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Brevard Academy

Minutes

October Special Meeting

Hurricane Helene ReOpening

Date and Time

Sunday October 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM

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:

  1. Ensure Academic Success for Every Student
  2. Provide Effective & Innovative Learning Environments
  3. Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
  4. Use Resources Effectively & Be Fiscally Responsible
  5. Engage Our Communities

Directors Present

Abe Pallas, Jamie Atkinson, Jennifer Silva, Mark Franklin (remote), Paul Cooper, Tyree Griffin

Directors Absent

Mark Campanini

Ex Officio Members Present

Ted Duncan

Non Voting Members Present

Ted Duncan

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

Jamie Atkinson called a meeting of the board of directors of Brevard Academy to order on Sunday Oct 6, 2024 at 3:01 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

II. Hurricane Helene Topics

A.

School Plans

Ted Duncan presents the 3 week re-opening plan with the board. This plan has been shared with families and staff.

Oct 8-11: Optional attendance for students, 9am-noon, Mountain Roots will run afterschool care from noon-5pm.

Oct 14-17: attendance is encouraged for students but not required. students will go through a review of classwork, 10am-3pm. Mountain Roots will run after care from 3pm-5pm.

Oct 22-25: back to regular hours. no confirmed after school hours as of right now.

Uniforms are optional until further notice.

No busses until further notice.

Ted Duncan discusses questions that we are waiting on answers from for DPI, including the "DPI Hurricane Helene 2024 asks."

Ted Duncan shares several resources that are available to all Brevard Academy Community Members.

 

 

Paul Cooper made a motion to approve the school calendar as edited.
Jennifer Silva seconded the motion.

Board members asked clarifying questions on make up time and how the missed class time will impact learning outcomes.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

All staff members were paid regular hours through October 11th. There was a discussion on how to proceed to pay staff moving forward, specifically those who will not be able to return to school to teach.

 

Tyree Griffin made a motion to continue to pay staff regularly scheduled time through October 17th and starting on October 22nd, if staff cannot return to work, they must submit a special request form for approval.
Mark Franklin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

III. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

Paul Cooper made a motion to adjourn.
Mark Franklin seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Ted Duncan

B.

Announcement of Next Meeting

October 16th is the next regularly scheduled board meeting.

This meeting is a public meeting of the BA-CFA Board in public for the purpose of conducting the School Corporation’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There will be time for public participation as indicated on the agenda.