Governing Board

Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish is governed by a dedicated board comprised of parents, teachers, and community members. The board is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing policy; instituting sound employee relations; conducting open meetings; recognizing and conforming to the legal mandates imposed by state and federal laws; and governing within the limits of the delegation of state authority as a non-profit and public school board.

Additionally, the board has an obligation to assess its successes and challenges, inform the public of all deliberations and decisions, promote accountability, avoid abuse of power, enhance public understanding of its mission, conform to standards of ethical behavior, provide a framework for setting goals, and develop strategic plans for the accomplishment of those goals.

Board Calendar

Board meetings are conducted in accordance with open meeting law. The governing board normally holds board meetings on the first Wednesday of each month. Check the board calendar for exact dates and times. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at:

Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish
979 Behrman Hwy.
Terrytown, LA, 70056

Quicklinks

Board Members

Nick Berg, Board Chair
nberg@athlosjp.org

(504) 290-2510

  • Term: Aug 2022- Aug 2025
  • Member since July 2019

Harvey Wier, Treasurer
hwier@athlosjp.org

  • Term: Aug 2022- Aug 2025
  • Member since June 2019
  • Finance Committee Chair

Jaquetta Wright, Secretary
jwright@athlosjp.org

  • Term: Aug 2021-Aug 2024
  • Member since May 2019
  • Governance Committee

Karen Chambers, Board Member
kchambers@athlosjp.org

  • Term: Sept 2022-Aug 2024
  • Pillars Committee Chair
  • Governance Committee

Elydia Ketchens, Board Member
eketchens@athlosjp.org

  • Term: Aug 2022- Aug 2025
  • Member since March 2019
  • Governance Committee Chair

Tiffany Nelson, Board Member
tnelson@athlosjp.org

  • Term: Aug 2021- Aug 2024
  • Member since March 2019

Niara Woods, Board Member
nwoods@athlosjp.org

  • Term: Aug 2022-Aug 2024
  • Finance Committee
  • Pillars Committee

Board Goals: 2020–2021

Athlos stakeholder interaction will increase by ensuring that stakeholders are aware of avenues to express their concerns, because we believe that an engaged community is important to student achievement and building a positive culture.

This will be measured by:

  • The creation of a standard operating procedure/policy for expressing concerns, including guidelines for responsiveness to concerns.
  • Improvement in panorama scores related to expressing concerns/responsiveness

The Athlos Board will explore the bonding process through review of necessary financial and academic metrics feasibility, and timing of bonding, because we believe the financial stability of a charter school is a key component of its long-term success and viability.

This will be measured by:

  • Bonding representative to present the board needed metrics
  • Periodic reports from the finance committee to the board of feasibility and timing of bonding

The Athlos Board, with input from staff and school leaders, will review and enhance the scope of policies and procedures to provide teachers with guidelines to facilitate their success in the classroom because we believe that clear standards and expectations enhance teacher performance and contribute to job satisfaction.

This will be measured by:

  • Completion of policy review by June 2021
  • Improvement in scores on Panorama survey related to teacher job satisfaction
  • Improvement in retention rates to reach 75%.

Under the direction of the board, a finance, governance, and pillars committee have been formed.

Finance Committee – 6:30pm/CT third Wednesday of the month

Governance Committee Members – 5pm/CT first Wednesday of the month

Pillars Committee – Time and Day TBD

 

All meeting dates and times subject to change

2022
2021
2020
2019

Meeting Agendas & Minutes

2022-2023 Agendas (Upcoming or recent meetings)

Agendas will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all agendas
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Agenda” button.
2022-2023 Minutes

Minutes will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all minutes
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Minutes” button.
2021-2022 Agendas (Upcoming or recent meetings)

Agendas will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all agendas
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Agenda” button.
2021-2022 Minutes

Minutes will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all minutes
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Minutes” button.
2020-2021 Agendas (Upcoming or recent meetings)

Agendas will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all agendas
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Agenda” button.
2020-2021 Minutes

Minutes will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all minutes
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Minutes” button.
2019-2020 Agendas (Upcoming or recent meetings)

Agendas will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all agendas
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Agenda” button.
2019-2020 Minutes

Minutes will now be posted to BoardOnTrack.

  1. Go to BoardOnTrack for all minutes
  2. After clicking on the link, go to “Meetings”
  3. Choose the desired meeting from the dashboard
  4. On the right-hand side click on the “Minutes” button.
Contact Information

To reach the Board of Directors or a committee:

Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish
979 Behrman Hwy.
Terrytown, LA, 70056
(504) 290-2510
info@athlosjp.org