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Brevard Academy

Minutes

Governance and Policy Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 31, 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 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

Abe Pallas, Jennifer Iden, Lisa Busche, Michelle Peterson, Ted Duncan

Committee Members Absent

Jennifer Kelly, Michael Terry

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 Monday Mar 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

Michelle Peterson made a motion to approve the minutes from Governance and Policy Committee Meeting on 03-04-25.
Jennifer Iden seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Approve Agenda

Job descriptions will be vetted and approved by BOD.

Lisa Busche made a motion to Approve agenda after removing the assistant coach job description.
Michelle Peterson seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Policies and Actions for BOD Approval

A.

Policies for BOD Approval

  • Middle School Recess Policy--Changed wording to reflect current K-5 practice and included recess practice for K-5.  The committee discussed the idea of a calendar creation policy to help clarify why the extra minutes for recess were added.
  • Honor Roll--This will be effective for the 2025-2026 school year.

III. Policies for First Read

A.

Policies for 1st Read

The committee would like to discuss if the Network Use Agreement needs to include an AI clause.  Jen Kelly will take the lead on looking this over.

IV. Other Business

A.

Review Old Business

B.

Policy Clarification

Mr. Duncan will update the Educational Leave policy and make the BOD aware.

V. Closing Items

A.

Set Next Meeting Date

May 6 at 8:30 am.

B.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 9:08 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Jennifer Kelly

This meeting is a public meeting of the BA-CFA Policy Committee in public for the purpose of conducting the School Corporation’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.