Cedars International Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday April 16th, 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

Approval of the Minutes

A motion to open the meeting at 12:06 was presented

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to approve Discussion Item #1 to approve the contrast over 50K for the year 2016-27.

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: John Heal

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Reports

  1. Accountability Presentation

The accountability was completely presented by the staff and was very professionally done by all the presenters. The presentation slides are included in these minutes.

The presenters: Dr. Sparcello opened, followed by Heather Rauls; Steve Zipkes; Stuart Ray; Ms.Aguilar; Allison Reichenar - ----- HELP AND CHANGE AS NEEDED.



A motion to approve item #3; Approval of raising the salary of long term Substitue's pay an additional $20 for a full day and $10 for half-day long term subs.

By: Giacomo Leone Seconded by: Kerry Parker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion was presented to adjourn the meeting at 1:21 pm.

By: Giacomo Leone Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion item #2 was made to approve the use of the currently being used this 2025-26 school for the school year 2026-2027.

By: Giacomo Leone Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Discussion Items


  1. Discussion and possible approval of Contracts over 50K for 26-27
  2. Discussion and possible approval of Instructional Materials for 26-27
  3. Discussion and possible approval of long-term sub-rate.




Motion: A motion to approve Discussion Item #1 to approve the contrast over 50K for the year 2016-27.

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: John Heal Discussion:

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

By: Kerry Parker Seconded by: John Heal

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:22 am

Motion to adjourn

By: Giacomo Leone Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

There was no notable discussion on the motion.