New Vision Learning Academy
Board of Directors Minutes
June 20, 2019
Attendance: Danny Hunt (teleconference), Shelia Grayson, Dr. Andrea’ Miller, Rod Washington (teleconference), Damien Green
- Call to Order: Damien Green
- Invocation: Rod Washington. Shelia Grayson moved to accept the minutes from May 2019 meeting. It was properly second by Danny Hunt. The vote was unanimous.
- Old Business
- National Junior Beta Club Convention: June 15-18, 2019 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Miller stated that the convention was a success. It consisted of 11-12 year old students. The students extended outreach to the homeless population while in OK.
- Personnel
- Tamekia Moten – is now a full-time administrator
- Patti Dupont – is retired. She taught 1st and 4th grade.
- Faculty Development
- 2019 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute Chapel Hill, NC took place May 7-9 2019. Those in attendance were Joanne Montgomery and Carolyn Jefferson
- 2019 Teacher Leader Summit was held in New Orleans, LA on June 25-28, 2019. Those in attendance were Tamekia Moten (Admin), Percile Broadway (Social Studies), Erika Payne (Math), Votika Lynch (Special Education), and Dawn Cutler (ELA). Each represented their areas of expertise.
- Activities: was successful
- Parent Appreciation May 1, 2019
- Muffins for Mom May 9, 2019
- Field Day May 17, 2019
- New Business
- Fall Calendar (calendar is included in the board member’s packet) Dr. Miller gave an overview of the 2019-2020 Calendar. It was moved by Danny Hunt to accept the 2019-2020 calendar and properly second by Shelia Grayson. The vote was unanimous.
- Enrollment – (Summer Program) currently, there are 172 students enrolled.
- Enrollment 2019-2020: There are 273 students accepted.
- Orientation Schedule—student orientation was held on June 20, 2019. If more students are accepted, there will be another scheduled student orientation session.
- Personnel
- Tamekia Moten – full-time employee
- Jessica Hollins – resigned
- Lynn Coleman – no longer employed and has filed a lawsuit against NVLA. The suit includes attorney’s fees and missed pay from payment in transit. Ms. Coleman has retained Miller, Hampton, and Hilgendorf. The NVLA board has agreed to pay the fees. It was motioned by Rod Washington and properly second by Shelia Grayson. The vote was unanimous.
- Michael Dickerson – resigned. He agreed to stay until May 29th.
- Vacant Position – 1st and 4th grade; may need a 3rd Kindergarden Class. It was moved by Danny Hunt and properly second by Rod Washington to fill the vacancies. The vote was unanimous.
- Document Review – review budget. It was tabled to resume on June 21, 2019 via conference call at 11:00am. The conference did take place.
- Contract
- DeWitt, Ginger, and LLP – It was moved by Damien Green and properly second by Rod Washington to hire a new CPA firm – DeWitt, Ginger, LLP.
- Closing Statements: The next board of directors meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 25th @ 12pm via conference call.
- Adjournment: It was moved by Danny Hunt and second by Rod Washington that the June 20, 2019 board of directors meeting be adjourned. The vote was unanimous.
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