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Brevard Academy

September Board Meeting

Work Session and Regular Meeting
Published on September 13, 2023 at 1:12 PM EDT
Amended on September 19, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday September 20, 2023 at 5:00 PM EDT

Location

Brevard Academy Music Room

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. Provide Effective & Innovative Learning Environments
  3. Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
  4. Use Resources Effectively & Be Fiscally Responsible
  5. Engage Our Communities

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Work Session
 

Board members will work on Board on Track to update profiles and learn more about the platform.

 

Goals:

  1. Log into Board on Track
  2. Update Member Profile.
  3. Complete BOD Assessment.
  
II. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Joel Malefyt 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Mark Campanini 1 m
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Jamie Atkinson 1 m
  D. Pledge of Allegiance   Mark Campanini 3 m
  E. Student Spotlight   Ted Duncan 10 m
   

Highlight the accomplishments of our students.

  
  F. Staff Spotlight   Tim Arem 10 m
   

EC Instructional Assistant and Student TedX Presentation.

  
  G. Opportunity for Public Comment   Mark Campanini 15 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. Committee Reports 5:41 PM
  A. Finance FYI Lee Burgess 3 m
  B. Governance and Policy FYI Jamie Atkinson 5 m
   

Items for first read.

  
  C. Facilities Discuss Tim Prey 7 m
   

Address questions from facilities minutes.

Discuss contracted cleaning service.

  
  D. Development FYI Lyndsay West 5 m
   

Take a look at page 37 of the relocation guide.

  
  E. Long Range Planning FYI Mark Campanini 5 m
  F. Academic Excellence FYI Amber Wolfe and Michael Terry 5 m
   

This is an update from our benchmark testing and our state testing from 2022-2023.

  
IV. Director Report 6:11 PM
  A. Director Report FYI Ted Duncan 15 m
   

The annual safety report and fire inspection report are confidential information for BOD members only.  The links are below:

 

Fire Inspection

Safety Report

 

The State of the Charter is in Rough Draft Form:

 

State of the Charter September 2023

  
V. Items for Board Approval 6:26 PM
 

These items will require Board Action.

  
  A. Beginning Teacher Support Plan for 2023-2024 Vote Ted Duncan 5 m
   

State-required document.

  
  B. Revised Time Off policy Vote Jamie Atkinson 5 m
   

Retroactive to August 1, 2023.

  
  C. Uniform Policy Update Vote Ted Duncan 5 m
   
  • Adds a purpose statement to the policy
  • Removes white t-shirts after the 2023-2024 school year due to many unauthorized printings.
  • Defines khaki as a separate color from tan.
  • Adds leggings to the policy.
  • Removes the color selection for socks.
  • Adds an undergarment section

 

  
  D. Removal of Cypress Tree in Front of Building Vote Tim Prey 5 m
   

This was identified as a fire and safety hazard.  The recommendation is to remove the tree.

  
  E. Addition of AIG Nurture Groups in Kindergarten Vote Ted Duncan 5 m
  F. Committee Consent Items Vote Ted Duncan 5 m
   

Paul Cooper as Treasurer.

Addition of Lloyd DeBarr as full-time Outdoor Education Assistant

  
  G. New Board Member Vote Mark Campanini 5 m
   

Jennifer Silva

  
VI. Other Business 7:01 PM
  A. Strategic Planning and Discussion Discuss Ted Duncan 10 m
   

Strategic Goals:

  1. Ensure Academic Success for Every Student
  2. Provide Effective & Innovative Learning Environments
  3. Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
  4. Use Resources Effectively & Be Fiscally Responsible
  5. Engage Our Communities
  
VII. Closing Items 7:11 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote

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.