Cedars International Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday October 16th, 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 not present member
Enrique Suarez not present member
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

Approval of the Minutes

The Governing Board met on Thursday September 18th, 2025 @12:00 PM for what was scheduled to be a 0 hours and 0 minutes long meeting. Present: Enrique Suarez, Dr. Michael G. Blalock, Board President, Giacomo Leone, Kerry Parker Not Present: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin, Sidne Campbell The members considered the following items: 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. Principal Repoets 3. Prospective board member 4. Executive Session 5. A committee was formed to discuss the Superintendent's contract. The committee considered 5 motions, of which 5 passed, and 0 failed: 1. A motion to approve the minutes with one change of the spelling of the misspelling of the name"lott" was made. (passed) 2. A motion to adjourn was made. Adjournment was at 12:25 pm (passed) 3. A motion to accept the consent agenda without Superintendent's report. (passed) 4. A motion to move the Goals to the next meeting was made. (passed) 5. 1.2 During the month of January of each year of this Contract or at any other time during the term of this Contract, the Board shall consider extension of the Contract and may, in its sole discretion, extend the term of this Contract for additional years as authorized by law, with the Superintendent's acceptance of such extension. The Superintendent does not have a property or liberty interest, or any other legally recognized and protected interest or expectation, in such extension by the Board. In the event that the Contract is extended, the Superintendent's compensation and benefits will be as set forth herein, unless the parties agree to a different compensation and benefits in the form of a written addendum or new contract. (passed) The meeting adjourned at 12:25 pm

Motion to accept the Minutes of the last meeting

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin

Minutes will be approved at the next meeting.

Reports

  1. Superintendent Report: Highlights:
  2. A second teacher has been named Teacher of the year by Region 13.
  3. Attendance is remaining stable at 95%.
  4. The Bloomwell group will be used to help with marketing.
  5. We have been approved for purchasing financing for the new building.
  6. We have been financially careful and have not overspent any of our funds, and have an excess to use if necessary.

  1. RDA report The specifics are in the Superintendent's Report.

Motion to accept the consent agenda.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

There was a motion to approve Item 1; District and Campus Improvement Plans.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Cedars International Academy is scheduled for Thursday October 16, 2025 beginning at 12:00 pm at Our Lady's Maronite Church , Austin, TX 78723.The meeting may be attended via Zoom by contacting

Dr. Leslie Sparacello at 512-419-1551 for meeting information. The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the order shown on this meeting notice. Unless

removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. As authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq., the Board during the



The meeting began at 12:06 pm.

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion Items


  1. Discussion and possible approval of a Broker for the sale of the Crowley Campus.
  2. Discussion and possible approval of new board member.
  3. Discussion and possible approval of a DEI resolution.
  4. Discussion and possible approval of budget amendment and the use Title II money for Professional Development.
  5. Discussion and possible approval to add SHLA as an additional legal service provider for Cedars.
  6. Discussion and possible approval of Superintendent Goals.
  7. Discussion and possible approval of HB3 goals
  8. Discussion and possible approval of a special meeting in October to approve required documents for building purchase.

Item 3 - It was moved to approve the DEI Resolutions.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Item 4 - A motion to amend the budget to include using Title II money for Professional Development.

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Item 5 - A motion to add SHLA to assist in legally representing Cedar's Academy.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Item 7 - A motion to add a special board meeting on October 30 to deal with paperwork for the new building purchase.

By: Giacomo Leone

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to adjourn the meeting at 12:35

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:25 pm

Motion to adjourn

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.