Brighten Academy
Minutes
Policy Committee Work Session
Date and Time
Monday November 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Committee Members Present
S. Battle
Committee Members Absent
None
Guests Present
M. Vitale, N. Lord, S. Littles
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
S. Battle called a meeting of the Policy/Governance Committee Committee of Brighten Academy to order on Monday Nov 4, 2024 at 6:12 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Policy/Governance Committee
A.
Policies for Review
III. 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 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Battle
H28- promotion and retention
-last revised 2023, no suggested changes by staff or leadership or committee
H28-E1, E2, E3
-last revised 2021, no suggested changes by staff or leadership or committee
H29-skip
I-1 compliance with parent covenant
-last revised 2021, no suggested changes by staff or leadership or committee
discussion with language around "nurturing", suggested to keep language.
Parents right (same policy, later sub-section)
24 hour time frame was referenced in an effort to address the concern from the previous meeting
There was a question about a violation of parent covenant- enforcement and culture.
Capture this in an overall "taskforce" or survey to support culture, as referenced by R. Finan. Both R Finan and N. Lord will work on this effort overall.
I-2 parent and student complaints and grievances
-last revised 2021, no suggested changes by staff or leadership, however the committee had some concerns around levels of authority- tabled.
Reference to updating the website with points of contact if people have a concern
7:04pm committee meeting ended.