Eno River Academy
Minutes
February Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday February 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
Topic: February Board of Directors Meeting
Time: Feb 28, 2023 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Directors Present
Charles Penny II, Michael O'Malley (remote), Pamela Norcross (remote), Sabrina Kordys (remote), Sarah Hernandez (remote), Sarah Yagnow (remote)
Directors Absent
Jeremy Greene
Directors who arrived after the meeting opened
Charles Penny II
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
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
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| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
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| Jeremy Greene |
Absent
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| Sarah Hernandez |
Aye
|
| Charles Penny II |
Absent
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
II. Reading of Conflict of Interest and Ethics Statement
A.
Reading of Statement
III. Monthly Agenda Review
A.
Review and revision, if needed, for meeting agenda
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Greene |
Absent
|
| Charles Penny II |
Absent
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Aye
|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
IV. 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.
No public comments were submitted or made during this time.
V. Executive Director Announcements and Updates
A.
Monthly Executive Director Update
- We had our walkthrough with our security consultant. He has followed up on several items with me and with our SRO. We should have the report in early to mid-March.
- The lottery was held on Friday, February 24th . This year only 2 students (both in 8th grade) indicated through the Intent form that they would not be returning. This year we had a record number of applicants overall in grades K-12 as well as in the individual grades of Kindergarten, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 11. In 9th grade, we have the second highest number of applicants from over the last 6 years.
- Our middle school students competed in Kindness Month Bingo. We had spaces for eat lunch with a new friend, turn in your phone for a day, help at home without asking etc. For every student that completed the full bingo card, they will receive Kona Ice.
- Our specials team will be hosting a showcase on March 20th . This event will showcase grades 3-5.
- We are hosting our first annual Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament for all faculty and staff
beginning on March 1st . This is a great opportunity for team building! There will be prizes given to the winners. - Science Olympiad at the High School did incredibly well.
VI. Committee Updates
A.
Finance
Finance review given by Lisa Bair.
Need to spend all our State Funds by April, and doing well with the rest of the budget.
B.
Diversity and Inclusion
Sarah Yagnow updated that the next Board newsletter will be going out soon with update from Dr. Lanier. Next week (March 7th) is the next D&I meeting.
C.
School Improvement Team
First order of business will be grant proposals from the teachers for funds from the Annual Fund. To date, we have received $14,875.00 (which is ~25%). Grant proposals are due on March 15th and they will be scored by the School Improvement Team. We are excited to see all of the ideas.
VII. New Business
A.
Internet Safety Policy Updates
Reviewed the updates to the Internet Safety Policy (originally dated 2017) created to qualify for e-Rate funds, which pays for school internet and various infrastructure.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Greene |
Absent
|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
| Charles Penny II |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
VIII. Old Business
A.
Strategic Plan Discussion
Board discussed Goal 6 of the Strategic Plan. Comments will be used to revise and share again in March.
B.
Board Goals
Board discussed 2022-2023 Board Goals and shared a draft letter to send to companies, universities, etc. to reach out for partnerships.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Closed Session
No closed session needed.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
Upcoming Board Meetings scheduled:
Wednesday, March 22 @ 5:30PM
Tuesday, April 18 @ 5:30PM
Tuesday, May 9 @ 5:30PM
Tuesday, June 20 @ 5:30PM
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Statement read by Sarah Yagnow with no conflicts.