Wesley International Academy

Minutes

June 2019 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday June 4, 2019 at 6:00 PM

Location

WIA Media Center
The June 2019 meeting of the WIA Board of Directors will take place on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 beginning at 6:00pm in the WIA Media Center.  We hope to see as many stakeholders attend as possible.

Directors Present

C. Hill, J. Wright, K. Delp, M. Guertin, S. Burnes, T. Ryan-Lawrence, T. Tidwell

Directors Absent

D. Holloman, J. Hansen

Ex Officio Members Present

J. Marshall

Non Voting Members Present

J. Marshall

Guests Present

A. Pullen, D. Johnson, D. Mason, L. Price

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

M. Guertin called a meeting of the board of directors of Wesley International Academy to order on Tuesday Jun 4, 2019 at 6:04 PM.

C.

Agenda Adoption

T. Tidwell made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented.
K. Delp seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Hansen
Absent
C. Hill
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
S. Burnes
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent

D.

Approve Minutes

T. Ryan-Lawrence made a motion to approve minutes from the May 2019 Board Meeting on 05-07-19 May 2019 Board Meeting on 05-07-19.
T. Tidwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Tidwell
Aye
J. Hansen
Absent
K. Delp
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
S. Burnes
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent

II. Executive Director Updates

A.

Milestones Update

Welcome to new board members!
Wonderful end to the school year and excited about continuing to move forward.

Donica Johnson - Milestones Update
Have been providing tutoring for families that want it prior to retakes. The schedule this year was shifted and did not allow for extra support and retakes during the year. Reading and Math were the 2 areas for retakes. Retakes will take place June 12-14. (WIA does not set the Milestones schedule or retakes schedule - these are both passed down by APS).
    ELA - 57 students from 3, 5, 8th
    Math - 37 students from 5th and 8th
These numbers are consistent with 2 years ago.

III. Public Comments

A.

Public Comments

No public comments tonight.

IV. Board Chair Updates

A.

Housekeeping Matters

Update on car accident from earlier - there are no "school zone" signs on Hill Street. Katie's husband has reached out to Carla Smith to help get this rectified. 

Training must be completed by June 30th! 

19-20 SY Board Calendar:
    Board meetings 1st Tuesday of the month unless a holiday (July and April)
    Committee meetings 3rd week of the month

 

B.

Dashboard Highlights

Dashboard will be available next month for year end summary.

Red Thread - Total Pledge - just under $67,000. If you include everything with other efforts (PTSA, Chinese Department, Athletics), closer to $88,000.

V. Academic Excellence

A.

Committee Report

Last month's meeting was cancelled due to testing.

VI. Development

A.

Committee Report

Red Thread update including in Board Chair updates.

Earlier in May, had a former board member host and event with donors and foundation leaders. It was a really great event. 

Excited to bring Laura Compton on in July as PT Development Staff to help with the work we need.

Solidified the spending of Red Thread for the year:
    Each grade level gets $1,000 to spend
    Library renovation 
    Chinese Department
        

VII. Finance

A.

FY 20 Budget Presentation for Ratification

M. Guertin made a motion to approve the budget for FY 2020.
T. Ryan-Lawrence seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
S. Burnes
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent
K. Delp
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
J. Hansen
Absent

B.

Committee Report

The June meeting has been cancelled. Will meet again in July.

VIII. Governance

A.

Board Candidate Slate Presentation

Slate of candidates recommended by the Governance Committee for approval, by
class:
Term Ending June 30, 2020 (1y term)
• Fran Carroll
• Malikah Berry Rogers

Term Ending June 30, 2021 (2y term)
• Adrian Hunter

Term Ending June 30, 2022 (3y term)
• Ewa Cater
• Douglas Hrabe
• Brian Mitchell
• Thomas Ryan-Lawrence
• John Wright
T. Tidwell made a motion to approve the slate of board candidates as presented.
C. Hill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Abstain
S. Burnes
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent
J. Hansen
Absent
J. Wright
Abstain
T. Tidwell
Aye
C. Hill
Aye

B.

Board Officer Election

Nominations for board officer positions for 2019-20:
Chair: Katie Delp
Vice Chair: Thomas Ryan-Lawrence
Treasurer: Chip Hill
Secretary: Ewa Cater
T. Tidwell made a motion to approve the slate of board officers as presented.
J. Wright seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
S. Burnes
Aye
J. Hansen
Absent
C. Hill
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
J. Wright
Aye

C.

Board member evaluation of ED via Board on Track

Should have by next meeting. Waiting on three people to finish.

IX. Executive Session

A.

Convene Executive Session

C. Hill made a motion to enter executive session.
S. Burnes seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Wright
Aye
J. Hansen
Absent
M. Guertin
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent
S. Burnes
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
Discussed contracts for approval.
Discussed remaining open positions for next year.
Discussed ED Goals for SY 19-20

X. Other Business

A.

Approve Staff Contracts

Vote to approve contract for Astrit Agolli
T. Ryan-Lawrence made a motion to to approve contract as listed.
T. Tidwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Wright
Aye
S. Burnes
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
J. Hansen
Absent
M. Guertin
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent

XI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

M. Guertin made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Hill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Guertin
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
S. Burnes
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
D. Holloman
Absent
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
J. Hansen
Absent
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
T. Ryan-Lawrence