Final

The GLOBE Academy

Board of Directors Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 31, 2025 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 2 m
  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.
  
II. Public Comment 7:07 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 7:12 PM
  A. Approve Agenda Vote Holly Portier 1 m
  B. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Holly Portier 1 m
  C. Vote re IT/network expenses for new campus Vote Christi Elliott-Earby 15 m
IV. Vote regarding curriculum 7:29 PM
  A. Vote re curriculum Vote Christi Elliott-Earby 15 m
   

It is the approval of the purchase of our new ELA K-5 curriculum that we had to adopt per state rules and regulations.  The total cost is around 97,000.00 for the first year which includes teacher training and onboarding.  The following years will only be the purchase of consumable materials.  

  
V. New campus update 7:44 PM
  A. New campus update Discuss Lillian Norton 10 m
VI. Board Composition/Committee Restructuring 7:54 PM
  A. Vote regarding terms ending Vote 5 m
   

certain board members have terms ending 

  
  B. Vote re: new slate Vote 5 m
   

Vote regarding new Board members to fill positions 

  
  C. Vote regarding DEIBA restructuring Vote Tiffany Russell 15 m
   

vote regarding restructuring DEIBA committee to comply with federal recommendations 

  
VII. Closing Items 8:19 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Holly Portier