Cedars International Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday February 19th, 2026 @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 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
John Heal present member On Time At Adjournment

NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Cedars International Academy is scheduled for Thursday February 19, 2026 beginning at 12:00 pm 9100 US290e , Austin, TX 78724.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



Approval of the Minutes

A motion to approve the minutes.

By: Enrique Suarez Seconded by: Kerry Parker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

OPEN FORUM

Those wishing to speak in Open Forum should give their names to the school director prior to the meeting. Board members will listen to comments but, as the designated spokesperson, only the president may respond to the speaker if required. Those responses are limited to: Correcting misstatements of fact presented by the speaker, referring the speaker to applicable board policy, and placing the item on a future board agenda for discussion if not listed on the current board agenda.

Superintendent Report

  1. S&P Report Esports to state, new teacher who have attained teaching accreditation certificates.
  2. HS highlighted in FEW Network.
  3. TEA Grant 235,000 instructional support at elementary level, set aside 52,000.

4. 923.44 Attendance Record for this year is improving. Enrollment of 527: closer to 489 + 5 from last year.

Consent Agenda

  1. Budget Amendment to move items into the correct coding.


A motion was made to accept the Consent Agenda as presented.

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: Giacomo Leone

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:03PM

Motion to adjourn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion Items


  1. Discussion and possible approval Calendar Revision for Students and Teachers due to Bad Weather and Water main issues.
  2. Discussion and possible approval of Calendar for 26-27 School year.
  3. Discussion and possible approval to move the March Board meeting.
  4. Discussion and possible approval to add policies for daily prayer and religious text reading.
  5. Discussion and possible approval of items discussed in closed session.




  1. A motion was made to not lease the Crowley campus while putting it up for sale.

By: Giacomo Leone Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

  1. A motion was made to approve the revised calendar for the Crowley campus due to weather related closures.

By: Enrique Suarez Seconded by: Giacomo Leone

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

  1. No action was taken on this agenda iteml.

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

  1. A motion was made to not create an additional policy as the current policies are sufficient.

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: Dr. Michael G. Blalock, Board President

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

5.1 Based on discussion in closed session

A motion was made to work with a broker and SHLA to negotiate a lease to allow AVRide to park cars in a portion of the new building parking lot.

By: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

5.2 Based on discussion in closed session, a motion was made to work with a broker and SHLA to negotiate a lease agreement with AVRide to use a portion of the new campus parking lot.

By: Chorbishop Donald J. Sawyer, DMin Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

5.3 Based on discussion in Closed Session a motion was made to not sublet the High School Campus and payout the remaining portion of the lease if needed.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

5.4 Based on discussion in closed session, we will look to find a space in the new campus to dedicate to our founders and former leaders.

By: Enrique Suarez Seconded by: Giacomo Leone

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)


  1. Discussion of possible lease of Crowley Campus.
  2. Discussion of possible parking lot Lease for New Campus.
  3. Discussion of sub-lease for High School Campus
  4. Discussion of New Building Dedication.



Closed session began at 12:30 and ended at 12:58