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Brevard Academy

Board Meeting

Work/Training Session and Regular Meeting
Published on May 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM EDT
Amended on May 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM EDT

Date and Time

Wednesday May 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT

Location

Brevard Academy Gym

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 5:00 PM
  A. Work Session Discuss Ted Duncan 30 m
   

Summer Planning and Topics

  
II. 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 April 23, 2025  
  E. Pledge of Allegiance   Mark Campanini 1 m
III. Regular Meeting Business 5:35 PM
  A. Student Spotlight FYI Ted Duncan 15 m
   

Spring Sports Champions

  • Tennis
  • Girls Soccer

Graduating 8th Graders

 

  
  B. Staff Highlights FYI Ted Duncan 5 m
   

End of Year Staff Honors

  • Teacher of the Year--Chad Campbell
  • Instructional Assistant of the Year--Ashley Baugher
  • Beginning Teacher of the Year--Sarah Hersee
  • Rookie of the Year--Sarah Hersee
  
  C. Good News FYI Ted Duncan 5 m
   
  • Jennie VanDyke won our staff Golden Leaf.
  • Spring Champions
  • Upcoming Summer Conference Presenters
  • Finding Nemo Success
  • Democracy Project
  • PTO has a full slate of officers
  
  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.*

  
IV. Committee Reports 6:10 PM
  A. Finance FYI Paul Cooper 5 m
     
     
  B. Governance and Policy FYI Abe Pallas 5 m
   
  • Committee Report
  • Revision of Employee Pay Policy
  • AI Policy--1st Read
  
     
     
     
  C. Development/Fundraising FYI Jennifer Silva 5 m
  D. Long-Range Planning FYI Jamie Atkinson 10 m
   

Summer Retreat Training and Planning

  
     
  E. Academic Excellence Update FYI Abe Pallas 5 m
  F. Facilities FYI Tyree Griffin 5 m
   

Peace Pole Installation--Information on Rotary Peace Poles

  
V. Director Report 6:45 PM
  A. Director Report FYI Ted Duncan 10 m
   
  • Director Report
  • All BT observations and summary evaluations have been completed.
  • All Instructional Staff evaluations are in process.
  
     
  B. Important Upcoming Dates FYI Ted Duncan 1 m
   

Important End-of-Year Dates

 

May

  • 23--Science EOG 5th and 8th Grade
  • 26--Memorial Day, No School
  • 27--Reading EOG, 3rd-8th Grade
  • 30--Math EOG, 3rd-8th Grade

June 

  • 2--Field Day
  • 2--8th Grade S'more Send Off
  • 3--8th Grade Graduation, 6:00-7:30 pm
  • 4--Kindergarten Graduation, 10:00-11:00 am
  • 5--1st-7th Grade Awards Assembly, 9:30-11:00 am
  • 5--Last Day of School
  
VI. Items for Board Approval 6:56 PM
 

These items will require Board Action.

  
  A. Committee Consent Items Vote Mark Campanini 10 m
   

 

  1. Facilities
    1. Secure Modular Bids for the USDA to complete the STEM Building
  2. Finance
    1. New Bus Purchase and Athletic Vans Purchase
    2. Insurance Renewal
    3. Budget for 2025-2026
    4. Modular Swing Building Lease
  3. Policy
    1. Revision of Employee Pay Policy
  4. Director Requests
    1. Newly Hired Staff
      1. Elementary Teacher--Sophia Gamache
      2. Occupational Therapist--Melissa LeViner
      3. Music Teacher--Chelsey Montgomery


 

  
     
     
VII. Other Business 7:06 PM
  A. Announcement of Next Meeting FYI Mark Campanini 1 m
VIII. Closing Items 7:07 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.