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Brevard Academy

October Board Meeting

Work Session and Regular Meeting
Published on October 11, 2023 at 1:43 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday October 18, 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
 

Proposed

  • Board Training and Discussion of Parental Leave Policy and The New Parents Bill of Rights

 

  
II. Opening Items 5:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Jamie Atkinson 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Mark Campanini 5 m
   

Call Meeting to Order and Chair Remarks

  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Jamie Atkinson 1 m
    Approve minutes for September Board Meeting on September 20, 2023  
  D. Pledge of Allegiance   Mark Campanini 3 m
  E. Student Spotlight   Ted Duncan 10 m
   

Highlight the accomplishments of our students.

  
  F. Staff Spotlight   Ted Duncan 10 m
  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 5:46 PM
  A. Finance FYI Paul Cooper 5 m
  B. Governance and Policy FYI Jamie Atkinson 5 m
   

Policies for first read.

Summary of Performance Framework Actions.

  
  C. Facilities FYI Tim Prey 10 m
  D. Development FYI Lyndsay West 5 m
  E. Long Range Planning FYI Mark Campanini 5 m
   

Margie Rackley Board Member Resignation

  
IV. Director Report 6:16 PM
  A. Director Report FYI Ted Duncan 15 m
   

October Director Report

  
V. Items for Board Approval 6:31 PM
 

These items will require Board Action.

  
  A. Committee Consent Items Vote Mark Campanini 10 m
   
  1. Governance
    1. Approve Jamie Atkinson for 2nd BOD Term.
    2. School Start Date for 2024-2025.
    3. Policy Updates/Amendments.
  2. Facilities
    1. HVAC rewiring for middle school--$8K.
    2. Bradford Tree Removal (exit driveway and pump track, $500).
  3. Finance/Personnel
    1. One-on-One for an EC Student.
  
VI. Other Business 6:41 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
  
  B. Announcement of Next Meeting FYI Mark Campanini 1 m
VII. Closing Items 6:52 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.