Pataula Charter Academy, Inc (Serving Pataula Charter Academy and Spring Creek Charter Academy)
Minutes
May 2025 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday May 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
Spring Creek Charter Academy lunchroom
Directors Present
E. Austin, G. Flowers, J. Earp, K. Gilbert, L. Hixon, N. Johnson, R. Lane
Directors Absent
J. Sanders
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Weathersby, K. Holley
Non Voting Members Present
C. Weathersby, K. Holley
Guests Present
H. Worsley, L. Adkinson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Agenda
D.
Approve Minutes
E.
Approve Executive Session Minutes
F.
Public Comment
G.
Employee Termination/Grievance
Kylie Holley, Superintendent, summarized for the Board the events leading to the suspension and recommendation for termination of Mrs. Marisa Jasinski, Data Clerk at Spring Creek Charter Academy.
Marisa Jasinski, Data Clerk at SCCA, spoke to the Board regarding her suspension and possible termination.
H.
Executive Session - Personnel
I.
Executive Session - Personnel
J.
Executive Session - FERPA
II. Superintendent Report
A.
PCA - Add Position
Kylie is asking for Board Approval to create a new certified High School position at PCA. This teacher will assist with Special Education, Credit Recovery and online Spanish classes. There are funds in the budget for this position.
B.
PCA Teacher Hires for 25/26 SY
Kylie is asking for Board approval to hire the following teachers at PCA for the 25-26 school year:
Debbie Ray - 49% Intervention teacher; Angel Benton - PCA Special Education Director; Levie Rice - Elementary Teacher (Mrs. Rice previously resigned but would like to return); Timothy Brown - HS SPED/CR/ETC teacher and Head Football Coach; Wayne Johnson - PE teacher and Head Basketball Coach.
C.
SCCA Teacher Hires for 2025-2026 SY
Kylie is requesting Board approval for the following teacher hires at SCCA for the 25-26 school year: Amber Esquivel - Elementary; Ryan Manard - MS Math.
D.
SCCA Resignation
Alanna Lowman, teacher at SCCA, has resigned effective at the end of the 24-25 SY.
E.
PCA/SCCA Assessment Policy revision
The PCA/SCCA Assessment Policy has been updated to include the most current information from the DOE Student Assessment Handbook. Kylie is requesting Board approval for these revisions.
F.
PCA - Operational CPF Dashboard
PCA is on target to meet on Operational CPF.
G.
SCCA - Operational CPF Dashboard
SCCA is on target to meet on Operational CPF.
H.
Enrollment Updates
The lotteries for the 2025-2026 SY were held in January. PCA has 587 tentatively enrolled (11 short of full) with 89 on the waiting list. SCCA has 518 tentatively enrolled (34 short of full - high school) with 101 on the waiting list.
III. CFO/Business Director Report
A.
PCA Roof Repairs
Cheryl is requesting Board approval for Richter Roofing to repair roof issues throughout PCA for a cost of $14,390. This is the only commercial roofing company in the Tri State area, and we have used them before.
B.
PCA - Topsoil approval
Cheryl is requesting approval to purchase $9500 of topsoil from Buck Run Preserves to correct a drainage issue at the football field before our fence is installed
C.
SCCA - School Resource Officer
This item was tabled.
D.
SCCA - Activity Bus Purchase Approval
Cheryl is requesting approval to purchase two pre-owned multifunction activity buses including 60 month warranty from American Bus Sales. These are 14 passenger buses that coaches and teacher will be able to drive after in house training. The purchase price is $177,970. The monies are available in SCCA's fund balance.
E.
SCCA - Owner's Representative Agreement
Approval to sign agreement with 4PM since the contract price increased from the original selection due to the construction costs increasing. The wording of the agreement has been updated to a fixed 2.5% rate of the total cost, assuming a $25.5 million construction cost.
IV. Governance Committee Report
A.
Annual Board Self-Assessment
Complete the annual Board Assessment on BoardOnTrack if you have not already done so. The original date of completion was set for May 9.
B.
Board Member Resignation
Rhonda Collins has submitted a resignation from the Board.
V. Ad Hoc Superintendent/CFO Evaluation Committee
A.
Superintendent/CFO Evaluation Policy
The evaluation process for the 2024-2025 SY has begun. Board members will recieve surveys after self-evaluations and direct-report surveys are completed.
Lazaro Gamez, Captain Adam Mobley, and Jessica Mobley made public comments.