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Brevard Academy

Minutes

Policy Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday March 31, 2026 at 8:30 AM

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 For the this committee:

  1. Ensure Academic Success for Every Student
  2. Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
  3. Engage Our Communities

Committee Members Present

Abe Pallas, Jennifer Iden, Lisa Busche, Michelle Peterson

Committee Members Absent

Jennifer Kelly, Michael Terry, Ted Duncan

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Abe Pallas called a meeting of the Policy Sub-Committee Committee of Brevard Academy to order on Tuesday Mar 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM.

C.

Approve Agenda

Michelle Peterson made a motion to approve.
Lisa Busche seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approval of Minutes

Lisa Busche made a motion to approve the minutes from Policy Sub-Committee Meeting on 03-03-26.
Michelle Peterson seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Policies for First Read

A.

Policies for 1st Read

EFS is a BOD discussion topic.

AI Parental Consent Policy - The policy has been updated to include student AI literacy training material and the Brevard Academy family resources page.

 

Discussion regarding policy vs. guidelines and creation of policy to be generalized enough to be effective for 6 months to a year.

III. Other Business

A.

Review of Other Policies

Mr. Pallas stated that the rental policies are clear enough so that staff will be aware of external use and can have input into use of their specific areas.

B.

Board Action Items

IV. Closing Items

A.

Set Next Meeting Date

The next meeting will be April 28, 2026.

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:52 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Abe Pallas
Documents used during the meeting
  • School Facility Rental2026.docx
  • BA-CFA_5030_Brevard_Academy_Facilities_Use_Agreement___1_.pdf
  • Brevard Academy Policy 5030--Combined.pdf

This meeting is a public meeting of the BA-CFA Policy Committee in public for the purpose of conducting the School Corporation’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.