Final

Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy

Annual Board Meeting for 2026-2027 (Open Session)

Date and Time

Monday August 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM EDT

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 11:30 AM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Enrique Alvarez 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 a secure forum for engagement 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 11:38 AM
  A. Community Comments - guidelines FYI Enrique Alvarez 7 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 using the controls in the Zoom application or browser.

 

When it is your turn, a moderator will identify you by name and then grant you access to speak.

  
III. Director's Report 11:45 AM
  A. General Report Discuss Jessica Cuneo 10 m
   
  1. School year prep updates
  2. Personnel agreements for approval to vote after closed session
  3. Student matters to discuss in closed session
  4. Privatized school bus update
  
  B. Personnel Contract Approval Vote Jessica Cuneo 5 m
   

Vote to approve the personnel contracts and the updated Staff slate as proposed by the Executive Director

  
IV. Governance Committee 12:00 PM
  A. Personnel and Staff FYI Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   
  • Various personnel and student matters to be discussed in closed.
  • Review updated slate
  
  B. Board Recruitment Vote Enrique Alvarez 3 m
   
 
  C. Board Officer Positions Vote Enrique Alvarez 5 m
   

Chair - Enrique Alvarez

Vice Chair - Dany Tijerina

Treasurer - Liliana Lopez

Secretary - Xihui Dong

  
V. Policy Committee 12:09 PM
  A. DEI Policies Vote Enrique Alvarez 5 m
   
  • Outside counsel is providing guidance regarding 2026 Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 257
  • Per their guidance we have disbanded our DEI committee and we will be removing or amending our policies to comply with the new law. 
  
VI. Finance Committee 12:14 PM
  A. Financial Updates FYI Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   

No updates

  
VII. FAST Committee 12:15 PM
  A. FAST Updates FYI Alison Hall 5 m
   
  • Building update and changes for the "PTO" room and 2nd Art Room
  • Custodian Transitiion 
  
VIII. Foundation 12:20 PM
  A. Foundation Update FYI Enrique Alvarez 3 m
   

 

  • AGC updates
    • As of 7/29/2026 we raised $363,382.
  
IX. Community Comments (Second Opportunity) - Subject to Guidelines 12:23 PM
  A. Community Comments FYI Enrique Alvarez 6 m
X. Closed Session 12:29 PM
  A. Vote to go into Closed Session Discuss Enrique Alvarez 1 m
   
  • Personnel contracts
  • Various personnel items to discuss in close
  • Student matters to discuss in close
  • Board Director Nomination
  
XI. Closing Items 12:30 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Enrique Alvarez 1 m