The Kindezi Schools Board of Directors
Minutes
SY 25-26 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Friday January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Location
Kindezi O4W
386 Pine Street NE
Atlanta, Ga 30308
Directors Present
C. Austin, C. Stocker Barnhil (remote), E. Duncan Watt, O. Cassanova (remote), R. Cagle, R. Wardlow, S. Cash, S. Westmoreland
Directors Absent
D. Bailey, J. Gilstrap
Guests Present
S. Echols
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Consent Agenda
II. Voice of the Program
A.
VOP
III. Public Comment
A.
Public comment notice
Shannon Echols shared how to sign up for public comment, if desired.
IV. Finance
A.
December financial update
Carlton Austin reviewed financials for November and December. Dr. Kelly Gunn shared details on the strategy for enrollment projections for next year's budget.
V. Academic Committee
A.
Academic presentation
Sally Westmoreland provided an academic update that reviewed progress of achievement goals and spotlighted awards received at the schools for academic performance. Dr. Kelly Gunn reviewed data to date.
VI. Governance
A.
Governance presentation
Rebecca Cagle led a review of how the annual group training went, and next steps to complete following the training.
VII. Other Board session agenda items
A.
Executive Director Update
Dr. Gunn provided an update on the organization's progress towards its annual goals.
Principal Faith Wilbanks shared details on her First Fridays programing.