Eno River Academy
Minutes
April Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday April 18, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82336279571?pwd=TW9KZjg1RHlBZFdidTJiK0RuYmlzZz09
Directors Present
Charles Penny II (remote), Jeremy Greene (remote), Michael O'Malley (remote), Pamela Norcross (remote), Sabrina Kordys (remote), Sarah Yagnow (remote)
Directors Absent
Sarah Hernandez
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
Sarah Yagnow called a meeting of the board of directors of Eno River Academy to order on Tuesday Apr 18, 2023 at 5:37 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes from prior meeting
Sabrina Kordys made a motion to approve the minutes from March Board Meeting on 03-22-23.
Charles Penny II seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Absent
|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Charles Penny II |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Abstain
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
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
Michael O'Malley made a motion to approve the April Board Meeting agenda.
Pamela Norcross seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Absent
|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Charles Penny II |
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 made nor any received by email.
V. Executive Director Announcements and Updates
A.
Monthly Executive Director Update
- We are over midway through the 4th quarter of school. Progress reports will going home on Friday.
- We are in the process of completing our final benchmarks at K8 and will move on to EOG review in the next couple of weeks.
- High school AP testing will begin on May 1st and will be followed by EOCs in late May.
- Senior week and prom are next week and there are a lot of fun activities planned for their
celebration. - K8 will also have spirit week next week with their own theme days.
- May 1st is a teacher workday and will include Kindergarten screenings and EOG test training.
- Teacher appreciation week is May 2nd -5th . We have a fun week planned for our team and look forward to honoring their amazing work! Thanks to Ms. Martin!
- 8th grade promotion will be held on Tuesday, May 23rd at 8:30 am. Students will leave the next morning for their trip to Busch Gardens.
- Senior Awards Night to be held on May 23rd, in person.
- Kindergarten promotion will be held on Thursday, May 25th at 11:00 am.
- New Early Release Day is May 25th at 1:00 pm.
- Graduation will be held on Thursday, May 25th at 4:00 pm. We would love for the board
members to join us if you are interested. Please let us know by May 19th .
VI. Committee Updates
A.
Finance
- Increase ~$30K in state revenue partially due to December count in students as well as NC virtual school reimbursement will be seen next month.
B.
Diversity and Inclusion
- Team scheduled time with Dr. Lanier and additional information coming next month.
C.
School Improvement Team
- Annual Fund: To date, we have received $15,025.00. Grant proposals were voted on by the
School Improvement Team and the recipients will be notified on Thursday.
VII. New Business
A.
Board Election Update
Board Election information has gone out with applications already coming in with the deadline of Monday, April 25th.
VIII. Old Business
A.
Board Goals
No new topics or discussion.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Closed Session
Charles Penny II made a motion to go into closed session.
Sabrina Kordys seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Charles Penny II |
Aye
|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Absent
|
Sabrina Kordys made a motion to approve Option 2 for annual bonuses to certified and classified staff.
Pamela Norcross seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Charles Penny II |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Absent
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
Michael O'Malley made a motion to adjourn the April Board meeting.
Charles Penny II seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Michael O'Malley |
Aye
|
| Charles Penny II |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Sarah Hernandez |
Absent
|
B.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:08 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sabrina Kordys
Sarah Yagnow read the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Statement with no conflicts identified.