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Brevard Academy

Monthly Board Meeting

Published on October 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM EDT
Amended on October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

Mission:

The Mission of Brevard Academy is to prepare its students to achieve academic excellence through the Core Knowledge Sequence. Through a partnership involving students, teachers, and parents the school strives to create citizens with strong moral character and active intellectual inquiry.

Vision:

Brevard Academy: A Challenge Foundation Academy (BA-CFA) a K-8 public charter school develops and encourages motivated, intellectually curious students who are skilled in critical thinking, individual expression, and problem-solving. From their diverse backgrounds, students accept our challenge to pursue personal and academic excellence. Through this pursuit, they become confident members of their community who lead by serving others.


 

Strategic Goals:

  1. Ensure Academic Success for Every Student
  2. Actively Engage Stakeholders to Strengthen and Enrich Our Communities
  3. Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
  4. Use Resources Effectively and Be Fiscally Responsible
  5. Provide Effective and Innovative Learning Environments

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Work Session 5:30 PM
  A. Work Session Discuss Ted Duncan 30 m
   

Action Calendar Review

Safety Assessment Review

  
     
II. Opening Items 6:00 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Jamie Atkinson 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Jennifer Silva 1 m
  C. Pledge of Allegiance   Jamie Atkinson 1 m
  D. Approve Meeting Agenda Vote Jamie Atkinson 1 m
  E. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Jennifer Silva 1 m
    Minutes for Monthly Board Meeting on September 17, 2025  
III. Regular Meeting Business 6:05 PM
  A. Good News FYI Ted Duncan 10 m
   
  • Student Accomplishments
  • Staff Accomplishments
  • School Accomplishments
  
  B. Student Highlight FYI Ted Duncan 5 m
   

Advanced Outdoor Education Students.

 

  
  C. Staff Highlight FYI Ted Duncan 5 m
   

School Counselors, Stacey Seefeldt.

Peer Mentors and our mental health program.

  
  D. Opportunity for Public Comment FYI Jamie Atkinson 10 m
   

To be recognized by the Chair, an individual needs only to sign in (5 minutes) prior to the meeting being called to order.  Each speaker is allowed three minutes unless otherwise specified by the Chair (individuals shall not yield minutes to other individuals). You may supplement or submit public comments electronically or handwritten to the School Director or Board Chair.


*Please note that it is a violation of law to discuss personnel and private matters in a public meeting.  It is also a violation of law to make slanderous remarks or to cast false accusations in a public meeting.*

  
IV. Committee Reports 6:35 PM
  A. Finance FYI Ted Duncan 10 m
   

Treasurer's Monthly Report

  • Monthly Budget
  • Cash Board
  • Encumbered Funds
    • Remove Bus Repayment (Action Needed)

 

USDA Update

  • Letters of Condition
  • Appraisal Fee up to $10,000.00 (Action Needed)

Modular Swing Building

  • Update

Athletic Vans Update

 

 

  
     
     
  B. Governance and Policy FYI Abe Pallas 10 m
   
  1. Performance Framework Compliance Report
    1. See attached
  2. Policies for First Read
    1. NA
  3. Policies for Second Read
    1. Facilities Agreement (Action Needed)
    2. Board Member Selection (Action Needed)
  4. Policy Revisions
    1. Attendance Policy 4200 (Tabled)
  
     
     
     
  C. Development/Fundraising FYI Jennifer Silva 10 m
   

Giving Day Recap

 

  
  D. Long-Range Planning FYI Brandon Smith 5 m
   

Board and CEO Action Calendar 

 

  
  E. Academic Excellence Update FYI Abe Pallas 10 m
  F. Facilities FYI Tyree Griffin 10 m
   

Review of Goals for the Year

  • FEMA Projects
  • Misc. Projects

Board Action Items:

  • Remove rocks in the parking lot and one walkway (action needed)
  • Install guardrail in parking lot with safety grant funds (action needed)
  • Extend fencing along the cemetery with safety grant funds (action needed)

 

  
  G. CEO Support and Evaluation FYI Jamie Atkinson 5 m
V. Director Report 7:35 PM
  A. Director Report FYI Ted Duncan 10 m
   
  1. Director Report
    1. School Improvement Plan
    2. Safety Updates
    3. Fall Parent Survey
  2. Director Requests (Action Needed)
    1. EC Teacher--Yraya Sanchez
    2. Bookkeeper--Afton Lorenz
  
     
     
     
VI. Other Business 7:45 PM
  A. Announcement of Next Meeting FYI Jamie Atkinson 1 m
VII. Closing Items 7:46 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Jamie Atkinson 1 m

This meeting is a public meeting of the BA-CFA Board in public for the purpose of conducting the School Corporation’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There will be time for public participation as indicated on the agenda.