Brevard Academy
Minutes
Monthly Policy Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 4, 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:
- Ensure Academic Success for Every Student
- Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
- Engage Our Communities
Committee Members Present
Jennifer Kelly, Lisa Busche, Michelle Peterson, Ted Duncan
Committee Members Absent
Abe Pallas, Jamie Atkinson, Jennifer Iden, Michael Terry
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Review of Performance Framework and DPI Compliance Reports
B.
Board Training
Train committee chairs on using Board on Track.
III. Policies and Actions for BOD Approval
A.
Policies for BOD Approval
Other Types of Leave
- Rename 7392 as "Other Types of Leave"
- List bereavement and other types of leave in this policy.
Policy Development and the OT Job Description are ready for approval.
B.
Actions for BOD Approval
The committee discussed the need to authorize the School Director to submit Federal Grants and IDEA Grants.
IV. Policies for First Read
A.
First Read Folder
The Adult Code of Conduct needs input from Officer Light.
Mr. Duncan will review the School-Based Clubs with the school's attorney.
V. Policies for Review
A.
Review Folder
Uniforms
- The committee discussed having only one logo on a t-shirt.
- The committee discussed adding color-pack t-shirts only.
- The committee discussed clarifying that non-uniform hoodies are not allowed on campus.
- The committee discussed limiting t-shirt sales to select companies.
We will explore more comfortable-fitting t-shirts from other providers.
The committee suggested a lead time of one year time to make changes in uniforms.
The committee agreed that we need to add clarification that outside hoodies will not be allowed.
We are up to date on all Performance Framework Submissions.