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GEO Academies EBR

Minutes

GEO BR Board Meeting

September Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday September 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Location: 

2121 N. Sherwood Forest Dr.

Baton Rouge, LA 70815

 

THE GEO ACADEMIES MISSION is to EMPOWER students to ACCELERATE their academic
pathways to ADVANCE their social mobility and ACHIEVE their career and life-long goals.

 

Meeting Link

Directors Present

B. Lilly, D. Slan, D. Williams, J. Lewis, J. Miller, L. Triggs, N. Frank

Directors Absent

D. Dixon

Directors who arrived after the meeting opened

D. Williams

Guests Present

B. Hunt, C. Ebey, D. Henry (remote), D. Teasley (remote), Jamal Abdulrasheed (remote), K. Forbes, K. Pitts (remote), K. Teasley (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

C. Ebey called a meeting of the board of directors of GEO Academies EBR to order on Tuesday Sep 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

D. Slan made a motion to approve the minutes from GEO BR Board Meeting on 08-05-25.
N. Frank seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Lewis made a motion to approve the minutes from GEO Academies EBR June Board Meeting (Remote Pursuant to La R.S. 42:17.2) on 06-12-25.
J. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Superintendent Report

A.

Update from Superintendent

Dana Teasley provides and update on school enrollment, BRCC partnership, BRCC ribbon-cutting, student handbooks, staffing.

III. Finance

A.

Refinance Update

Presentation from Self-Help regarding the refinance. Self-Help will extend the application period to April 1, 2026.

D. Williams arrived at 5:19 PM.

B.

Discussion and Action regarding the Legislatively approved educator stipends

Presentation from Kelly Forbes regarding the legislative stipends. 

D. Williams made a motion to Motion to approve the certified staff stipend and the differential compensation policy as presented.
J. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Other Business

A.

Board consideration and review of Bylaws Overview Presentation

Overview of current bylaws and potential changes presented by Dana Henry.

 

Board requests to move meeting tpm 10/14

V. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:44 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
C. Ebey