Jeremy Greene read the conflict of interest and ethics statement - no conflicts brought forward,.

Jeremy Greene stated that no public comments had been received prior to the meeting. Public comment was then opened for any online or in-person attendees with no comments being offered.

Lindsey Sealy highlighted updates in the Teacher and Parent/Student Handbook. Most were added/changed on the recommendation of DPI and/or ERA's attorney. She pointed out changes in the attendance policy, clarifications of the dually enrolled verbiage and noted the new AI policy. 

The presentation of the Academic Committee was tabled until the August meeting as Pamela Norcross was not able to attend.

Dave gave history for new members - 

The review of the 2026-2027 School Goals was postponed until the August 2026 meeting. 

Recommendations for 2026-27 were presented by David Nagle:

Board Chair - Adam Haber

Board Vice Chair - Jeremy Greene

Board Secretary - Trish Blackmon

Board Treasurer - Amy Simonson

Recommendations for 2026-27 were presented by David Nagle:

Academic Committee - Pamela Norcross (chair), Annie Harrison, and Dave Nagel

Finance Committee - Amy Simonson

Governance Committee - Adam Haber (chair), Jeremy Greene, and Caleb Osborne

Fundraising Committee - Trish Blackmon (chair)

Facility/Expansion Committee (not yet chartered) - Joe Cassettari, Jeremy Greene, and Amanda Bisset

Trish Blackmon reviewed the ongoing preparations for the new school year including a new Family Volunteer and Fundraising Guide and the Fundraising Plan.  The theme for this year's annual fund is "Celebrating 30 years of ERA". She reviewed the Fundraising Committee's draft goals and invited all to participate this year. The Fundraising Committee meets the third Thursday of each month.

Lindsey Sealy provided an update stating that the Academic Committee had held a retreat at the Friday Center to discuss changes in their committee charter, and membership structure. It was agreed that the volume of work necessitated more hands and the addition of subgroups to insure completion of oversight and work. Additional topics included clearly defining STREAM and how learning can be designed to be intentional and integrated into all aspects of learning.

Amy Simonson spoke to upcoming reports and stewardship of ERA's financial future. She is working with Adam Haber through the transition into the Finance Committee chairperson's role.

David Nagel reported that the Governance Committee meets every other month and had not met since the June retreat. Shared ongoing work with the Branding subcommittee, connecting with those working with the proposed Facility/Expansion Committee and plan to communicate work back to the Board.

Kristen Martin provided the monthly administration update, She shared that Superintendent Mo Green has a new blueprint for NC Schools to be "Best in the Nation" in 5 years. They recently released each PSUs Best in the Nation report to show where your school is specifically with the measures they are looking for. The ERA high school measures provided were substantially higher than state levels.

Testing:

• 2025-2026 Testing is complete with our Regional Accountability Coordinator.  Shout out to Trull and Coburn for another highly successful year of testing! 
• Testing dates for 2026-2027 have been set and can be found on the important dates document.

Personnel Report: 

• ERA is currently fully staffed for 2026, pending board recommendation.

Curriculum:

• Renaissance and Edmentum Trainings and Professional Development are on the calendar.

General:

• Summer Camps were GREAT! June was an exciting month on campus.
• Classroom and Gym floors have been cleaned.  K-8 Painting is complete.  Teachers have been working in their classrooms already and the whole building looks incredible.  Huge shout out to Charlie Oakley!