PUBLIC COMMENT

Fifteen minutes will be allocated on the agenda for public input at each meeting. Additional time may be added at the discretion of the Chair.

Public comment may be oral, in person, or in written form to be read by the Chair.
Public comment is limited to no more than 3 minutes per person.
It is recommended that public comment be written out and provided to the board following the three minutes to ensure the entire message is heard by the board. 

Each speaker will clearly state their full name and county of residence.

All public comment should be factual and should not include personally identifiable 
information of students or personnel in order to maintain confidentiality. Speakers 
should avoid using names of students or staff and maintain confidentiality and 
privacy standards.

All public comments will be taken under advisement by the Board, but will not elicit 
an immediate written or spoken response. The names of persons providing public comment and
a brief summary of topics or input will be included in the meeting minutes published.

A response will be provided to the stakeholder within seven (7) days. Those providing public comment are asked to provide in writing (either in person or via email to board@exploris.org) their contact information including name, County of residence, and address (either email or postal, whichever is preferred).

Specific issues about a particular student or teacher should be addressed to the elementary or middle school director, rather than the Board of Directors.

Voting on Commendation Letter for outgoing Board Chair Steven Darroch

• Motion requested to present the attached letter on behalf of school leadership
• Discussion
• Vote

Voting on Board positions: 

• Nominations for Chair, Vice chair, and Secretary
• Discussions
• Vote

Audit Presentation

• Amanda Habich from TJT will present to the Board about our annual audit. We received a clean audit this year with no findings.

• The Board oversees the membership and work of each Committee.
• Committees present their latest minutes and action items to the Board. The Board makes all official decisions regarding Committee recommendations.

• Monthly Financial Reports
• TargetRiver Marketing Engagement

• Updates on Facilities Project
• CapDev Capital Campaign Proposal
• Terracon Geotechnical Engineering proposal

• Kaizen leaders will give an update to the Board.

• The Exploris Foundation Board will give an update 

The Exploris PTO leadership will give an update 

• Monthly Report & Updates (The Directors Report will not be made verbally during meetings. Please review the written report prior to the meeting. We will answer questions and provide critical updates and vote on any requested items.)
• 2026-27 School Calendar
  • PROPOSAL: The NCDPI School Attendance and Student Accounting Manual allows some flexibility on which days count as Instructional on our annual school calendar (p. 54-55). The Calendar Committee proposes that the Board approve Student Portfolio Conference days as Instructional for the purposes of our annual calendar. Student Portfolio Conference days include asynchronous student work in the form of Portfolio preparation, as well as direct instructional time when teachers meet with students and families.
  • Our Proposed calendar is built around this proposal, with an alternative also listed in the notes that we can discuss.

• Updates on Facilities
• Updates on Personnel 
• Updates on any Open Legal Items