Brevard Academy

Minutes

Monthly Policy Meeting

Date and Time

Monday August 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM

Location

BA Front 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

Jennifer Iden, Jennifer Kelly, Michelle Peterson, Ted Duncan

Committee Members Absent

Abe Pallas, Jamie Atkinson, Lisa Busche, Michael Terry

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Michelle Peterson called a meeting of the Governance and Policy Committee of Brevard Academy to order on Monday Aug 5, 2024 at 9:01 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Jennifer Kelly made a motion to approve the minutes from Monthly Policy Meeting on 06-14-24.
Jennifer Iden seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Policies and Actions for BOD Approval

A.

Policies for BOD Approval

All policies listed can move to BOD approval.

 

Ted will load the adult code of conduct.

III. Policies for First Read

A.

First Read Folder

The committee moved to remove the qualifiers on the length of skirts, shorts, and skorts.  

 

"The length of skirts, shorts, and skirts must be modest."

IV. Policies for Review

A.

Review Folder

No policies to review.

V. Other Business

A.

Review Old Business

Mr. Duncan reviewed the updated policies and found that they needed formal approval.

B.

Removal of links in policies

Mr. Duncan showed the policies that had broken links removed.

VI. Closing Items

A.

Set Next Meeting Date

The committee has not set a meeting yet, as planning times are still being finalized.

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:22 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle Peterson