Final

Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy

SA Special Board Meeting (Open Session)

Date and Time

Friday August 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 2:00 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Dominique Palmer 1 m
   

Confirm meeting recording.

  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   

Do we have a quorum? Welcome to the Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Board Meeting.

  
  C. Read Mission Statement   Enrique Alvarez 2 m
   

Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy provides a differentiated, challenging, and equitable learning environment that supports the distinctive intellectual, social, and emotional needs of highly gifted children from diverse backgrounds and enables them to form meaningful relationships with their intellectual peers.

  
  D. Administrative Meeting Review   Enrique Alvarez 2 m
   

Zoom Webinar Etiquette/Rules:

 

Meetings will be broadcast to the public via the Zoom Webinar Platform. This medium is more secure as it requires attendees to register, limits interactivity, removes the ability to communicate without permission and does not permit anonymous participation, comment, or annotation.  Registration will require the submission of a first and last name and an email.

  
  E. Adoption of the Agenda Vote Enrique Alvarez 2 m
   

Are there any Amendments to the Agenda?

  
II. Community Comments (First Opportunity) - subject to guidelines 2:08 PM
  A. Community Comments - guidelines FYI Enrique Alvarez 5 m
   

The public is welcome to speak; limited to three minutes per speaker.
Topics should not cover private, confidential or personal information.
The board will not respond or enter into a dialogue on topics discussed.

At this time you may indicate your desire to participate in Community Comments by raising your hand.

  1. If you would like to raise a hand, click “Participants” in the lower or upper section of your Zoom chat.
  2. In the “Participants” window select “Raise Hand” {Windows: Alt+Y} or {Mac: Option+Y} keyboard shortcuts to raise or lower your hand.
  3. When it is your turn, a moderator will identify you by name and then grant you access to speak.
  
III. Director's Report 2:13 PM
 
  • No director report
  
  A. General Report Discuss Jessica Cuneo 1 m
   
  • No ED Report
  
IV. Governance Committee 2:14 PM
  A. Personnel and Staff Vote Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   
  • Personnel and staff items to be discussed in closed
  • Potential vote on personnel contracts after closed session
  
  B. Board Recruitment FYI Enrique Alvarez 2 m
   
  • 2025-2026: 1 opening (currently at 9 board members, looking to get to 10)
  • 2026-2027: 3 openings and 2 potential openings (all of which are uncommitted as of yet to renew for a 2nd term or add new time)
  • Introduce our newest Board member, Xihui Dong
  
V. DEI 2:17 PM
  A. DEI Compliance Discuss Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   
  • No DEI Agenda Items

 

  
VI. Policy Committee 2:18 PM
  A. Committee Work on Policy Updates Discuss Malik Dixon 1 m
   
  • The committee continues to work on reviewing policies, in particular Media in Classrooms and Acceptable Use, to be wrapped up at the next meeting.
  • The committee will continue to develop best practices for efficiently publishing policies once the Board has approved them.
  • No Policy Agenda Items
  
VII. Foundation 2:19 PM
  A. Update FYI Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   
  • Going through the hiring process for a new Foundation Manager

 

  
VIII. Educational Excellence Committee 2:20 PM
  A. Committee Updates FYI Dominique Palmer 3 m
   
  • Parent Survey was sent out this week
  
IX. FAST Committee Updates 2:23 PM
  A. Upcoming Building Updates to improve Safety & Security FYI Alison Hall 5 m
   
  • Update on the fence
  
X. Finance Committee 2:28 PM
  A. Financial Updates Vote Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   
  • Rental and vendor agreements to vote after close
  
XI. Community Comments (Second Opportunity) - Subject to Guidelines 2:29 PM
  A. Community Comments FYI Enrique Alvarez 10 m
XII. Closed Session 2:39 PM
  A. Vote to go into Closed Session Discuss Enrique Alvarez 30 m
   
  • Discuss employment contracts x1
  • Discuss student matters - None
  • Discuss personnel matters - x1
  • Discuss vendor contracts - x2
  
XIII. Closing Items 3:09 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Enrique Alvarez 1 m