Agenda Item
b. Approval of DeKalb Schools Foundation Board Member Slate (Updated 10.16.2023)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Yolanda Williamson, Chief of Community Engagement and Innovative Partnerships, Division of Community Engagement and Innovative Partnerships
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County School District Board of Education approve the DeKalb Schools Foundation board member slate for the purpose of establishing the Foundation.
DeKalb Schools Foundation Board Member Slate
Ms. Sadie Dennard - Retired, Georgia Power Company
Ms. Paige Perkins - High Rise Division Manager, Community Management Associates, Inc
Ms. Patricia Smith - Retired, Finance Professional - City of Atlanta
Mr. Robert Davis, Jr. - Corporate Real Estate Executive
Mr. Steve Overcash - Business Development Officer, Georgia United Credit Union
Ms. Martha Pacini - Director, LEO A. DALY
Dr. Tavarez Holston - President, Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Why: As stated in DeKalb Schools Foundation Bylaws approved by the BOE at the May, 2021 BOE meeting, Article Two, Section 2.2 - Board of Trustees. The Trustees shall consist of not less than [five (5)] nor more than [thirteen (13)] Trustees, one (1) of whom shall be the Superintendent of the District, and section 2.3 Manner of Appointment. The initial number of Trustees shall be set by the DeKalb County Board of Education, who shall also appoint the initial Trustees, other than the Superintendent.
Approval of the DeKalb Schools Foundation board member slate moves the foundation to the next step in the process towards completing formation of the Foundation.
Details: The purpose of the Foundation is to support the educational activities of the DeKalb County School District and its constituent schools, staff, current students, and graduates in pursuit of primary, secondary and post-secondary education, and to do within the law all things necessary and proper to accomplish the foregoing as contemplated by O.C.G.A. § 20-2-64.
The Foundation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes as such terms are defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
ARTICLE TWO, Board of Trustees 2.1 States Authority and Responsibility of the Board of Trustees. The direction and management of the affairs of the Foundation and the control and disposition of its properties and funds shall be vested in a Board of Trustees (the "Board"). All powers, duties, and functions of the Foundation conferred by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or otherwise by law shall be exercised, performed, or controlled by the Board. The Board shall determine the Foundation's policies or changes thereto and shall actively prosecute its purposes and objectives and supervise the disbursement of its funds. The Board may adopt, by majority vote, such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business and the business of the Foundation as it deems advisable and may delegate certain of its authority and responsibility to an executive committee as further provided herein. Under no circumstances, however, shall any actions be taken which are inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws, and the fundamental and basic purposes of the Foundation, as expressed in the Articles of Incorporation and these Bylaws.
In order to proceed, the DeKalb Schools Foundation must appoint its initial slate of board members.
Financial impact: No financial impact
Contact: Dr. Yolanda Williamson, Chief Community Engagement and Innovative Partnerships, Division of Community Empowerment and Innovative Partnerships, 678.676.0218
Effective: Following approval of the slate of DeKalb Schools Foundation board members, the Foundation will move forward with completing establishment.
Status: Reviewed and approved by legal counsel