Final

The GLOBE Academy

September 23 Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM EDT

Notice of this meeting was posted at both campuses and on the GLOBE website in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1.

 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 7:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests Discuss Lillian Norton
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Lillian Norton
  C. Vision, Mission and Core Values Discuss Lillian Norton 5 m
   

Vision: To develop globally minded citizens who have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effect positive change in our world.
Mission: The GLOBE Academy fosters Global Learning Opportunities through Balanced Education for children of all backgrounds. With a focus on dual-language immersion, an experiential-learning model, and a constructivist approach, GLOBE inspires students to be high- performing lifelong learners equipped to make a positive impact in the world.
Core Values: The GLOBE Academy’s core values are expressed in the acronym, CREST: Community, Respect, Empathy, Sustainability and Trust. These values are expected of the governing board, faculty, staff, parents, and students. They are woven into daily life at GLOBE and incorporated into the curriculum.

  • Community: We are inclusive, and we nurture and support one another.
  • Respect: We treat ourselves and each other with kindness and dignity.
  • Empathy: We strive to understand and share the feelings of others.
  • Sustainability: We aim to conserve our resources for optimal use in the present and future.
  • Trust: We are committed to honesty, transparency, and respectfully sharing our thoughts and encouraging others to do the same.
  
  D. Safety Plans and Protocols Discuss Lillian Norton 5 m
   

Discuss some next steps regarding safety plans, protocols, communication strategies and Board actions on each.

  
II. Public Comment 7:10 PM
  A. Public Comment FYI Lillian Norton 5 m
   

Please note: Each speaker may speak for up to two minutes. Speakers are cautioned from making comments that involve an individual staff member, a personnel action, a student disciplinary matter, a complaint about an individual student or any pending legal matter for which The GLOBE is engaged. Speakers are asked to state their remarks in a courteous manner. As a matter of protocol, Board members will not respond to public comments. 

  
III. Consent Agenda 7:15 PM
  A. Approve Agenda Vote Holly Portier 1 m
  B. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Holly Portier 1 m
    Approve minutes for Aug 26, 2024 Board Meeting on August 26, 2024  
IV. New campus update 7:17 PM
  A. New campus update Discuss Lillian Norton 5 m
V. Academic Committee Spring reports 7:22 PM
  A. Academic Reporting Discuss Catherine Schwenkler 35 m
   

School wide goals 2023-2024

Spring 2024 STAMP data

Sprint 2024 MAP data

End of Year discipline report 2023-2024

Schoolwide goals 2024-2025

Fall 2024 MAPA data 

 

Q&A

  
VI. Legislative/Governance 7:57 PM
 

Overview of Open Meetings and Governance changes 

  
  A. Governance changes Discuss Teri Williams 5 m
   

Updates regarding any new legislative changes, laws passed 

  
  B. Open Meetings Review Discuss Holly Portier 5 m
VII. Committee Structure 8:07 PM
 

Vote regarding dissolving committees and transition to task forces

  
  A. Vote regarding committee dissolution Vote Lillian Norton 5 m
   

Creation of Task Forces (Executive Director Support and Evaluation and Strategic Planning)

Dissolving certain committees (Executive Director Support and Evaluation Committee and Strategic Planning)

  
  B. Vote acceptance of resignation from Leslie Mason from Board Vote Lillian Norton 3 m
   

Vote to accept resignation of Leslie Mason from Board and as DEIBA Chair 

  
VIII. Executive Session 8:15 PM
  A. Vote to enter Executive Session Vote Lillian Norton 1 m
  B. Confidential Discussion Discuss Lillian Norton 45 m
   
  • HR related discussion
  • To discuss records (or portions thereof) exempt from public inspection or
    disclosure pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50.
  
  C. Vote to exit Executive Session Vote Lillian Norton 1 m
IX. Closing Items 9:02 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Holly Portier