Board Meeting Minutes

October 19, 2022, 6:00-8:00 PM

Minutes Draft

Achievement Prep

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday October 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Directors Present

A. Jackson, A. McGill, C. Hill, D. Draughon Jr., E. Harrell, E. Williams, J. Johnson, J. Kline, K. Cooper, P. Grant, S. Rosenbaum, U. Wright

Directors Absent

D. George, K. Paris, K. Ward

Guests Present

C. Nesbitt, S. Lewis, T. Scott

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance

B. Call the Meeting to Order

U. Wright called a meeting of the board of directors of Achievement Prep to order on Wednesday Oct 19, 2022 at 6:04 PM.

C. Approve Minutes

S. Rosenbaum made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Check-In on 09-21-22.

J. Kline seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. ED Comments/Announcements

A. School Report + Intro Today's Spotlight

Lewis shared an update on data - re-enrollment, in-school attendance, MAP/PARCC projections - and staffing (2 new hires and long-term sub).

B. This Month's Spotlight: Michelle Pianim on SPED Audit and the Work Ahead

Michelle Pianim, CEO of Fairgreen Consulting, spoke on her work with Achievement Prep. She answered pertinent questions regarding the SPED audit/findings and addressed the RSP hours, IEP hours, and academic gaps that STAR scholars have experienced over the past year.

III. Finance Committee

A. Committee Report

Susie R. walked the Board through our August Financial Report - all in good standing and up-to-date.

IV. Governance

A. Strategic Planning

Lewis explained our strategic goals and how external vendors can help us reach our goals.

S. Rosenbaum made a motion to accept Strategic Planning proposal as presented.

E. Harrell seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B. Communications

More validation required before further considering the Communications proposal. Lewis will follow-up with recent references, feedback from LEA references, high-level points for school leaders re: their work with Prestwood Group. Ask Vendor about unspoken years of projects.

C. ED-Board Relations Goals

We will reconvene with a Board on Track facilitator to create an ED-Board relations goals to structure a more measurable goal that we can All work toward together.

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 7:55 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

K. Cooper

K. Cooper made a motion to Adjourn.

S. Rosenbaum seconded the motion.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

Roll Call
E. Harrell	Aye
A. McGill	Aye
K. Cooper	Aye
P. Grant	Aye
C. Hill	Aye
D. Draughon Jr.	Aye
A. Jackson	Aye
S. Rosenbaum	Aye
E. Williams	Aye
K. Paris	Absent
K. Ward	Absent
J. Kline	Aye
U. Wright	Aye
J. Johnson	Aye
D. George	Absent