Peace Academy Charter
Minutes
July 2026 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday July 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
1954 Candler Rd. Decatur, GA 30032
Directors Present
A. Audate, C. Patterson-Ellis (remote), L. Marshall (remote), M. Olaiya (remote), S. Cornelius (remote)
Directors Absent
T. Knox
Guests Present
E. Keys
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
None
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Financial Report
A.
CFO Report
We want to keep it noted but just strike it because of the rationale provided - Chaz.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| A. Audate |
Aye
|
| T. Knox |
Absent
|
| M. Olaiya |
Aye
|
| C. Patterson-Ellis |
Abstain
|
| L. Marshall |
Aye
|
| S. Cornelius |
Aye
|
III. School Leader's Report
A.
School Leader's Report
No discussion. Share the reports for the SCSC presentation.
IV. Employee Handbook
A.
Professional Qualifications & Compensation Policy- Dir. Chaz Patterson-Ellis
Chaz - Reviewed the details of the policies
- Alexandra - do we have any existing staff members this would impact? Are they grandfathered in but what is in their cap? Ex. Yes but for two years. We may need to add retroactive language to the policy.
- Ebony - State reciprocity in GA through the PSC. Does this not apply if out of state and non-certified. Ex. experience outside of GA may be no more than X amount of years.
- Mid- year adjustments can happen if communication of program completion is communicated at the beginning of the fiscal year.
- Add an uncertified category and remove the T7. The uncert. do not have a step, they stay at the same level.
B.
Staff Social Gatherings and Professional Boundaries Policy
Mike - Staff Social Gatherings - Updates.
- Remove from the vote.
C.
Dating, Nepotism, and Fraternization
Mike - Shared sample policy. Will review next month.
D.
Accrual During Leave
Alex - No PTO should be accrued during leave. It would stop on the first day of the leave and start up on the first day of arrival back to work. Actively working or on PTO. Summer months should not be included in the accrued period.
- Chaz - How do staff accrue PTO now? Last year .4 each pay. This year 3 days upfront and then earn each month to get to 10 days by April.
- Ashley - How many days can staff rollover each year? Policy states none but we have been allowing rollover these past 3 years.
- Chaz - we can consider allow PTO to rollover to their TRS policy. Form Sick Leave Certification. Paylocity will track it. They have to be leaving the org to get this transferred.
- Alex - Should we include a max on PTO payout rollover for Admin? We can get it where the Admin take portions at the end of each year.
Vote - No accrual during the summer months or while on leave. Include the TRS Sick Leave rollover in the vote.
E.
2026-2027 - Employee Handbook
V. Facility Committee
A.
Construction Updates
We have completed two of the inspection. Just one more inspection and we will have our CO. We should have that in place by Thursday.
VI. Committee Chair Assignments
A.
Committee Sign-ups
This is a committee to find a new chair of this committee.
We will develop a Community Engage description and vote on this on month.
VII. Community Open Forum - Public Comment
A.
Public Comment from community.
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This June's report will be discussed in August because it is the end of the year report.