Shining Rock Classical Academy
Minutes
SRCA Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday August 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Directors Present
A. Adeleke, A. Weimar, B. Bowser, B. Buckelew, B. Mullinix (remote), J. Sims, R. Gevjan, S. Messer
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
H. Wilson
Non Voting Members Present
H. Wilson
Guests Present
Ashley (remote), B. Weimar, Brennan Cunningham, Bryan Reeves, Lauren Bulla (remote), Matthew Hampton, N. Bertrand (remote), T. Gresham (remote), T. Inman, T. Miller (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
A. Weimar called a meeting of the board of directors of Shining Rock Classical Academy to order on Wednesday Aug 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM.
C.
Mission
D.
Public Comment
None
II. Minutes Approval
A.
Closed session 04/22/26 as part of the regular scheduled meeting: April 22, 2026
J. Sims made a motion to approve the minutes from Closed session 04/22/26 as part of the regular scheduled meeting on 04-22-26.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Board Work Session: May 26, 2026
J. Sims made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Work Session on 05-26-26.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
Closed session as part of special called meeting: June 1, 2026: June 1, 2026
J. Sims made a motion to approve the minutes from Closed session as part of special called meeting: June 1, 2026 on 06-01-26.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Monthly Board Meeting 07-22-2026
J. Sims made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Board Meeting on 07-22-26.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
J. Sims made a motion to approve the minutes from Closed session as part of July 22 regular meeting on 07-22-26.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Special Called Meeting 06-01-2026
J. Sims made a motion to approve the minutes from Special Called Meeting on 06-01-26.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Strategic Planning Matters and Vote 02-11-2026
J. Sims made a motion to approve the minutes from Strategic Planning Matters and Vote on 02-11-26.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Director Report
A.
Director
H. Wilson gave the director report
- Meet the Teacher Night
- Student behavior doing exceptionally well
- Student-Athlete Night
- Enrollment
- Continued marketing efforts
- The school year has begun smoothly
A. Weimar and H. Wilson highlighted N. Bertrand as an exceptional teacher and talked about her recent success with a HAM radio program
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
Updates
Will convene in September
V. Culture
A.
Updates
- Movie night 8/28
- Book fair the week of 9/14
- Donut sale 10/14
VI. Facility and Transportation
A.
Facility Tracking Software
B. Weimar spoke about
- Annual subscription to a program called SlideSoft
- BTAM program
- Facility plans for emergency management
- Exit plans for a fire
- $1,500/year
- Would vote for approval pending attorney review
- Disclosure: H. Wilson's brother-in-law is employed by the vendor
- Safety grant would likely cover the full cost
H. Wilson, B. Reeves, and A. Weimar spoke about the program
J. Sims made a motion to Move forward with the SlideSoft adoption pending attorney review.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
VII. Governance
A.
Leadership
No updates
VIII. Policy
A.
Policy updates
A. Adeleke
- Overnight Trip policy
- Facility usage
- Release of student inforation
- Aiming for September meeting for first read of those
IX. Finance
A.
Monthly report and finance discussion
A. Weimar
- NC raise to teacher pay
- Working to revise budget for the revised pay scale that was updated since approval of the budget
- Budget revision for current - classroom teachers (note- TAs or support staff received adjustments in the spring budget)
R. Gevjan spoke about the projection
- Projected deficit of $18,791 after revised pay scale accounted for
B.
Vote on salary adjustments
R. Gevjan made a motion to approve the amended budget as presented.
A. Weimar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
X. Other Business
A.
Blue Ridge Health
- Coming on Monday to provide parent information from 3 to 5 PM
- A. Weimar is working on an MOU with Blue Ridge Health
- Blue Ridge Health is applying for an additional grant for mental health services
- SRCA is the 1st school to partner with Blue Ridge Health in Haywood County, but not the first across the state (they are widely involved in NC schools)
B.
Board positions
- Board recruitment
- 2-3 members
- M. Hampton is attending tonight's board meeting; he has expressed an interest in joining the board
C.
Charter Amendments required for Length of School Day/Academic Year and Curriculum.
A. Weimar spoke about
- Redline version of the Charter provided to board
- Board and leadership worked on this document since March 2026
- Major updates include school day and curriculum
- Additional updates are noted in the redline version and reviewed by board members
J. Sims made a motion to approve the amendments to the charter application as presented.
B. Mullinix seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Vote on Mission Change
A. Adeleke made a motion to to approve the request to amend the school’s mission ("service to others" added) as presented in the revisions to the charter application and submit the same to the Office of Charter Schools for review and approval.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
XI. Closed Session
A.
Closed Session Pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11
J. Sims made a motion to enter closed session Session Pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11 to discuss real estate and employment contracts.
S. Messer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Closed session voting items
No voting items. Pursuant to NCGS 143-318.11 board held a discussion on real estate and employment contracts.
XII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Weimar
Documents used during the meeting
- 00. 2026.07 MFP - Shining Rock Classical Academy (SRCA).pdf
A. Weimar read aloud the SRCA mission statement