BASSE
Minutes
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence Board of Directors meetings
Date and Time
Tuesday August 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Location
Online at link below and as needed on site at the school:
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence
20346 Ennis Street
Georgetown, DE 19947
Meetings of the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence will take place on line at the following link:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eSqy33jNSm22TL8ZjpXMzg
As needed participants can also meet in person at 20346 Ennis Street Georgetown, DE 19947 to join the online meeting.
Directors Present
A. Shepherd (remote), C. Shetzler (remote), J. Kim (remote), K. Cauley (remote), P. Roberts (remote), S. Hailey, T. Berry (remote)
Directors Absent
None
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
T. Berry called a meeting of the board of directors of BASSE to order on Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from April 27, 2025
A. Shepherd made a motion to August 6 and August 15 meeting minutes approval.
C. Shetzler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
II. Executive Session
A.
Executive Session
K. Cauley made a motion to move into executive session of the Board.
P. Roberts seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
K. Cauley made a motion to leave executive session.
A. Shepherd seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. School Staff Reports
A.
School Leader Report
IV. Committee Reports
A.
Community Outreach
B.
Development Committee Report
C.
Education Committee Report
D.
Land and Construction Committee Report
E.
Finance Committee Report
P. Roberts made a motion to approve July 2025 financial report.
A. Shepherd seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Governance Committee Report
Reviewing policies for updates as required by the state.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
S. Hailey made a motion to adjourn.
C. Shetzler seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:22 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K. Cauley
125 with 32 with IEPs 18 with 504s.
School open house is scheduled for Wednesday August 27and the building looks great.
First day of school is Tuesday September 2.
Two groups have donated book bags, and school supplies -- Sunshine Club and a business man from Milford who also supports Boys and Girls Club.
Raushann Austin is the new Head of School and has established the Interdisciplinary Leadership Team which includes Chantalle Ashford, Candace Shetzler and Jack Cantiello working to establish more transparency, and provide more overall support from staff as we prepare to start of school.
Working hard on the budget. With new enrollment numbers there are some cuts that need to be made and we will continue to work on enrollment.
Letters have gone out to parents with information about the new school hours, and some changes in the Code of Student Conduct. THe next parent communication will be bus schedule and hub stop information.