Cedars International Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday June 18th, 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 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
John Heal not present member

Approval of the Minutes

A motion to approve the minutes for May 21, 2026 was presented.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A Motion to approve the contracts that are over $50,000. (Included are Harris and CMC.)

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to approve the stipends for the next academic year was presented.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to approve the budget amendment as presented was made.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to approve the MEOP for 2026-2027 Academic Year was presented.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to approve the stipends as presented was presented.

By: Sidne Campbell Seconded by: Kerry Parker

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

A motion to approve the one and two-year contracts with the details to be worked out by the administration was presented.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Meeting opening

Chair, Dr. Michael Blalock, opened the meeting at 12:01 pm on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the new campus.

The Meeting was Adjourned

The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:49 pm

Motion to adjourn

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Reports

As can be seen in the board packet, there have been many improvements in the testing results for the school.


Enrollment appears to be increasing for several factors. Now that we are moving into a time period when enrollment is imminent, enrollment will most likely increase. The signage at the new campus is up and very visible. The electronic sign should help with publicity and increase enrollment.

The STAR scores for 6-8th grades and the High School have increased.

However, the scores for 4th and 5th grades have gone down somewhat.

Details can be found in the board packet.


The overall improvement of the school continues to increase.