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Board Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 school year

Harambee board members:

Dr. Maurice Baynard, President: mbaynard@histcs.org
Lawrence Bell, Treasurer: lbell@histcs.org
Wade Mosely: wmosely@histcs.org
Donna Holmes-Lockett: dholmes-lockett@histcs.org
Jan Gillespie-Walton: jgillespie-walton@histcs.org
Renee Whitby: rwhitby@histcs.org
Charis Jackson: cjackson@histcs.org
Dr. Shawn Blue: sblue@histcs.org
Dr. Valerie Richardson: vrichardson@histcs.org

Board Meeting Schedule

Board of Director meetings are held virtually, monthly, on the final Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise noted. The complete board meeting schedule is posted below, a year in advance. Additionally, meeting notices are published two weeks in advance in the local press. Any member of the public wishing to attend or make a public comment can submit an email to board@histcs.org and be added to the agenda.

As valued members of the Harambee school community, families, school employees, community members, and the general public are invited and encouraged to attend the public board meetings. Harambee’s Board of Directors’ public sessions will be held on the following Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 pm:

January 28, 2026
February 25, 2026
March 25, 2026
April 29, 2026
May 27, 2026
June 24, 2026
August 26, 2026
September 30, 2026
October 28, 2026
November 18, 2026
December 16, 2026

Board Meeting Minutes

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