Dougherty County’s College and Career Academy board conducts first meeting
The new board must elect officers before launching search for a CEO
The Board of Directors of the Commodore Conyers College and Career Academy held its first meeting Wednesday at Albany Technical College. The first session dealt mainly with procedural and organizational matters. (Special Photo)
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY — The Board of Directors of the Commodore Conyers College and Career Academy conducted its first meeting Wednesday evening at Albany Technical College. The session dealt mainly with procedure and organizational matters.
There were eight voting members present, three shy of the 11 called for in the academy’s by-laws. The board lost three members in the past two weeks because of work-related issues or changes in job status. Dougherty County School System Finance Director Ken Dyer, who facilitated the meeting, said the board could operate with eight members, but said adding three new members to get to 11 voting members was recommended.
“I thought the first meeting went really well, we covered a lot of ground,” Dyer said. “We discussed the framework of the board, selecting officers, a CEO and the first phase of renovations at the new facility at Southside Middle school.”
The board delayed electing officers until gauging the interest of members to serve as board chair, vice chair, and secretary-treasurer. The board decided to elect members at its next scheduled meeting on May 11. After officers are seated, the board will launch an effort to hire a CEO, who will oversee day-to-day operations of the CCA.
Dyer said the Dougherty School System had already received at least 20 resumes from people seeking the CEO position. Dyer said the system’s Human Resources Department would screen and score potential candidates. He added it would be up to the board to decide how many people will be interviewed.
Phase I of the Southside renovation will take place in the building’s north wing, with the planned $2.7 million in improvements scheduled to be completed by January. Phase II renovations will begin after the 2016-17 school year. Dyer said the CCA would eventually take over the entire building and represents a $6.8 million commitment.
Dyer added discussions are currently under way as to where to place Southside’s students.
The board also was informed that the CCA was about to embark on a marketing and branding plan. The group also received information packets on board training requirements.
“I think we have a unique board comprised of business, community and educational leaders,” Dyer said. “They realize they are coming together for our students and to help create a well-trained workforce for our region.”
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