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Brevard Academy

Board Meeting

Regular Meeting
Published on February 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM EST
Amended on February 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM EST

Date and Time

Wednesday February 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM EST

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. Opening Items 5:30 PM
  A. Call the Meeting to Order   Mark Campanini 1 m
  B. Record Attendance   Jennifer Silva 1 m
  C. Approve Meeting Agenda Vote Mark Campanini 1 m
  D. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes Jennifer Silva 1 m
    Minutes for Board Meeting on January 15, 2025  
  E. Pledge of Allegiance   Jamie Atkinson 1 m
II. Regular Meeting Business 5:35 PM
  A. Student Spotlight FYI Ted Duncan 10 m
   

4th Graders

  • Ruby Malefyt
  • Selah Bauman
  • Adeline Baugher
  • Noah Busche
  
  B. Staff Highlights FYI Ted Duncan 10 m
   
  • Athletics--Athletic Director, Nick Castro
  • 3rd-5th Grade Update--School Improvement Rep, Jennifer Iden, Presentation
  
     
  C. Good News FYI Ted Duncan 5 m
   

Highlights:

  • Michelle Peterson and Camy Stirling were selected to present at the Core Knowledge Foundation Conference in Orlando, Florida.
  • Jennifer Iden, Jamie Conley, and Amber Wolfe presented at the Western Carolina iReady Collaborative Conference.
  • Three of our students had their artwork selected for display at the Martin Marietta Center for Performing Arts.  The subject was School Choice.
    • Bowen Osborne--8th Grade
    • Tessa Toler--7th Grade
    • Andrin Daniels--5th Grade
  
  D. Opportunity for Public Comment FYI Mark Campanini 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.*

  
III. Committee Reports 6:10 PM
  A. Finance FYI Paul Cooper 5 m
     
     
  B. Governance and Policy FYI Abe Pallas 5 m
  C. Development FYI Jennifer Silva 5 m
  D. Long Range Planning FYI Jamie Atkinson 10 m
   

Discussion of Strategic Planning Feedback

  
  E. Academic Excellence Update FYI Abe Pallas 5 m
IV. Director Report 6:40 PM
  A. Director Report FYI Ted Duncan 10 m
   
  • Director Report
  
     
     
  B. Important Upcoming Dates FYI Ted Duncan 1 m
     
V. Items for Board Approval 6:51 PM
 

These items will require Board Action.

  
  A. Committee Consent Items Vote Mark Campanini 10 m
   
  1. Long-Range Planning
    1. Strategic Plan for 2025-2030
  2. Facilities
    1. Adding electrical to the backfield.
    2. Approval of Civil Engineer Work for FEMA Projects
  3. Policy and Governance
    1. Political Action 
  4. Director Requests
    1. Summer School Plan Approval--Michael Terry
    2. End of Grade Testing Remediation and Summer Testing Plan--Michael Terry
    3. Lottery Date for the 2025-2026 School Year
    4. 2025-2026 School Calendar
    5. Board Meeting Date (March 12)
    6. Janice Smith--EC Teacher Approval
    7. Elizabeth Shirley--Part-Time Instructional Assistant
    8. Kristen Green--Part-Time Instructional Assistant


 

  
     
     
VI. Other Business 7:01 PM
  A. Announcement of Next Meeting FYI Jamie Atkinson 1 m
VII. Closing Items 7:02 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.