Eno River Academy
Minutes
June Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday June 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Directors Present
Kristi Anspach (remote), Margaret Barr (remote), Michael O'Malley (remote), Sarah Yagnow (remote)
Directors Absent
Charles Penny II, Dianne Gonzalez, Sabrina Kordys
Guests Present
Amy Davis (remote), Jeremy Greene (remote), Kristin Martin (remote), Lisa Bair (remote), Pamela Norcross (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Michael O'Malley called a meeting of the board of directors of Eno River Academy to order on Tuesday Jun 22, 2021 at 5:04 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from prior meeting
Margaret Barr made a motion to approve the minutes from May Board Meeting on 05-11-21.
Kristi Anspach seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call | |
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Charles Penny II |
Absent
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Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
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Kristi Anspach |
Aye
|
Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
Dianne Gonzalez |
Absent
|
II. Monthly Agenda Review
A.
Review and revision, if needed, for meeting agenda
Sarah Yagnow made a motion to approve the June board meeting agenda.
Margaret Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call | |
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Kristi Anspach |
Aye
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Dianne Gonzalez |
Absent
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Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
Charles Penny II |
Absent
|
Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
III. Public Comment Period
A.
Public comments in accordance with the ERA Public Comment Policy, updated May 5, 2020. Please submit emailed public comments to board@enoriveracademy.org for the June 2021 meeting.
No public comments were submitted.
IV. Executive Director Announcements and Updates
A.
Monthly Executive Director Update
~Thank you to the board members for all of their hard work and support in such a challenging year. As volunteers you are always committed to the mission and vision of ERA and its future. We appreciate it more than you know.
~We had our annual audit visit on June 10th. If you haven’t sent me your driver’s license and current proof of residency, please do so as soon as possible.
~We are closing out the school year and have issued report cards, EOG/EOC score reports and sent updated transcripts for students.
~Mrs. Hover has been conducting Kindergarten assessments with students and Mrs. Wall has been updating all computers including those given to staff.
~The high school team is working on the final master schedule and have it almost complete. T
~We have several ‘new to ERA’ events this summer. The high school team has planned a two social meetups. One will be a hike and the other an ice cream social. Kindergarten will host a meet and greet playdate during the last week of July. The families will have a chance to see their classrooms, meet each other, and students will get to play on the playground. These events are sure to be fun social times welcoming new families.
~The Admin team will have a summer retreat on Tuesday, July 13th.
~We will be announcing open house dates/times after the retreat.
~D&I professional development days have been scheduled. There will be additional training opportunities, meetings, and town halls throughout the year.
~Today marks the 25th anniversary of the bill that allowed for charter schools in NC. We are proud to be one of the original charters and look forward to celebrating school choice throughout the coming year.
~We had our annual audit visit on June 10th. If you haven’t sent me your driver’s license and current proof of residency, please do so as soon as possible.
~We are closing out the school year and have issued report cards, EOG/EOC score reports and sent updated transcripts for students.
~Mrs. Hover has been conducting Kindergarten assessments with students and Mrs. Wall has been updating all computers including those given to staff.
~The high school team is working on the final master schedule and have it almost complete. T
~We have several ‘new to ERA’ events this summer. The high school team has planned a two social meetups. One will be a hike and the other an ice cream social. Kindergarten will host a meet and greet playdate during the last week of July. The families will have a chance to see their classrooms, meet each other, and students will get to play on the playground. These events are sure to be fun social times welcoming new families.
~The Admin team will have a summer retreat on Tuesday, July 13th.
~We will be announcing open house dates/times after the retreat.
~D&I professional development days have been scheduled. There will be additional training opportunities, meetings, and town halls throughout the year.
~Today marks the 25th anniversary of the bill that allowed for charter schools in NC. We are proud to be one of the original charters and look forward to celebrating school choice throughout the coming year.
B.
Celebration of events and achievements by ERA Staff and Students
V. Committee Updates
A.
PATH Update
There are no PATH updates at this time. Planning to have a few summer meet ups and looking forward to reinvigorating PATH this coming school year.
B.
Future Visions Update
At the last meeting it was discussed that the group is hoping to engage more families in Future Visions and a grounds/outdoor space sub-group in the 2021/2022 school year and beyond.
C.
Finance Update
Kristi Anspach and Lisa Bair met Monday to go over the budget. There are some monies in the budget that need to be spent this year and the school is focusing on using that for items to be used in the next school year. We are on track to close out the fiscal year with a surplus.
The proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 was presented and discussed.
The proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 was presented and discussed.
VI. New Business
A.
Approve 2021-2022 Budget for upcoming school year
Kristi Anspach made a motion to approve the fiscal year 2022 planning budget.
Margaret Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call | |
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Kristi Anspach |
Aye
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Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
Dianne Gonzalez |
Absent
|
Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
Charles Penny II |
Absent
|
B.
School Calendar Adjustment
In order to have the teacher workdays needed for the Diversity and Inclusion work with Dr. Lanier the calendar needed to be adjusted to add two additional teacher workdays. Once approved this will be shared with teachers and families and updated on the school website.
Sarah Yagnow made a motion to approve the edits to the 2021/2022 school calendar as discussed.
Kristi Anspach seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call | |
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Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
Kristi Anspach |
Aye
|
Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
Charles Penny II |
Absent
|
Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
Dianne Gonzalez |
Absent
|
Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
C.
Thank Departing Board Members for their service
The board is very grateful for the service of the three departing board members: Margaret Barr, Dianne Gonzalez and Kristi Anspach.
D.
Welcome new incoming Board Members
Welcome to Pamela Norcross and Jeremy Greene!
VII. Closing Items
A.
Closed Session
B.
Adjourn Meeting
Kristi Anspach made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Margaret Barr seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call | |
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Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
Dianne Gonzalez |
Absent
|
Charles Penny II |
Absent
|
Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
Kristi Anspach |
Aye
|
Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:12 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sarah Yagnow