Final

Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday January 25, 2021 at 6:30 PM EST

Location

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 6:30 PM
 
Opening Items
 
  A. Record Attendance and Guests   Sarah Schroeck 1 m
   
Confirm meeting recording.
  
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Malik Dixon 1 m
   
Do we have a quorum? Welcome to the Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Board Meeting.
  
  C. Read Mission Statement   Adam Starling 2 m
   
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy provides a differentiated and challenging learning environment that supports the distinctive intellectual, social and emotional needs of highly gifted children and enables them to form meaningful relationships with their intellectual peers.
  
  D. Administrative Meeting Review   Malik Dixon 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. Approval of Prior Minutes Approve Minutes Sarah Schroeck 2 m
   
Official approval of posted draft minutes
  
    Approve minutes for 1/19/21 - Special Board Meeting on January 19, 2021  
  F. Adoption of the Agenda Vote Malik Dixon 2 m
   
Are there any Amendments to the Agenda?
  
II. Community Comments (First Opportunity) - subject to guidelines 6:40 PM
  A. Community Comments - guidelines FYI 10 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 6:50 PM
  A. General Items Discuss Ari Pieper 20 m
   
  • Director's Report
  • Any contracts to be discussed in closed session
  • Any personnel matters to be discussed in closed session
  
IV. Expansion Committee 7:10 PM
  A. Status Update FYI Smita Korrapati 5 m
   
  • Any contracts to be discussed in closed session
  • The expansion committee has been under negotiations to purchase an existing building located 5 miles north of our current building. The purchase of the new building is contingent on the sale of our existing building and we are currently negotiating with a potential buyer on an offer for our existing building. There are no guarantees that the deal will be successful until the date of closing. Therefore, we ask that our Scholars community not make significant decisions based on a potential move until  there is a public School Board announcement. We are on track to finalize our plans - whether it is purchasing the new building or staying in our existing building - by the admissions lottery date, which is March 25th, 2021.
  
V. Governance Committee 7:15 PM
  A. Status Review FYI Sabrina Liner 5 m
   
  • Committee Update
  • NC Access Grant
  • ED Evaluation
  
VI. Diversity & Inclusion 7:20 PM
  A. Status Review Vote Sridhar Dasu 5 m
   
  • Committee Update
  • Community Read: "Biased" by Jennifer Eberhardt, PhD. 
    • Wednesday, January 27 from 3 - 4:30 PM (Intro., C1 & C2.)
  
VII. Educational Excellence 7:25 PM
  A. Status Review FYI Catherine Lewis 2 m
   
  • Committee Update
  
VIII. Whole Child Committee 7:27 PM
  A. Status Review FYI Sarah Schroeck 2 m
   
  • Committee Update
  
IX. Policy Committee 7:29 PM
  A. Status Update Vote Aura Young 5 m
   
  • Policy Recommendations
  • Hiring Policy Edited and Presented as Employment Policy
  • Future Policy Needs
  
X. Development Committee 7:34 PM
  A. Status Review FYI Malik Dixon 5 m
   
  • 2020 Tax Letter Update
  • Campaign Status
  • Committee Update
  
XI. Foundation Committee 7:39 PM
  A. Foundation Committee Update FYI Mani Ramasamy 3 m
   
  • Committee Update
  
XII. Finance Committee Update 7:42 PM
  A. Finance Recommendations Vote Adam Starling 5 m
   
  • Committee Update
  • Budget Amendments
  
XIII. Community Comments (Second Opportunity) - Subject to Guidelines 7:47 PM
  A. Agenda Item Summary FYI 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.

 

  
XIV. Closed Session (if necessary) 7:52 PM
 
As noted in the Agenda or Meeting:
  1. to prevent the disclosure of information that is privileged or confidential 
  2. to discuss  material terms of a contract or proposed contract
  3. to discuss or consider employment contracts
  
  A. Closed Session Discuss Malik Dixon 30 m
XV. Closing Items 8:22 PM
  A. Vote on any items from Closed Sessions Vote Malik Dixon 5 m
   
Contracts
  
  B. Adjourn Meeting Vote Malik Dixon