Perea Elementary School
Minutes
SOP Board Meeting Announcement
Date and Time
Thursday April 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Location
1250 Vollintine
Memphis, TN 38107
Mission
Perea Elementary School will prepare all students academically, socially, and emotionally for success by creating and maintaining a classroom and school environment that is student-centered, with high academic expectations and where all students feel welcomed, appreciated, and valued.
Core Values
- Empathy: to lovingly respond
- Community: to create fellowship
- Excellence: to consistently give your BEST
- Innovation: creative thinking & learning
- Safety: ALL are protected
Directors Present
A. Langston, B. Ingram, B. White (remote), C. Carter (remote), D. Moses, J. Boyd, J. Humphrey (remote), R. Scott (remote)
Directors Absent
Q. Jones, R. Greene, T. Green
Ex Officio Members Present
R. Davis III
Non Voting Members Present
R. Davis III
Guests Present
A. Martin
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. SOP Committee Reports
A.
ED Report & SOP Updates
B.
Academic Committee
Dr. Davis and Ms. Sanders shared update on NAEYC progress. We are on-track with the upload of required documents to the portal. Once all documents are uploaded, there's a 30-60 day window for their response. The team has committed to keep the Board updated as we continue to get more information from NAEYC regarding timelines.
C.
Governance Committee
Mr. Humphrey shared the update from the Governance Committee.
Proposing to add Dr. Jasmyn Jones to board. Jim Boyd gave additional information about Dr. Jones's credentials.
Mr. Humphrey asked if there are any specific skill-needs as we continue to vet and recruit new board members to serve the organization: marketing, AI-expertise
A reminder to complete required board training by May 8th was shared.
The timeline for ED evaluation shared.
Proposal of mid-year bonus for executive leadership team (Dr. Davis, Ms. Martin) was presented.
D.
Facilities & Finance Committee
Ms. Langston and Ms. Martin shared reflections from the work with Afton.
Katie Wise presented the proposed budget for SY26-27.
Ms. Langston shared resolution and proposal for investment policy to allow us to invest some reserves into Ladder CDs.
E.
Family Engagement Committee
No report.
F.
Fundraising Committee
Ms. Sanders shared a final report from the inaugural fundraising luncheon.
Pedal 4 Perea cycling fundraiser will be held August 15, 2026.
III. New Business
A.
New Business Updates
Board Chair Boyd shared that we will be moving forward with an expansion committee to support our continued growth and impact. Dr. Davis and Chair Boyd are leading recruitment.
Next meeting will be held in June.
Principal James shared an overview of the results of the most recent CASE assessment, TCAP preparation, action plans.
Dr. Davis shared an update from the CSGF site visit (4/2/2026) and finance call (4/9/2026).