DeKalb Brilliance Academy Board Meeting Minutes

June 23, 2025, 7:00-9:00 PM

Minutes Approved

DeKalb Brilliance Academy

Minutes

DeKalb Brilliance Academy Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday June 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Location

All meetings occur at the school's primary address: 2575A Snapfinger Road, Decatur, GA 30034.

If you have any trouble attending a board meeting, call or text our Head of School, Jocelyn Alter, at 404-618-2242.

Pre-work:

Review minor proposed policy revisions (in red) in staff and student/family handbooks, and revised sexual harassment/title IX policy
Review consent for resolution for property purchase and fact certificate for adjacent land parcel
Familiarize yourself with meeting slides

Directors Present

B. Hartman (remote), B. Howell (remote), B. Riley (remote), C. Payton (remote), J. Akpan (remote), J. Counts (remote), M. Freeland (remote), M. Greene, Q. Johnson (remote), T. Ruffin (remote)

Directors Absent

C. Armour, Jr., T. Egbuna

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

M. Greene

Ex Officio Members Present

E. Parks, K. Herbert

Non Voting Members Present

E. Parks, K. Herbert

Guests Present

J. Alter, T. Logan

I. Opening Items

A. Record Attendance

B. Call the Meeting to Order

M. Freeland called a meeting of the board of directors of DeKalb Brilliance Academy to order on Monday Jun 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM.

C. Approve May meeting minutes

Q. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes from DeKalb Brilliance Academy Board Meeting on 05-22-25.

J. Counts seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Freeland	Aye
J. Akpan	Aye
T. Egbuna	Absent
Q. Johnson	Aye
C. Payton	Aye
T. Ruffin	Aye
J. Counts	Aye
B. Hartman	Aye
B. Howell	Aye
C. Armour, Jr.	Absent
M. Greene	Absent
B. Riley	Aye

II. Meeting opening

A. Mission and Vision

Brittany read the mission & Chawn read the vision

B. Board Commitments

C. Public Comment

no public comment

III. Academics

A. Academic Committee Update

M. Greene arrived at 7:16 PM.

IV. Board Votes

A. Approval of Property Purchase and Loan Documents

Q. Johnson made a motion to I move to approve the Consent Resolution for Property Purchase and LFFF Loan and the related Fact Certificate, authorizing DeKalb Brilliance Academy to acquire the property located at 2300 Park Central Boulevard and enter into an acquisition loan of up to $1.25 million with LFF Fund LLC, as detailed in the provided documents.

B. Howell seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
C. Armour, Jr.	Absent
J. Akpan	Aye
B. Hartman	Aye
M. Greene	Aye
T. Ruffin	Aye
T. Egbuna	Absent
C. Payton	Aye
M. Freeland	Aye
B. Howell	Aye
Q. Johnson	Aye
J. Counts	Aye
B. Riley	Aye

B. Approval of Handbook and Policy Revisions

C. Payton made a motion to Move to approve the revised Staff Handbook, Student & Family Handbook, and Sexual Harassment Policy, as submitted to the Board.

Q. Johnson seconded the motion.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
B. Hartman	Aye
J. Akpan	Aye
Q. Johnson	Aye
M. Freeland	Aye
T. Ruffin	Aye
J. Counts	Aye
T. Egbuna	Absent
B. Howell	Aye
C. Armour, Jr.	Absent
C. Payton	Aye
B. Riley	Aye
M. Greene	Aye

C. Head of School Contract

J. Counts made a motion to I move to approve the Head of School contract for Jocelyn Alter for the 2025–2026 school year, as presented by the Board.

Q. Johnson seconded the motion.

board is looking to pursue multiyear contract, and will have further discussion on this before the next contract renewal.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

Roll Call
M. Freeland	Aye
J. Counts	Aye
M. Greene	Aye
B. Howell	Aye
J. Akpan	Aye
C. Payton	Aye
C. Armour, Jr.	Absent
T. Egbuna	Absent
Q. Johnson	Aye
B. Hartman	Aye
T. Ruffin	Aye
B. Riley	Aye

V. Closing Items

A. Team shoutouts

B. Meeting closing

C. Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:06 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

M. Freeland