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Wesley International Academy

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January Governance

Date and Time

Monday January 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Location

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Committee Members Present

D. Hrabe (remote), D. Johnson (remote), E. Cater (remote), J. Marshall (remote), J. Ziemann (remote), K. Boyer (remote), K. Jones (remote), R. Goodman (remote), R. Moorman (remote)

Committee Members Absent

L. Price

Guests Present

C. Wyatt (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

K. Jones called a meeting of the Governance Committee of Wesley International Academy to order on Monday Jan 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM.

C.

Approve Agenda

J. Marshall made a motion to approve agenda.
D. Hrabe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Minutes

D. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on 11-18-24.
D. Hrabe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

2025-26 School Calendar

Jason Marshall presents 2025-2026 calendar :

 

  • The proposed calendar includes 186 student days and 196 teacher days.
  • Wesley calendar aligns with APS calendar.
  • Pre-Planning for teachers will last 2 weeks. 
  • The firsday of school for students is Friday, August 1, 2025.
  • Wesley will remain closed on Election Day.
  • A Professional Development (PD) Day has been added in March.
  • If attendance after Memorial Day islow, adjustments may be considered in future years.

 

 

D. Johnson made a motion to approve 2025-2026 Calendar with correction to last day of school (May28, 2026, for students and staff):.
K. Jones seconded the motion.

Correction on last day of school for teachers .May 28 will be last day for students and staff.

The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Brief Review of Governance Committee Goals

  • Short and long term board recruitment:
  • Board orientation planning and training:
  • Effectiveness and Efficinecy of Board Meeting
  • By -Laws: 

 

 

 

 

C.

Suggestions and Progress on Meeting Governance Committee Goals

Short and long term board recruitment:

 

  • One- on -one meetings between leadership and committee chairs will continue.
  • Kwende Jones will lead individual meetings.
  •  The committee will focus on reinstating board members and selcting Vice Chair for committees.
  •  The Executive Director will assist in recruiting new board members.
  • Outreach to LEAD Atlanta /Leadership Atlanta will be explored (Kate Boyer).

 

Board Orientatiion and Training:

 

  • Mentorship: New board members will be paired with veteran members (Ewa Cater/Doug Hrabe)
  • Board Email Accounts:  Ensure all members have updated accounts.
  • Training Material : Organize and distribute relevant documents.

Effectiveness and Efficinecy of Board Meeting

 

  • Consent Agenda Implementation  (Kate and Kwenda) 

 

By-Laws:  

 

  • J. Ziemann and K. Jones  will review and update governance  by-laws .

 

 

 

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

K. Boyer made a motion to adjourn meeting.
D. Hrabe seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Wyatt