Achievement Prep
Minutes
APREP Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Location
IN PERSON
Directors Present
A. Jackson, C. Hill, D. Draughon Jr., J. Johnson (remote), J. Kline, K. Cooper, P. Grant (remote), S. Rosenbaum
Directors Absent
E. Harrell, R. Roberts
Guests Present
M. Jones, N. Simpson, S. Lewis, Tamiko Singleton (remote)
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 Jan 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
K. Cooper made a motion to Approve the minutes.
S. Rosenbaum seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. State of the School
A.
State of the School + Mission Moment
- Lewis shared adult culture updates:
- New survey/ GPTW
- "Business Behind APREP" PD to inform staff of how APREP works with PCSB/OSSE/EdOps/Alliance for the betterment of the organization
- Intent-to-Return survey distributed end of January/ beginning of February
- Singleton shared family experience updates
- survey data
- (re)enrollment strategy
- enrollment number mapping to our goal: 450 (Updated chart to be sent)
III. Finance Committee
A.
Priorities + Updates
Susie shared updates from the finance committee meeting and fielded questions from the broader board about procurement, contracts over $10k that she approves, etc.
Lewis gave an update on DPA sublease. Negotiations coming to an end; hopeful for a one-year lease extension. More info to come.
IV. Board Updates
A.
Administrative Items + Board Opportunities
- Simspon introduced herself as Lewis' new EA
- Lewis distributed her DREAM report newsletter draft and Board provided feedback
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 8:13 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Rosenbaum