Wesley International Academy
Minutes
June Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
Media Center
Directors Present
A. Sumter (remote), D. Hrabe (remote), K. Boyer (remote), K. Jones (remote), O. Okwara (remote), S. Williams
Directors Absent
A. Hunter, E. Cater, J. Ziemann, R. Moorman
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Marshall (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
J. Marshall (remote)
Guests Present
Anisha Moring (remote), Bill Campbell (remote), C. Hudson (remote), C. Wyatt (remote), D. Johnson (remote), Felicia (remote), Jackie Shoemaker (remote), Kiantra Butler (remote), L. Price (remote), Morgan Felts (remote), Pam Mathis (remote), R. Edwards (remote), R. Goodman (remote), R. Pavone (remote), Rivers (remote), S. Finney (remote), S. Smith (remote), Yasmeen Asron (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
E.
Community Comments
II. Board Chair
A.
Executive Committee Slate
Kwende Jones Chair
Kate Boyer Co-Chair
Obi Okwara Treasurer
Adrian Hunter Secretary
B.
Reminder Board Member Training
All Board members will need to get training hours:
- 2 hours on Finance and Governance
- 9 hours pre-selected
- Board members that have completed their hours , Jenn Ziemann, Kate Boyer, Senaca Williams and Doug Hrabe.
C.
Board Survey Update
The board survey will provide valuable insights into our current needs and help define our priorities for future planning.
D.
2025-2026 Board Committee Meeting Dates
Please see attached meeting dates.
E.
2024-2025 Board Goals
The following goals have been completed:
- Finance
- Governanace
- Acadmeics (waiting on test scores)
III. Executive Director Updates
A.
Farewell to Doug and Ewa
Executive Director expressed appreciation to departing board members Ewa Cater and Doug
Hrabe for their 6 years of dedicated service.
ED also thanked staff for their hard work in making the year a success and recognized the leadership team for their strong guidance and commitment.
Move is going well and Wesley is ready to go!
B.
Principal Updates
Rachel Goodman provided the following updates:
- Support Staff Winner: Pam Mathis
- PYP Teacher of the Year: Andrea Tomlin
- MYP Teacher of the year: Ebony Smith
Georgia Milestones testing has been completed:
- Milestone scores were sent with final report cards.
- Student proficiency scores have been received but student growth has not.
School Highlights:
- Academic Growth, K-3 Literacy alignment with the Georgia Early Literacy Act.
- Professional learning and teacher support has been very successful.
- Successful implementation of Early Literacy and STEM (STEM focused on Professional Development).
- Teacher Mentor Program led by Ms. Haircrow has been successful for the second year.
- Aspiring Leader Program partnered with ANCS and has been completed.
STEM :
- Students show cased innovation and critical thinking for STEM Night, PYP Exhibition and MYP Science Fair.
- Established partnerships with community and science-math based careers .
- Established, STEM Advisory Council .
Teacher Retention Rate is at 95%!
IV. Governance
A.
Revision of Mission and Vision (Strategic Planning)
Donica Johnson reads updated Vision and Mission:
Wesley aims to: nurture a community where academic mastery and strength of character empower students to confidently pursue their goals and contribute meaningfully to society.
Preparing Students for Success- Today and Tomorrow
through rigorous academics, language development, and emphasis on character building. WIA ensures students are prepared for high school and beyond.
B.
Family/Student Handbook
Governance Committee voted at their last meeting to give leadership autonomy to change .
C.
Enrollment Updates
Donica Johnson gives enrollment updates:
- Extending enrollment offers to new families; awaiting completion of current and new families paper work.
- At the last meeting, it was reported that 31 families planned to leave, but updated information shows that only about half are moving due to the school 's relocation .
D.
Board Candidate Recruitment
Board recruitment :
- Executive Committee and Executive Director will conduct interviews for board candidate.
- Interview process is facilitated by Goverance Committee.
- All board members need to actively recruit potential board members.
V. Academic Excellence
A.
Spring MAP Overview
Crystal Hudson gave MAP Testing overview.
- Spring MAP data showed a decrease for students needing help and increase for students reading levels.
- MAP growth in math scores increased 25% from last year and overall growth 40%.
B.
STEM Progress
Pavone presents: STEM progress:
- APS has approved for WIA to move to next steps for STEM certification.
- Community Partnerships : Wesley met goals and waiting for commitment from partners.
- Establishment of STEM Advisory Council.
C.
STAMP DATA
Stamp 4Se is a performance test for mandarin students. Stamp evaluates reading, writing, speaking and listening. There are 5 levels, 0 is the lowest and 5 is the highest.
For 8th Grade Class ( 83 students) performance in:
- Reading 62% on level 1
- Writing 27% on level 1 and 27% on level 3
- Listening 45% on level 3
- Speaking 46 % on level 0
7th Grade -majority of class is on level 1 except for listening is on level 3.
Other grade results are in May Academic Committee Meeting.
VI. Finance
A.
FY 26 Budget Review
Lisa Price (CFO) presented budget for 2025-2026 school year.
CFO Goal is to develop a blanced budget for allocating resources to support initatives and Charter Performance Goals.
WIA will implement a competitive mulit-year compensation. Wesley's salary scale is 95% of APS salary scale for 2025.
CFO will manage increase of pension benefits and healthcare expenses through responsible budgeting, cash management and competitve bidding.
CFO will maintain an Unrestricted Cash Balance of 30-45 days of working capital.
Budget is based on FTE of 746 students, best case would be 770 students and maximum 824.
Funding from State and Local Government :
- State funding is up 1% due to retention.
- 7% increase in local funding.
- APS Fund Balance included 17 M for Charter School. 17m dropped to 10.3 m. WIA has a surplus to cover change.
- Federal Funds for now will remain the same 650k for Title 1.
- Wesley will plan for 6% year over year increase .
One time spending items:
- Busing fro WIA to Coan 300K
- Moving and Supplies 150K
- Chromebook refresh 150K
Capital Expenses:
- New Furnture
- New Flooring
- IT Hardware Replacement
- Trailer Canopy
- Counter Tops
- Estimated Total $880k
VII. Executive Session
A.
Board Candidates
Executive Session:
-
Kate Boyer presented the candidates interviewed by the executive committee. Resumes were included in the board packet.
Doug Hrabe emphasized the caliber of the candidates.
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