Northwest Georgia Charter Academy
Regular Meeting
Date and Time
The mission of Northwest Georgia Charter Academy is to encourage and inspire students to discover their unique worth and empower them to become lifelong learners by providing a secure environment where caring and qualified staff will challenge, motivate, and coach students utilizing an immersive approach that will lead them to reach their full potential in school and in life.
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 6:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Cassie Potts | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Judy Taylor | 1 m | ||
| C. | Opening CREW | Discuss | |||
| D. | Approve Regular Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | Judy Taylor | 1 m | |
| Approve minutes for Regular Meeting on December 15, 2025 | |||||
| E. | Approve Executive Session Minutes | Approve Minutes | 2 m | ||
| Approve minutes for Executive Committee on December 8, 2025 | |||||
| F. | Meeting Norms | Judy Taylor | 1 m | ||
| II. | Public Comment | ||||
| III. | Academic Excellence | ||||
| IV. | CEO Support And Eval | ||||
| V. | Development | 6:36 PM | |||
| A. | Pre-Opening Checklist Review/Update | FYI | Dawn Williams | 2 m | |
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Current status review |
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| B. | Update on Enrollment & Registration | FYI | Dawn Williams | 3 m | |
| VI. | Facility | ||||
| VII. | Finance | 6:41 PM | |||
| A. | Finance Reports | Vote | Jarrod Kinsey | 15 m | |
| B. | Paylocity | Vote | Jarrod Kinsey | 3 m | |
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Vote to approve Paylocity as our Human Resource Information System (HRIS). |
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| C. | State Health Benefit Plan | Vote | Jarrod Kinsey | 3 m | |
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Vote to approve offering of SHBP to employees beginning 2026-2027. |
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| D. | Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) | Vote | Jarrod Kinsey | 3 m | |
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Vote to approve offering of TRS and PSERS to employees beginning 2026-2027. |
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| E. | Raptor Safety System | Vote | Jarrod Kinsey | 3 m | |
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Vote to approve the Raptor System for Visitors, Volunteers, and Emergency Management beginning in 2026-2027. |
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| VIII. | Governance | 7:08 PM | |||
| A. | Policies on 1st Reading | Vote | Dawn Williams | 5 m | |
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D7 Interviews, Removal, and Searches of Students E2 Social Media G6 Student Wellness G7 Medication Administration G8 Suicide Awareness, Prevention, Intervention, Postvention G9 Opioid Antagonist |
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| B. | Policies on 2nd Reading | Vote | Dawn Williams | 5 m | |
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A1 Legal Status A2 Attendance Zone A3 Roles and Responsibilities C2 Professional Qualifications C3 Recruitment, Hiring and Background Checks |
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| C. | Policies on Revision | Vote | Dawn Williams | 1 m | |
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D5 Enrollment |
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| D. | Governance Training Dates and Registration | Discuss | Cassie Potts | 5 m | |
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Training Dates in Atlanta February 9-11, ALL Board members MUST ATTEND |
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| IX. | Other Business | 7:24 PM | |||
| A. | Community Outreach | Discuss | Cassie Potts | 5 m | |
| X. | Closing Items | 7:29 PM | |||
| A. | Closing CREW | Discuss | Judy Taylor | 5 m | |
| B. | Adjourn Meeting | FYI | Judy Taylor | 1 m | |