Shining Rock Classical Academy
Minutes
Monthly Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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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Directors Present
A. Adeleke (remote), A. Weimar, B. Bowser, B. Buckelew, J. Sims, R. Gevjan
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Morgan
Non Voting Members Present
J. Morgan
Guests Present
A. Anderson (remote), B. Weimar, C. White, H. Wilson (remote), HS CC Team & Coaches & Parents, Keith Buff, Nancy Bertrand, S. Jenkins (remote), T. Gresham, T. Inman, Terri White
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
SRCA Mission Statement
D.
Announcements
A. Weimar announced the next Board meeting on December 3rd, 6:30 PM
E.
Approve Minutes - Regular session
II. Celebrations and Recognitions
A.
High School State Champion SRCA Women's Cross Country Team
J. Morgan and attendees recognized the SRCA Women's Cross Country Team for winning the State Championship
Pictures were taken to commemorate
B.
AIG Program Leadership
J. Morgan highlighted Keith Buff and Nancy Bertrand's efforts and successes in improving our excellent AIG Program
A. Weimar suggested that we invite publicity & media coverage of our AIG program
III. Public Comment and Records
A.
Public Comment
None
B.
Public Records Monthly Update
IV. Head of School Report
A.
October School Report
School Report October 2025.pdf
J. Morgan gave some highlights from the school report and spoke about Ahmed Aldossary who is featured in the October staff spotlight
B. Weimar commended the FAFSA night
V. Closed session will be held at 7:00 PM
A.
Enter Closed Session
B.
Return to Open Session
C.
Closed Session Summary and Voting items
VI. Finance Committee
A.
Finance Report
03_BOARD_REPORT_2025_09_SHINING_ROCK_CLASSICAL_ACADEMY_CFA_20251021.pdf
R. Gevjan highlighted the school's current financial standing and noted that the deficit improved by $10,000 since last month
A. Weimar highlighted bond compliance
R. Gevjan described the sustainability report that is going to be underway regarding the HS
J. Morgan spoke more about the upcoming sustainability report; it is not expected to be delivered until January at the earliest
VII. Academic Committee
A.
Updates
Did not meet since last regular board meeting
VIII. School Culture / NEST Committee
A.
Updates
J. Sims spoke about the recent NEST activity
- Oct 18 yard sale fundraiser
- Upcoming potential fundraisers
- Weekly volunteer day on Wednesdays to assist SRCA staff
- Still seeking a successor to the retiring NEST president
- Getting volunteer hours for students
- Obtaining ParentSquare access so that NEST can post updates with greater agility
- Seeking someone who regularly attends basketball games to host the Chuck-a-duck fundraiser at each game
- A. Weimar volunteered
- Students volunteers would be welcome to assist
IX. Transportation & Facilites Committee
A.
Updates
B. Weimar
- Meeting again with FEMA soon
- Goals and awning not installed yet, planned for Thanksgiving break
- Permitting already done
- Equipment already here
- Bus driving going well, haven´t missed a trip
X. Policy Committee
A.
Attendance Policy, Remote Attendance Policy
Did not meet yet
XI. Other Business
A.
Junior Academy
J. Sims expressed gratitude to the SRCA staff who have helped to allocate the items remaining in the former SRJA building; the plan is to host a sale of unallocated items to local child care centers for liquidation
B.
Sports teams and Homeschool/Early College players
9500 Non Student Sport Participation.pdf
A. Weimar spoke about homeschool, private school, and early college players
- Historically, we've needed to fill out our sports teams with homeschool and early college students
- The amount of early college students is exceeding our conference limits
- Max is 30% of non-SRCA students
- We were not in a conference when the current policy was established
- Will discuss more in December
C.
Next Year's Academic Calendar
A. Weimar talked about the calendar for the 2026-2027 school year, particularly that families have expressed hardship in establishing care for their children during the recent Fall break
R. Gevjan asserted that a survey distributed to SRCA staff and families would be a fitting way to capture thoughts on whether or not to maintain a similar break or to spread the days out
D.
Open Discussion- Other Business (Board Members)
J. Morgan commended Trevor Roth for teaching staff about mental health and suicide prevention for grades 3-12
XII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Rebecca Fitzgibbons Public Records Request 8_27_05.pdf
- Staff Spotlight October.pdf
- School Report October 2025.pdf
- 03_BOARD_REPORT_2025_09_SHINING_ROCK_CLASSICAL_ACADEMY_CFA_20251021.pdf
- 9500 Non Student Sport Participation.pdf
A. Weimar read aloud the SRCA mission statement