Brevard Academy

Minutes

Monthly Policy Meeting

September Meeting

Date and Time

Tuesday January 9, 2024 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:

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

Committee Members Present

Jamie Atkinson (remote), Jennifer Iden, Jennifer Kelly, Michelle Peterson, Ted Duncan

Committee Members Absent

Lisa Busche, Michael Terry

Guests Present

Abe Pallas

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Ted Duncan called a meeting of the Governance and Policy Committee of Brevard Academy to order on Tuesday Jan 9, 2024 at 8:37 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Jennifer Kelly made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Governance and Policy Meeting on 11-09-23.
Jennifer Iden seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Governance

A.

Review of Performance Framework and DPI Compliance Reports

Ted showed us where we are with things.  We reviewed board member terms.  We have a candidate for a term with Abe Pallas.  

-reviewed options calendars D and E.

-adult code of conduct will be reviewed my Jen Kelley and Jamie A.

-grading and honor roll policy will be reviewed by Michelle Peterson and Jen Iden.

B.

Review of BOD Member Terms

BOD Member Terms were reviewed.  No one is rolling off.

C.

Board Training

We will review Lisa Gordon Stella's PowerPoint at the BOD meeting.

III. Policies for Approval

A.

Approval Folder

No policies for approval.

IV. Policies for First Read

A.

First Read Folder

Jen Kelly and Jamie Atkinson will review the Adult Code of Conduct Policy.

Ted Duncan will review the Non-Title IX Bullying and Harrassment Policy and present to the BOD.

 

We discussed the two draft calendars in the meeting.  These were discussed at our School Improvement meeting and presented to staff members.

V. Policies for Review

A.

Review Folder

Michelle Peterson and Jen Iden will review the Honor Roll and Grading Policies.

The Curriculum Policy will need more revisions.

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:48 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Ted Duncan

B.

Announce Date of Next Meeting

Next meeting on February 13, 2024.