Achievement Prep
Minutes
APREP Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Directors Present
C. Hill, D. Draughon Jr., E. Harrell, J. Johnson (remote), J. Kline (remote), K. Cooper, P. Grant (remote), R. Roberts, S. Rosenbaum
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
M. Jones, N. Simpson, S. Lewis
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Draughon Jr. called a meeting of the board of directors of Achievement Prep to order on Wednesday Nov 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
D. Draughon Jr. made a motion to approve the minutes from APREP Board Meeting on 09-17-25.
E. Harrell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Approve ED Goals
E. Harrell made a motion to Approve ED goals.
S. Rosenbaum seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Rosenbaum |
Aye
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| K. Cooper |
Aye
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| J. Kline |
Aye
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| R. Roberts |
Aye
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| P. Grant |
Aye
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| C. Hill |
Aye
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| E. Harrell |
Aye
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| D. Draughon Jr. |
Aye
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| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
II. State of the School
A.
State of the School
- ASPIRE Performance Overview - Celebrated growth in every category and double-digit growth-to-proficiency. We grew two ASPIRE levels in one year (Level 4-->Level 2)
- Staffing Update: Fully hired as of Nov. 17
- Curriculum: Received well by the families, teachers, and students.
- DC CAPE set to transition to SBAC for SY 26/27. SL to follow up with more information.
III. Finance Committee
A.
Priorities + Updates
- Audit is being finalized next-day. We celebrated another clean finance audit - every year since our founding.
- APREP's K-7th grade met and exceeded the set enrollment target. However, our early childhood (AT) dropped in enrollment. Current audited enrollment - 434.
IV. Governance Session
A.
Board Compliance
Votes were taken to add Ms. Covington (Parent) and Kadeem Cooper (Secretary)
D. Draughon Jr. made a motion to add Ms. Covington to the board as a Parent Representative.
E. Harrell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Draughon Jr. |
Aye
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| C. Hill |
Aye
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| R. Roberts |
Aye
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| J. Kline |
Aye
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| J. Johnson |
Aye
|
| S. Rosenbaum |
Aye
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| P. Grant |
Aye
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| E. Harrell |
Aye
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| K. Cooper |
Aye
|
E. Harrell made a motion to Make Kadeem Cooper the Secretary.
S. Rosenbaum seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Miscellaneous
V. 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 8:32 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Draughon Jr.
ED Goals modified to reflect 25-26.
Board members raised questions about Chronic Absenteeism - reviewed data dashboard and offered suggestions on incentives, etc.