Brevard Academy
Minutes
Monthly Governance and Policy Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday November 9, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Location
Director's Office
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:
- Ensure Academic Success for Every Student
- Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
- Engage Our Communities
Committee Members Present
Jamie Atkinson, Jennifer Kelly, Lisa Busche
Committee Members Absent
Jennifer Iden, Michael Terry, Michelle Peterson, Ted Duncan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Policies for Approval
A.
Approval Folder
III. Policies for First Read
A.
First Read Folder
Adult Code of Conduct: the committee advises that the policy be formatted and sent to the board for first read.
Non-Title IX: replacing Head of School with School Director
IV. Policies for Review
A.
Review Folder
Grading Policy Adjustments: Jen is concerned about the wording of "approaching standards," can the addition of "or is making progress but has not yet met standard."
Honor Roll Policy: needs to be updated for correct grades (5-8), and needs to be updated with the updated grading system, the committee advised to have grades 5-8 teachers review policy draft after updated.
Curriculum: can school nurse be added to the list of individuals that girls younger than 5th grade may be able to speak to in section 5 about biological reproductive health?
Internet Safety Policy: committee did not see the need for any changes at this time.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
B.
Announce Date of Next Meeting
The committee would like to discuss a possible different day of the week in the spring semester.
Sex Offender Policy: the committee is advising that there be no option for registered sex offenders to come to campus and that if conferences are needed, a virtual or off-site option could be a solution.
Volunteers: policy just needs to be edited per comments left on the document.
Parents Bill of Rights: also looks good, just needs to be edited with highlighted and formatting issues.