Wesley International Academy
Minutes
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday April 20, 2020 at 4:30 PM
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the emergency declaration by Governor Brian Kemp and concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the Governance Committee will be temporarily holding all monthly meetings via videoconference in accordance with the Open Meetings Act (See O.C.G.A. Section 50-14-1 (g)).
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Committee Members Present
D. Hrabe (remote), M. Guertin (remote), T. Ryan-Lawrence (remote), T. Tidwell (remote)
Committee Members Absent
F. Carroll, J. Hansen, J. Marshall
Guests Present
A. Pullen (remote), D. Johnson (remote), D. Mason (remote), D. Satterfield, E. Cater (remote), K. Delp (remote), L. Price (remote), R. Goodman, debb
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Tidwell called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Wesley International Academy to order on Monday Apr 20, 2020 at 4:32 PM.
C.
Motion to approve Agenda
T. Tidwell made a motion to approve agenda.
T. Ryan-Lawrence seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve minutes
T. Ryan-Lawrence made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance Committee Meeting on 02-17-20.
T. Tidwell seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Vote on slate of Board of Directors to be proposed to full Board
T. Ryan-Lawrence made a motion to recommend the following slate of board candidates to full board
Jan Henson, beginning of 2nd full term
Chip Hill, beginning of 2nd full term
Malikah Rogers, beginning of 1st full term
Fran Carroll, beginning of 1st full term.
T. Tidwell seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Review committee goals
Mazie Lynn is working on the white paper describing the lottery process and will have it done by the end of the year.
The student and staff handbooks will be sent to Fran for her review.
Thomas sent out self-evaluations and ED evaluations today and we will push to get them done prior to May Governance meeting.
Tom will circulate Governance calendar and minor Bylaw changes to committee via email and put it on May Agenda.
Jan is working on school climate paper explaining why this is a challenge for Wesley.
The student and staff handbooks will be sent to Fran for her review.
Thomas sent out self-evaluations and ED evaluations today and we will push to get them done prior to May Governance meeting.
Tom will circulate Governance calendar and minor Bylaw changes to committee via email and put it on May Agenda.
Jan is working on school climate paper explaining why this is a challenge for Wesley.
G.
Review and discuss Wesley's Virtual Learning policy
Discussion about virtual learning and the need for a process/plan in place for the Fall. We don't know what will be required so it is impossible to know what it will look like. Wesley has been ahead of the curve regarding virtual learning but it is still a work in progress. Wesley is lacking in viable data points to determine what is working well and what isn't. At least 1 metric parameters being tracked is student participation, but if that is low, it is unclear what the the root cause is.
Two years ago Wesley went to a 1:1 computer to student ratio in middle school but pulled back because of damage and lack of use at home. If Wesley wants to be completely virtual, it will take a commitment to give every student a computer. Lisa Price reported that we are in good shape financially if that's what we need to do to get ready for Fall, we can do.
Two years ago Wesley went to a 1:1 computer to student ratio in middle school but pulled back because of damage and lack of use at home. If Wesley wants to be completely virtual, it will take a commitment to give every student a computer. Lisa Price reported that we are in good shape financially if that's what we need to do to get ready for Fall, we can do.
II. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:44 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Delp
unanimous