The Board interviewed Lindsey Hixon. Further action will be taken later in the meeting.

Cheryl Weathersby requested the following amendments to the Agenda:

Section IV, Item G: PCA Resignation/New Hire

Section IV, Item H: LRL Ventures Contract Extension

Section IV, Item I: CARES Additional Staff COVID 5% Supplement

There was no public comment.

Shebbie Williams has requested to resign from his position at PCA effective December 3, 2021 due to a chronic medical condition.

District and School Leadership felt that with the recent vacancy of the PCA Director of Discipline and Safety position, this was a good opportunity to consider some administrative restructuring in order to improve the overall effectiveness of the organization and of PCA. Therefore, the following position changes are recommended.

Eliminate the PCA Director of Discipline & Safety position

Change the PCA Counselor Position to Assistant Principal/Counselor position

Create a District Curriculum Director position

Jordan Gamble has requested to resign from her teaching position at SCCA effective January 3, 2022 due to medical reasons.

PCA is on target to meet on the Operational CPF Dashboard 100%.

SCCA is on target to meet on the Operational CPF Dashboard 100%.

Although cases in the community are on the rise no positive student cases have been reported at either school. No protocol changes are recommended at this time.

The Finance Committee presented the FY22 Amended Budget for Board 1st review. 

This item was tabled due to legal organ not being able to post notice in time.

No public comment.

Anderson Construction was the only company to submit a bid of $324,579.00 on the District Office remodel. This will allow to free up numerous spaces within PCA for the additional spaces needed due to the creation of new positions related to COVID response.  The finance committee is recommending the Board accept the bid contingent upon the ability to use ARP CARES III grant funds.

The acquisition of modular buildings for SCCA Facility Growth of 14 additional classrooms was put up for Bid. Vesta submitted the lowest bid of $802,376.00 over the life of the lease, however, the finance committee is recommending the Board accept the 2nd lowest bid from Vanguard of $907,883.00 over the life of the lease. After comparisons of the quality and safety of the product offered and Vanguard's success with previous modular installation, they are the top choice. 

Two firms submitted bids for SCCA Campus Development Firm Selection. The Finance Committee is recommending the Board accept the lowest bid from Innovate Engineering and Surveying of $18,500.00. We have used this company before at SCCA for modular installation.

Mrs. Gina Atchley has tendered her resignation from the School Nutrition Program at PCA effective December 31. 2021. School leadership is recommending the rehire of Teresa Turner to fill this opening for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year.

It was approved at the October Board meeting to eliminate custodial positions at PCA. The Finance Committee is recommending the extension of the existing contract with LRL Ventures for custodial services at SCCA to include PCA from January of 2022 through June of 2022 for $54,995.00.

Kylie and Cheryl are recommending the Board allocate CARES Act monies toward a 5% additional COVID supplement for all Staff at PCA and SCCA. MAP Growth at each school has exceeded expectations especially due to these difficult times and the CARES Act was initiated to ease the burdens of COVID on families in the first place.

There will be one day in person and one day live virtual this year.  The in-person dates are:
Option 1 - November 10 @ Callaway Gardens Hotel and Resort
Option 2 - February 9 @ UGA Center for Continuing Education and Hotel
Option 3 - April 13 @ Loudermilk Conference Center
*We prefer everyone complete Option 1 or 2, only using Option 3 if an emergency comes up preventing Option 1 or 2.

**Also, don't forget to sign up for the Live Virtual training as well.  Both the in-person and virtual are required.

Both Grayson and Rochelle will attend the live session in February. Erin will resend date for the 1/2 virtual session. The next virtual session will be on January 25th.

The Governance Committee will review the Board Self-Assessment data and BoardOnTrack recommendations to determine what needs there may be for the Board for future goal-setting.  If you have not completed the self-assessment, please do so by the end of the week.

Erin is recommending the Board interview Erica Austin at the next board meeting as a prospective Board member. She is a Lawyer working as a public defender, is very interested in serving and has submitted her resume.