Wesley International Academy

October Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday October 6, 2020 at 6:00 PM EDT

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The October 2020 meeting of the WIA Board of Directors will take place virtually on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 beginning at 6:00pm via Zoom.

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Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Agenda Adoption
   
  • Opportunity to make any necessary amendments or modifications to the meeting agenda
  D. Approve September Board Meeting Minutes
   
Approve Minutes from September 2020 regularly scheduled meeting
   
II. Public Comments
  A. Public Comments
   
Public comments are encouraged and must remain in accordance with WIA policies and procedures.  The board allows any stakeholder an open forum to state their comments during any regularly scheduled or special meeting of the Board of Directors.
 
• Public comments are limited to 2 minutes per person.
 
• This is not a question and answer session, but rather an opportunity for stakeholders to share their thoughts and opinions in a respectful manner.
 
• Those wishing to comment  should sign up in advance of the meeting via the chat feature within the Zoom meeting. Please list your name and nature of comment. Do not make comment in the chat feature. 

Please note, online sign up will close at the start of the meeting. 
 
• In the interest of time, all policies and procedures, specifically time limits, will be strictly enforced.
III. Executive Director Updates
  A. General Update
  B. Apply APS Charter Agreement 2020
  C. Reopening Options
   
Review the three reopening options presented by school leadership and vote on a recommendation to Jason.
IV. Board Chair Updates
  A. Fall Session of Full Board Training
   
Will take place on October 27th from 4:30pm to 8:30pm via Zoom with Elisa Falco and Ayana Clark from GCSA.
  B. November Board Meeting
   
• November Board Meeting scheduled for election night. 
• Recommend moving to November 10th.
V. Board Committee Reports
  A. Finance Committee
   
Review of FY 2020 Audited Financial Statements
  B. Academic Excellence Committee
   
Discipline Data discussion and Virtual Learning Update.
  C. Governance Committee
   
A discussion was held regarding required Board training hours. This year all Board members are returning and will need to have the required 9 hours of training. These will be tracked by the new document in BOT. There was a discrepancy between Ga. Charter School Assoc. records and WIA records. That has now been reconciled.
  
Governance Committee goals were assigned to committee members. 
 
The Apply APS process was discussed.  The committee felt that the process worked well for WIA and that we would continue with it next year.  Legal clarification was sought on the signing of the MOU with APS.

 

The Addendum to Staff Handbook was the final point of discussion. It was felt by the attending members that it contained a lot of good changes with regards to issues that might arise due to COVID. The committee approved the addendum with th correction of minor formatting issues.
  D. Development Committee
   
TBD
VI. Executive Session
  A. Staffing Matters
   
Review and approve one new employment contract.
VII. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting