Eno River Academy
Minutes
September Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday September 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Location
ERA + community zoom
Directors Present
David Nagel, Jeremy Greene, Kristi Anspach, Margaret Barr, Pamela Norcross, Sarah Yagnow
Directors Absent
Sabrina Kordys
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve August Meeting Minutes
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Kristi Anspach |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
| David Nagel |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| David Nagel |
Aye
|
| Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
| Kristi Anspach |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
IV. Public Comment Period
A.
Public comments in accordance with the ERA Public Comment Policy
No one was present for public comments
V. Executive Director Announcements and Updates
A.
Monthly Executive Director Update
~School Performance Grades are out and we are excited to share that we once again exceeded growth! Our performance score was an 84 which is one point from an A. We are so proud of our students, faculty, and staff for the hard work. We will share additional achievement data in the October meeting.
~US News and World Report rankings are also out. We are very excited to continue our growth journey.
#1,727 in National Rankings previous ranking was 2699
#52 in North Carolina High Schools previous ranking was 70
#8 in Durham, NC Metro Area High Schools previous ranking was 10
#277 in Charter High Schools
~Progress reports will be going home on Friday.
~K-8 has completed beginning of year benchmarks and we will share the data with you in October.
~I am excited to share our diversity growth. This chart represents both staff and student diversity increases over the last 5 years.
Student Diversity Data
Years
Total ADM
Diversity Percentage
23-24
811
22.44
22-23
780
20.9
21-22
763
20.18
20-21
771
20.36
19-20
723
19.23
Staff Diversity Data
Years
Total Staff
Diversity Percentage
23-24
78
11.7
22-23
78
10.26
21-22
77
7.8
20-21
76
5.26
19-20
72
5.56
VI. Committee Updates
A.
Finance
Presentation from Acadia done at Board retreat meeting.
State has not passed budget yet.
Local funds coming in this month.
We expend more money in beginning of year.
Dave asking some questions regarding financial forecasting- seen in Audit.
Next Charter renewal in 2027
B.
School Improvement Team
Lisa wants to know what we want to do with Annual fund this year?
Discussion on use of annual fund
- Recommendation to use annual fund as it was used in the 2022-23 school year.
- Last year- teachers got grants with annual funds.
- Take away is to use annual fund as it was used last year and gain more data this year regarding annual fund.
Need to revamp Comprehensive Manual- comprehensive manual and by-laws
VII. New Business
A.
2023/2024 Board Goals
Board Goals:
Updating comprehensive manual
Fundraising
Updating By-laws
Vote on the goals October meeting- be more specific and strategic
VIII. Old Business
A.
Board Calendar Review
Sarah wants to use both board calendars presented- see the calendars on Board on track
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| David Nagel |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Kristi Anspach |
Aye
|
| Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
IX. Closing Items
A.
Closed Session (not anticipated)
No need for closed session
B.
Adjourn Meeting
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Kristi Anspach |
Aye
|
| Sabrina Kordys |
Absent
|
| Sarah Yagnow |
Aye
|
| David Nagel |
Aye
|
| Margaret Barr |
Aye
|
| Jeremy Greene |
Aye
|
| Pamela Norcross |
Aye
|
Sarah Yagnow read the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Statement
No conflict was brought.