Wesley International Academy
Minutes
October Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
Media Center
Directors Present
A. Hunter (remote), A. Sumter, B. Little, J. Ziemann, K. Boyer (remote), K. Jones, O. Okwara (remote), R. Moorman (remote), R. Singh (remote), S. Williams
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Marshall
Non Voting Members Present
J. Marshall
Guests Present
C. Hudson, C. Wyatt, D. Johnson, L. Price (remote), R. Edwards, R. Goodman, R. Pavone, S. Finney, S. Smith, corliss.melvin@wesleyacademy.org
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Consent Agenda
E.
Community Comments
II. Board Chair Updates
A.
General Updates
Board Chair Kwende Jones introduces newest board member Rajnish Singh.
R.Singh introduces himself and expresses his excitment and commitment to Wesley.
III. Executive Director Updates
A.
General Updates
Executive Director:
Congratulated leadership especially Rachel Goodman, for a great start this school year.
Strategic Plan has been completed.
ED highlights accomplishments:
- 23-24 Wesley met all performace as a literacy leader.
- Wesley received platinum level for counselors program and highlighted successes in athletics, science fair, and robotics.
Behavioral Data:
- APS has 103 schools and Wesley was ranked #7 in discipline . Wesley was below state average.
Principal Updates:
Fun Run has raised $22K todate with 2 more days to go.
Fun Run funds will go towards a new garden at Cook Building.
B.
Strategic Plan Overview
IV. Governance
A.
Board on Track Skills Assessment
Governance Chair stresses the importance of all board members completing the Skill Assessment in Board on Track. Waiting on 3 board members to complete
B.
Updates on Enrollment
Donica Johnson presents current enrollment:
- Wesley is at a very comfortable spot for enrollment . After pandemic enrollment was low but now we have met our pre pandemic numbers.
- Projections for possibly more applications is good. APS will be closing certain schools which could have a postive affect on Wesley due to school closures.
- With test scores going up this will have a postive affect on enrollment.
C.
ED Goals for 2025 2026 School Year
Kate Boyer welcomes new board member, Rajnish Singh.
ED Committee Members:
- Bobby Little, Seneca Williams, Kate Boyer and Kwende Jones.
ED Goals are:
- Academics (Tier 1)
- Stratagies
- Succession Plans
- Operations
- Financial Health
In November Goverence Committee will vote on these goals and will be added to Board Agenda in December.
V. Academics
A.
AEC Goals for 2025-2026
Ray Edwards presents goals:
- STEM : Each grade level completes a collaboratively written long term project based STEM unit. Complete by May 2026. This will include community involvement.
- 3% proficiency in writing increase for 3-8 grades
- Proficiency in ELA will increase by 3% measured by 2025 GMAS.
- Proficiency in Math will increase by 3% measured by 2025 GMAS.
B.
Academic Updates
Dr. Edwards Updates:
- Benchmarks has been completed (this measures students progress).
- Focus is on early literacay , students will take home 2 days of school work for fallbreak.
- Book Fair is October 31st.
- Career Day and Science Fair will be in November.
VI. Finance
A.
Audit Update
Audit is compete and will be presented on November 9 (Finance Committee Meeting).
Lisa Price welcomes everyone to join meeting.
B.
Financial Reporting (July/August)
Todate Wesley is over budget from projections.
Enrollment being strong and health care being less than projected has put Wesley in a postive cash flow.
Finance Committee Goals - FY2026
1. Budget Development and Oversight
2. Audit Preparation
3. Banking and Treasury Management
4. Procurement and Purchasing Controls
5. Accounts Payable and Expense Management
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