Shining Rock Classical Academy
Minutes
SRCA Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday October 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Location
2150 Russ Ave, Waynesville NC 28786
Directors Present
A. Adeleke, A. Weimar, A. Wilkins, B. Mullinix (remote), J. Schleifer, L. Davis, R. Gevjan, S. Messer
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Morgan
Non Voting Members Present
J. Morgan
Guests Present
B Buckelew, C White, J Simms, S. Jenkins, T Gresham, T Inman
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
SRCA Mission Statement and Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approve minutes
II. Old Business
A.
SBG
Vote to approve the SBG.
Initial timeline through the 2025-2026 school year. This will allow teachers to begin formally exploring continued education opportunities on the topic and begin the initial steps of preparatory work by creating a kindergarten rubric.
Recommend that this vote does not approve an official start date.
Recommend the SBG committee update us on their progress in May of 2025 and again in the fall of 2025.
We will revisit their timeline and progress regarding implementation in the 2026-2027 school year per their initial timeline. Abbie, John, and I all serve on the Academic Committee. We will be able to keep track of the current status through our committee meetings as well.
B.
Sports Fundraising Update
Will continue will review - no action at this time
8.28 Action steps -
1) review policies from local schools and Charters on fundraising
2) policy committee to review and revise policies on fundraising
3) P. Morgan - will review additional platforms for comparisonn
III. Head of School Report
A.
HOS Report
See HOS Report School Report October 2024.pdf
Press Release for Project Lead the Way will be released - see HOS report
IV. Financial Updates
A.
September report
V. New Business
A.
Policy and fee structure for facility use.
Discuss - Policy and fee structure for facility use.
A.W. - is concerned about losing money - the fees are not adequate to cover the supervision and custodians.
A.W. - concern for groups having access to our building M-F - this will impede the mission and vision of our school - school activities first
L.D. - agrees the fees will need to support supervision and custodial
Abbie W agrees that we need to consider the usage times (M- F).
R.G - how did this conversation start in the first place?
Morgan - following the hurricane, youth leagues have reached out for our fields and gym
Butch M - why $1 million instead of $2 million insurance coverage? J, Morgan - this is standard - covers for injuries
A.W - we would need to limit access to the entire building
J. Morgan - we need to reflect on this further - governance committee
VI. Voting Agenda
A.
2nd Read Policy 1400
Parent Bill of Rights series - approved on first read in September
B.
Temporary Approval 1st Read Policy 8400, R-8400 per Policy 2420
C.
Personnel report as discussed in closed session
D.
Reschedule Next Scheduled Meeting
Propose Dec 4 2024
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.