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Shining Rock Classical Academy

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on September 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM EDT
Amended on September 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM EDT

Location

SRCA

2150 Russ Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786.

SRCA regular board meetings occur the 4th Wednesday of the month. 

In person and remote. 

 

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Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
  A. Record Attendance   1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Alyson Weimar
  C. SRCA Mission Statement Alyson Weimar 2 m
   

Shining Rock Classical Academy cultivates critical thinking skills and fosters a lifelong love of learning through rigorous academics, experiential education, and our core values of Integrity, Respect, Compassion, Responsibility, Wisdom, and Leadership.

  
  D. Announcements   Alyson Weimar 1 m
   

 

Next Board Meeting - October 22 @ 6:30 pm at Russ Ave campus

  
  E. Approve Minutes - Regular session Approve Minutes Alyson Weimar 1 m
    Minutes for Monthly Board Meeting on August 27, 2025  
  F. Approve minutes - Closed session 8/27/25 Approve Minutes Alyson Weimar 1 m
   

Closed session  Pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11 (6): (6) To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee

 

  
II. Public Comment and Records 6:36 PM
  A. Public Comment Alyson Weimar 2 m
   

Public comment per board policy 2500: 

  • Each person may speak for 3 minutes on either non-agenda or agenda items. 
  • Each speaker must sign up in advance by completing the sign-up sheet prior to the start of the meeting
  • Speakers must conduct themselves professionally 
  • Speakers may not specifically speak about any individual student, teacher, staff member, or board member, and they may not engage in any personal attacks. 
  • Generally, the Board does not respond to any public comments.
  
  B. Public Records Monthly Update FYI Alyson Weimar 3 m
   

List of current public record requests, requester, fulfillment status 

https://app2.boardontrack.com/public/GACaz5/documents?categoryId=52657

 

Refer to Fitzgibbons status update in Board Documents 

  
  C. Board Communications with Smoky Mountain News FYI Alyson Weimar 3 m
   
  • Received unprofessional communications from reporter Cory Vaillencourt
  • Board issued a joint statement in response to Mr. Vaillencourt request for individual comments - See documents.
  • Legal notice sent to SMN regarding Mr. Vaillencourt's unethical conduct and SMN's complicity in knowingly printing material that constitutes a gross violation of ethics. See document.

 

  
     
     
III. Head of School Report 6:44 PM
  A. September School Report FYI Joshua Morgan 10 m
     
IV. Finance Committee 6:54 PM
  A. Finance Report Discuss Rob Gevjan 10 m
     
V. Academic Committee 7:04 PM
  A. Updates FYI Alyson Weimar 3 m
   
  • Review of SRCA school performance- Positive growth. Only K-12 school in Haywood Co. 
  • Discussion of HS attendance policy
  • HS internships 
  • Voted on 2 new members to the committee - Ashley Price (HS teacher) and Alex Anderson (EC Director)
  
VI. School Culture / NEST Committee 7:07 PM
  A. Updates FYI Josh Sims 5 m
VII. Transportation & Facilites Committee 7:12 PM
  A. Updates FYI Benjamin Weimar 2 m
VIII. Approval of SRCA Mental Health Plan 7:14 PM
  A. 2025-26 SRCA Mental Health Plan Vote Joshua Morgan 5 m
     
IX. Policy Committee 7:19 PM
  A. Drug Free Work Place - 2nd read Vote Larry Davis 1 m
   


6600 Drug Free Workplace.pdf

  
     
  B. Media Policy - 2nd Read (Permanent Approval per policy 2240) Vote Larry Davis 2 m
     
     
  C. Attendance Policy, Remote Attendance Policy Vote Joshua Morgan 3 m
     
     
     
     
  D. Paid Parental Leave Renewal Vote Joshua Morgan 3 m
     
  E. Conflict of Interest (2nd Read) Vote Larry Davis 2 m
   

2nd Read (1st read at July meeting)

  
  F. Nepotism (2nd read) Vote Larry Davis 1 m
   

2nd Read (1st read at July meeting)

  
X. Other Business 7:31 PM
  A. Junior Academy FYI Josh Sims 10 m
   
  • Update 
  
     
  B. Open Discussion- Other Business (Board Members) Alyson Weimar 5 m
XI. Closed session 7:46 PM
 

Closed Session Pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11 (6): (6) To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee


 

  
  A. Enter Closed Session Vote Alyson Weimar 10 m
  B. Return to Open Session FYI Alyson Weimar 1 m
  C. Closed Session Summary and Voting items Vote Alyson Weimar 1 m
   

 Personnel report 

  
XII. Closing Items 7:58 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Alyson Weimar 1 m