Eno River Academy
Minutes
August Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 23, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Location
Meeting remotely on zoom.
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Directors Present
Charles Penny II (remote), Jeremy Greene (remote), Michael O'Malley (remote), Pamela Norcross (remote), Sabrina Kordys (remote), Sarah Hernandez (remote), Sarah Yagnow (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
Kristin Martin (remote), Lindsey Sealy (remote), Lisa Bair (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes from prior meeting
Community seat correction to be made from "extended" to "appointed".
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Abstain
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Charles Penny II |
Abstain
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
II. Monthly Agenda Review
A.
Review and revision, if needed, for meeting agenda
N/A
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 this month's meeting.
IV. Executive Director Announcements and Updates
A.
Monthly Executive Director Update
- We have had an incredible start to the year despite the number of Covid cases. Our
teachers have created an incredible environment and it’s been very exciting. - Our current enrollment is 784. K-8 is full and there are only a few spots open in the high
school. We will hold additional enrollments until the spring semester since we are
already 3 weeks into the semester. - We are partnering with the Museum of Life and Science in Durham for an outdoor
professional development opportunity. They will work with 7 of our teachers and assist
them in creating lessons specifically for our outdoor spaces. - We are partnering with Renaissance Wellness Services, Inc. to provide in-house therapy
opportunities for our students. We will be sharing the details with families once the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed. - Our new ‘PATH’ groups will be hosting Zoom meetings in September. Those details will
be shared in our weekly updates after Labor Day. - Dr. Lanier met with Mrs. Sealy last week and shared information on the work we did last
year. I will be meeting with him the week after Labor Day to go over the upcoming parent
presentation and to schedule our training days for the year. Once we have this finalized,
Mrs. Sealy and I will share it with our stakeholders. - Peer Ambassador Training and Retreat will take place this fall. Details will be shared
with families next week.
V. Committee Updates
A.
Finance
Budget for 2022-2023 shared.
Budget does not include any state revenue so the bottom line shows a large deficit. This isn't unusual for the beginning of the year, but state funds have been released and will be reflected in the August budget.
We used $6,160.35 /ADM (average daily membership, our student headcount) for our planning number and the state is showing $6,406.77 /ADM which is an increase of $242.42 /ADM. That's good news!
The EC state funding increased by $475.10/ EC ADM.
VI. New Business
A.
Appointment of Committee Liaisons
Sarah Hernandez volunteered as Communication Liaison.
Future Visions Liaison will be further discussed at the September Board Retreat.
No appointments made.
B.
Board Directory and Calendar 2022/2023
The board will work on formatting the board directory and publish in September board meeting.
The board calendar will be revised and published in September board meeting.
C.
Grievance Committee
No discussion; nominations and approval will be completed in September board meeting.
VII. Old Business
A.
Vote on status of ERA Face Covering Policy
B.
Spectator Policy Draft - Athletics
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Closed Session (not anticipated)
Not needed.
Joseph Shore (new family to ERA) thanked the administration and board for volunteering.
No other public comments.