenburr, Carla Wagner, Heather Wells, Jennifer Fine Not Present: none The members considered the following items: 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Public Comment 3. Approval of Minutes from October 17, 2020 4. Approval of Minutes from October 7, 2020 5. Approval of Minutes from September 29, 2020 6. Principal Report 7. Faculty Report 8. Academic & School Performance Committee Report 9. Governance Committee Report 10. Finance Committee Report 11. Communications Report 12. President’s Report 13. Future Business The committee considered 8 motions, of which 8 passed, and 0 failed: 1. Approve the agenda as submitted (passed) 2. Approve October 17th Minutes as submitted (passed) 3. Approve October 7th Minutes as submitted (passed) 4. Approve the minutes for September 29, 2020 (passed) 5. Approve the 2020 Charter School Annual Report (passed) 6. Approve the FY21 budget amendments to include an additional IT staff position on a temporary to permanent basis not to exceed $50,000 per year. (passed) 7. Approve the upgrade of school lighting to LED with the use of the FY21 facilities grant funds. (passed) 8. Approve replacement of 6 gym fans not to exceed $9,000. (passed) The meeting adjourned at 11:58PM

Finance Committee Report

Financial Review:

1. AUP Report Review and discussion. Specifically address item #2: Determine whether all governance board members have a current background check.
2. FY21 YTD
3. PPP loan application update
4. Staff request for Christmas “bonus” in lieu of holiday gathering
5. Publix gift cards

Facility Improvements:

1. Mold testing and remediation (voting item)
2. Basement renovation update
3. VOIP – Soft phones quote reviews (Tabled for later discussion.)
4. Three (3) additional exterior cameras due to hidden areas in the back of school (voting item)
5. HVAC proposal (voting item)
6. Zoom – school account established for meetings
7. Facility cleaning updates
8. Create lock/key system for school (voting item)

Principal Report

• Learning Pod Overview
• Reading Cycle Data - Dr. O. Moore
• 2nd Grade Co-teaching Model - Ms. D. Johnson & Mr. M. Lewis
• CSP Grant

Academic & School Performance Committee Report

The ASPC met on 11/11/20 @1621.

Items for discussion of the agenda.

• Helping to guide the Re-opening plan balanced with in person learning and adhering to safety guidelines
• Weekly assessments for reading and math to track progress
• Promethian and Smart technology boards - awaiting quotes

Faculty Report

This report comes from the staff elected faculty member to the board.

Governance Committee Report

1. TMSA Teleworking Agreement - Proposal (Action Item)
2. Future Business from Governance Committee Member - Satonja Scott: TMSA's forthcoming Grievance Policy.

Communications Report

This report is submitted by the communications chair.

President’s Report

This report is made by the governing board President.

Future Business

1. Assign board member(s) to attend the Fulton county meetings and report back to the board. Willie Johnson attends the meetings and will discuss this with the board President.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:22 pm