Athlos Jefferson Parish

Minutes

Governance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Location

Committee Members Present

J. Holmes, J. Sparks (remote), J. Washington, J. Wright (remote), K. Wheeler, N. Anthony (remote)

Committee Members Absent

A. Acuna, A. Diperna, S. Darensbourg, Z. Bracok

Guests Present

S. DiSimone (remote), T. Tate (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Washington called a meeting of the Governance Committee Committee of Athlos Jefferson Parish to order on Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM.

II. Governance Committee

A.

Review revision to teacher certification policy

The committee reviewed the current changes that were made this spring to our teacher certification program and the history of how we got to this point.  They discussed the wording in the original agreements that were signed and how they were implemented.

 

  • A recommendation was made to change the programs in the tuition reimbursement policy to generic program titles and align them with Teacher Pathways document.
  • Act 634 is allowing a temporary certification with a bachelor's degree.  Would we allow this?
  • Review the old agreement with our attorney.

B.

Review the policies to update from the policy audit

Sarah reviewed the first 4 policy edits from the audit list and asked for additional edits.

III. Closing Items

A.

Topics for next/future meeting(s)

Recap updates on the old agreement for teacher certification after speaking with our attorney.

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:33 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Washington