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Brevard Academy

Monthly Board Meeting

June Board Meeting
Published on June 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM EDT
Amended on June 26, 2026 at 7:25 AM EDT

Date and Time

Friday June 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM EDT

Location

Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce

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. Opening Items 2:45 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Jennifer Silva 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Abe Pallas 1 m
  C. Approve Meeting Agenda Vote Jennifer Silva 1 m
  D. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Jennifer Silva 1 m
    Minutes for Monthly Board Meeting on May 20, 2026  
II. Regular Meeting Business 2:49 PM
  A. Opportunity for Public Comment FYI Jennifer Silva 5 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.*

  
III. Action Items 2:54 PM
  A. Finance Action Items Vote Paul Cooper 3 m
   

No Action Items

  
  B. Governance Action Items Vote Abe Pallas 3 m
   
  • Handbook Approvals
    • Family Handbook
    • Employee Handbook
  • Policy Revisions
    • 4160--Grading
      • K-5--Standards-Based
      • 6-8--Traditional Letter Grades 
    • 4190--Honor Roll
      • Eligibility for 6-8 only
        • A Honor Roll
        • A/B Honor Roll
  • New Employee Hire Approvals
    • Savanna Hall--Instructional Assistant--Kindergarten
    • Jamie Tinsely--Middle School PE
    • Maria Vera-Yepez--Instructional Assistant--5th Grade
    • Savannah Ferguson--Instructional Assistant--1st Grade
    • Jack Williams--Virtual Math 1 Teacher--Middle School
  • Board Officer Elections
    • Board Chair--Jen Silva
    • Board Vice-Chair--Brandon Smith
    • Treasurer--Paul Cooper
    • Secretary--Abe Pallas

 

  
  C. Facilities Action Items Vote Tyree Griffin 3 m
   
  • General Maintenance
    • NA
  • USDA Ad-Hoc Committee
    • NA
  
  D. School Director Action Items Vote Ted Duncan 5 m
   
  • New Positions
    • Create a Communications Coordinator Position
      • Funds from our advertising line would be diverted to cover the cost.
        • Overall cost savings.
    • Add an Instructional Assistant Position in Middle School
      • This position will provide more support to our upper elementary grades and middle school.
        • This position is figured into our current budget.
    • Add an EC Extended Content Standards Teacher for our Resource and Separate Setting Population
      • Funded through a competitive grant process with DPI.
  
IV. Other Business 3:08 PM
  A. Announcement of Next Meeting FYI Jennifer Silva 1 m
V. Closing Items 3:09 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Jennifer Silva 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.