Athlos Jefferson Parish
Minutes
AAJP Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Monday November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish
Virtual Option:
Committee Members Present
B. Bressler (remote), J. Holmes (remote), J. Washington (remote), K. Wheeler (remote)
Committee Members Absent
A. Acuna, J. Sparks, J. Wright, N. Anthony, S. Darensbourg, T. Harrison
Guests Present
S. DiSimone (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 Monday Nov 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM.
II. Governance Committee
A.
Gifted and Talented Policy
B.
Review edits to the policies in the set of discipline policies.
The discipline policies were presented and discussed.
- The committee suggested reviewing restorative practices and spelling it out more detailed in the handbook.
- It was suggested to create a form specifically for corporal punishment.
- The admin team agreed to double check signage on the walls to be sure the right to search is presented.
- The committee requested further research on the search and seizure section to align language with what is allowed.
- It was requested that further research is made on phone and personal device searches.
- The committee requested that exceptions in the statute for K-5 suspensions are included.
- The committee requested research on alternative education partnerships.
- It was discussed to pass the policy along to the ESS director to check the language for suspension of students with disabilities.
- The committee agreed to move the appeals section to the suspension and expulsion section.
- The committee agreed to keep all the policies combined in one document.
Additional research and edits will be made to the draft and brought back to the next committee meeting.
III. Closing Items
A.
Topics for next/future meeting(s)
- Finalize discipline policy
- Board Resource Guides
- Interim Roles
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:28 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Washington
The Gifted and Talented Policy has been presented and read through. There were no comments on the policy and the committee agreed to move the policy to the board for approval.