Wesley International Academy

Minutes

February Board Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday February 4, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Location

211 Memorial Dr., Atlanta, GA 30312
The February 2020 meeting of the WIA Board of Directors will take place on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 beginning at 6:00pm in the WIA Media Center.  We hope to see as many stakeholders attend as possible.

Directors Present

A. Hunter, B. Mitchell, C. Hill, D. Hrabe, E. Cater, F. Carroll, J. Hansen, J. Wright, K. Delp, M. Guertin, M. Rogers, T. Ryan-Lawrence, T. Tidwell

Directors Absent

None

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

A. Hunter, F. Carroll

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Delp called a meeting of the board of directors of Wesley International Academy to order on Tuesday Feb 4, 2020 at 6:01 PM.

C.

Agenda Adoption

T. Ryan-Lawrence made a motion to adopted.
T. Tidwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Rogers
Aye
B. Mitchell
Aye
F. Carroll
Absent
A. Hunter
Absent
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
E. Cater
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
D. Hrabe
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
J. Hansen
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
C. Hill
Aye

D.

Approve Minutes

T. Tidwell made a motion to approve the minutes from December Board Meeting on 12-03-19.
D. Hrabe seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
J. Hansen
Aye
F. Carroll
Absent
M. Rogers
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
D. Hrabe
Aye
B. Mitchell
Aye
E. Cater
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
A. Hunter
Absent

II. Public Comments

A.

Public Comments

None

B.

None

III. Executive Director Updates

A.

Dashboard Overview

  • New school signage
  • Excellent China Night this past week. We raised more dollars than in previous years.
  • Suspension / Disciplinary actions reports
  • Benchmarks results review by Dr. Pullen
  • MYP Partnership with Museum of Design in Atlanta  (MODA) (Mr. Pavone)
  • Title I Status Renewed
F. Carroll arrived.
A. Hunter arrived.

IV. Board Chair Updates

A.

February Committee Meeting Dates

- Changing dates due to Winter Break
- Suggestion to change meetings frequency

V. Governance

A.

School calendar

Option # 1 favored highly by teachers.
T. Ryan-Lawrence made a motion to Approve Option # 1.
C. Hill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
B. Mitchell
Aye
E. Cater
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
A. Hunter
Aye
M. Rogers
Aye
D. Hrabe
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
J. Hansen
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
F. Carroll
Aye

B.

APS Single Select Pilot Program

C.

Welsey Lottery Process

Working on white paper to define the process

VI. Academic Excellence

A.

Benchmark Data

B.

IB Renewal Process

  • Planning for IB Evaluation
  • Academic Integrity policy updates for all grade levels

VII. Development

A.

China Night Recap

Huge success! Raised $16k

VIII. Finance

A.

Review of 12/31/19 financials and Vote to approve FY 2020 budget revision

Good financial health
T. Tidwell made a motion to approve budget revision.
D. Hrabe seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
M. Guertin
Aye
B. Mitchell
Aye
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
D. Hrabe
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
M. Rogers
Aye
A. Hunter
Aye
E. Cater
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
J. Hansen
Aye
F. Carroll
Aye

IX. Executive Session

A.

Executive Session

Discuss separation of 
Ms. Lewis
Ms. Mellick
Ms. Feng

X. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

A. Hunter made a motion to Approve separation as discussed in executive session.
C. Hill seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
A. Hunter
Aye
D. Hrabe
Aye
T. Ryan-Lawrence
Aye
M. Guertin
Aye
J. Wright
Aye
B. Mitchell
Aye
M. Rogers
Aye
E. Cater
Aye
K. Delp
Aye
J. Hansen
Aye
T. Tidwell
Aye
F. Carroll
Aye
C. Hill
Aye
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
E. Cater
Documents used during the meeting
  • 20200202.WIA BOD Dashboard.pdf
  • WIA 2021 Staff and Student Calendar _Options 1 and 2 for Staff Survey_12-9-19.pdf
  • APS Approved Student Calendars for School Years 2019-2020_2020-2021 and 2021-2022.pdf
  • Benchmark2 2020.pdf
  • PYP Self-Study Timeline.docx
  • WIA IB Policy Update Proposal.docx
  • Dec 2019 FC Finacial Report.pdf
  • FC Budget Revision Presentation 1-15-20.pdf
  • Jan FC Handout_Considerations for 2020 Budget Revision_1-15-20.pdf