Cedars International Academy

Governing Board

Regular Meeting - Thursday August 20th, 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 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
John Heal not present member

Approval of the Minutes

A motion was made to approve the minutes of the July Board Meeting.

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

There was no notable discussion on the motion.

Consent Agenda

  1. New Hires.


A motion to approve of the Lawyers' advice to not file a claim for the outside entry damage done to the former High School campus.

By: Giacomo Leone Seconded by: Enrique Suarez

Chorbishop abstained for this vote.

A motion to approve the consent agenda concerning the new hires.

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

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. Legal Updates


Note: Closed session began at 12:03 pm. It closed at 12:16 pm.

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.

Discussion Items


  1. Discussion and possible approval of items discussed in closed session.
  2. Discussion and possible approval of annual compliance.
  3. Discussion and possible approval of new organizational chart




Meeting Opening

Dr. Michael Blalock opened the meeting at 12:02 pm.

A motion to close the August Board Meeting was presented.

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 11:40 am

Motion to adjourn

There was no notable discussion on the motion.