Brevard Academy
Minutes
Facilities Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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:
- Ensure Academic Success for Every Student
- Provide Effective & Innovative Learning Environments
- Recruit, Hire and Retain Highly Effective Personnel
- Use Resources Effectively & Be Fiscally Responsible
- Engage Our Communities
Committee Members Present
Jenny Light, Ted Duncan, Tim Prey, Tyree Griffin (remote)
Committee Members Absent
Derrick Gardner, Elizabeth Airey, Jennifer Silva
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
D.
Approve Agenda
II. Facilities
A.
Project Updates
- Storm repairs are underway.
- Estimates are needed on tiles and carpeting.
- Roof Repairs
- 2 estimates in hand (one details repair and one towards replacement).
- Move forward with repairs if there is no word by March.
- Waiting on roof repairs to get approval from FEMA.
- Mr. Duncan will contact our insurance to see if we have any coverage.
- 2 estimates in hand (one details repair and one towards replacement).
- Civil Engineer
- The report was completed. Mr. Griffin will contact Paul Cooper to see if the Civil Engineer Report has been submitted to the USDA.
- We will need an additional lift station for our sewage.
- Phase 1 Report for USDA
- Updated for the USDA.
- Mr. Griffin will contact Paul Cooper to confirm that this has been submitted to the USDA.
B.
New Business
- Back Field Electric
- Officer Light met with Duke Power to get estimates about running power. Officer Light has confirmed two possible spots.
- We will need to install a meter box to run power. This would be installed behind the storage shed.
- Any costs will be covered by our recent safety grant.
- *BOD approval is needed to install cameras.
- Officer Light met with Duke Power to get estimates about running power. Officer Light has confirmed two possible spots.
- FEMA Updates
- FEMA has completed an inspection of our property.
- We discussed what insurance has covered and where we have funding gaps.
- We discussed mitigation projects (Parking Lot, Building Leaks, Soccer Field, K-2 Playground).
- We will need a civil engineer to propose plans for mitigation projects and then present to FEMA.
- Mr. Prey will contact civil engineers to get estimates.
- Custodial Support Needed
- Custodial staff members have not been on campus regularly.
- We are reviewing options for more consistent support.
- Expansion of night crew custodial help, increase by $1,600.00/month.
- Exploring other options for contracted custodial services.
III. Other Business
A.
Old Business
None noted.
B.
BOD Approvals Needed
*BOD approval is needed to install cameras.
*Expansion of night crew custodial help, increase by $1,600.00.
IV. Closing Items
A.
Announce Date of Next Meeting
March 6 at 8:30 in the conference room.