Eno River Academy
Minutes
May Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday May 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
ERA High School Conference Room
Directors Present
Adam Haber, Charlotte Dungan, David Nagel, Jeremy Greene, Sabrina Kordys (remote)
Directors Absent
Margaret Barr, Pamela Norcross
Guests Present
Kristin Martin, Lindsey Sealy, Michael Brown
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve April 15, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Pamela Norcross |
Absent
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| David Nagel |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
| Adam Haber |
Aye
|
| Charlotte Dungan |
Abstain
|
| Margaret Barr |
Absent
|
II. Reading of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Statement
A.
Reading of Statement
III. Monthly Agenda Review
A.
Review and revision, if needed, of meeting agenda
IV. Administration Announcements and Updates
A.
Monthly Administration Update
Monthly administration update made by acting principal for the day, Chase Daniels.
Celebrations:
- 8-10 year old 4-H cooking team won 3rd place in the Dinah Gore Healthy Cooking Competition!
- 8th Grade Promotion was a lovely affair and the 8th graders are now on their annual field trip to Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg - bonus, they are staying at the Great Wolf Lodge!
- 5th Grade Promotion was super sweet this morning
Testing:
- 3-8 EOGs are complete, and EOCs are almost there!
Curriculum:
- Ordering new curriculum and supplies for next year is in full swing.
Lottery:
- High school is projected to have full classes of 100+ for each grade level for the first time!
General:
- 8th grade created and installed 3 solar charging stations around campus (one is located at the K-8 campus next to the outdoor classroom, another by the entrance to the cross country trail, and one is by the picnic tables outside the high school gym.) If your phone needs a charge, just open up the box and grab whichever cord works with your phone, and leave your phone in the box and wait while it gets some solar juice!
V. Public Comment Period
A.
Public comments in accordance with the ERA Public Comment Policy
No public comments online.
One in-person public comment:
Dr. Moore spoke about grievances with basketball coaching and administration inaction.
VI. Old Business
A.
Financial Control Policy & Procedures
Finance Committee presented the updates to the draft Financial Policy. The document is included in the meeting agenda. Additional clarifications made by adding specifics around the "fiscal school year".
VII. New Business
A.
Community board seat for 2025-26
The Board and Administration discussed the three Community Board applicants, Amanda Bisset, Elliot Clark, and Elise Bortz.
B.
Hiring Policy and Procedure
Charlotte Dungan reviewed the ERA Board Policy for Hiring Process. The document is attached to the meeting agenda.
C.
Fundraising plan 2025-26
The fundraising plan and budget for the 2025-2026 school year. Documents are attached to the meeting agenda.
D.
ERA Vision Statement
Lindsey Sealy presented the ERA School Vision Statement. The document is attached in the meeting agenda.
E.
Revised ERA Education Program
The focus is STREAM (Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Arts, Math) and work hand-in-hand with core values emerging from staff collaboration.
F.
Modular Band and Office Space
Due to the increasing student population, additional teachers and admin has been hired. In addition, the popularity of Band is causing spacing issues fitting students and instruments into the current space. Lindsey Sealy is presenting a proposal for Modular Band and Office Space. The document is attached to the meeting agenda. Discussion by Board members around vision and finances.
VIII. Officer and Liaison Updates
A.
Chair/Governance Topics
Dave Nagel brought up topics to keep Board informed as part of Governance Committee, such as review of officer job descriptions (attached to meeting agenda), Board website updates, Board end of year self-review process, Executive Director evaluation process and timings, and survey coming for 2025-26 board meeting dates, retreat date, and retreat topics.
Dave Nagel read the conflict of interest and ethics statement with no conflicts recognized.