Cedars International Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday April 17th, 2025 @12:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

Attendance Summary

Name Status Arrival Time Departure Time
Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin present member On Time At Adjournment
Sidne Campbell present member On Time At Adjournment
Enrique Suarez present member On Time At Adjournment
Dr. Michael G. Blalock, Board President present chair On Time At Adjournment
Giacomo Leone present secretary On Time At Adjournment
Kerry Parker present member On Time At Adjournment

I. Call To Order/Approval of Minutes

The meeting was called tgo order President, Dr. Blalock at 12:01 pm.


Approval of March 27, 2024 Minutes submitted. Moved by Kerry Parker, seconded by Sidne Campbell. Passed.

A motion to approve the minutes.

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: Sidne Campbell

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

II. Report Items

  1. Superintendent Report:
  2. Mr. Blalock is now Dr. Blalock
  3. The K-5 Teacher has resigned
  4. Current enrollment is 509; next year is at 558.
  5. It is optimistic that we will be able to add PreK-3.
  6. Both Campuses now have radios which increases safety.\
  7. The only spending to take place is the regular monthly maintenance of operations .
  8. Our rating is at a "C."
  9. Finance Report

a. The finance report sent to the board was reviewed.



IV. Discuss and Possible Action Items


  1. Discussion and possible approval of items discussed in closed session.
  2. Discussion and possible approval of building purchase/consolidation funding options from the presentations of Highmark, Building Hope, and TCSD















Motion for Dr. Sparcacello to move forward with Blueprint to continue exploring the new building acquisition.

By: Giacomo Leone Seconded by: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion for Dr. Sparcacello to continue with philanthropic and financial efforts.

By: Dr. Michael G. Blalock, Board President Seconded by: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to adjourn.

By: Dr. Michael G. Blalock, Board President Seconded by: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

CLOSED SESSION

For the purposes of considering matters for which closed sessions are authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551 Texas Government Code Section (.071-.084)

The Board went into closed session.

No notes were taken and no decisions were made.

Closed session ended at 1:45 pm.

VII. Upcoming Meeting

On May 15, 2025, the next meeting will be at the meeting room at Our Lady's Marionite Church Offices 1320 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, live and via Zoom.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:18 pm

Motion to adjourn

By: Dr. Michael G. Blalock, Board President Seconded by: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin

There was no notable discussion on the motion.