Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy
SA Monthly Board Meeting
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Agenda
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I. | Opening Items | 6:30 PM | |||
Opening Items
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A. | Record Attendance and Guests | Liliana Lopez | 1 m | ||
Confirm meeting recording. |
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B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Erica Womer | 1 m | ||
Do we have a quorum? Welcome to the Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Board Meeting. |
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C. | Read Mission Statement | AJ Farooqi | 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. |
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D. | Administrative Meeting Review | Erica Womer | 2 m | ||
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E. | Approval of Prior Minutes 9/25/23 | Approve Minutes | Liliana Lopez | 2 m | |
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F. | Adoption of the Agenda | Vote | Erica Womer | 2 m | |
Are there any Amendments to the Agenda? |
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II. | Community Comments (First Opportunity) - subject to guidelines | 6:40 PM | |||
A. | Community Comments - guidelines | FYI | 5 m | ||
The public is welcome to speak; limited to three minutes per speaker. At this time you may indicate your desire to participate in Community Comments by raising your hand.
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III. | Director's Report | 6:45 PM | |||
A. | General Items | FYI | Ari Pieper | 20 m | |
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sviNyupZ-VsztnKG3nP6Yr3IOvVB98yfpK0Fbb5Wwn8/edit?usp=sharing |
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IV. | Governance Committee Update | 7:05 PM | |||
A. | Update | FYI | Dominique Palmer | 10 m | |
V. | FAST Committee (f/k/a Expansion Committee) | 7:15 PM | |||
A. | Update | FYI | Enrique Alvarez | 5 m | |
VI. | Foundation | 7:20 PM | |||
A. | Update | FYI | AJ Farooqi | 5 m | |
VII. | Finance Committee | 7:25 PM | |||
A. | Updates | Discuss | Adam Starling | 30 m | |
VIII. | Finance Items Requiring Board Vote | 7:55 PM | |||
A. | MD&A and Audit Report | Vote | Adam Starling | 1 m | |
B. | CD Reinvestments | Vote | Adam Starling | 1 m | |
C. | Budget Amendments | Vote | Adam Starling | 1 m | |
D. | Purchase of Buses | Vote | Adam Starling | 1 m | |
E. | Purchase of Updated HVAC Software | Vote | Adam Starling | 1 m | |
IX. | Policy Committee | 8:00 PM | |||
A. | Update | Discuss | Malik Dixon | 23 m | |
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
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B. | First Reads & Upcoming Policy | Discuss | Malik Dixon | 5 m | |
Policy content evaluation: • Identify the problem/conduct/actionable goal or change that the policy targets or influences. • What are the core components and implementation requirements of the policy? • Does the policy articulate the mechanism for monitoring implementation? • Does the policy identify indicators for assessing program success/problem resolution? • How is the content of the policy similar to or different from that of other policies? Improving policy implementation and future policy development: • What is the context of the policy’s development and passage? • Is there a basis of evidence in support of the policy's strategy? • Is there an unexpected impact of the policy?
Parents' Bill of Rights (December Policy Compliance Goal): • New policy for compliance with North Carolina's Act to Enumerate the Rights of Parents to Direct the Upbringing, Education, Health Care and Mental Health of their Minor Children. (SB 49) • The recent budget passage extends the implementation of new legislation, commonly known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights, to Jan. 1, 2024 from Septemer 15, 2023. • The State Board of Education discussed the attached policy for how it will hear appeals from family members who believe their local school district violated the law. • If a parent believes their school violates any part of the law, they can file a formal complaint to their local school board. If the issue is not resolved to the family's satisfaction within 30 days, they can appeal only certain violations to the State Board of Education. • The State Board Vice Chair Alan Duncan, noted "that there's no enforcement section,” of the law. The Board's attorney, Allison Schafer, confirmed that the State Board can identify a violation, but the law does not provide consequences for a violation beyond a hearing. She said her staff “did raise that with the General Assembly,” but that legislators did not put an enforcement provision in the law.
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C. | Recommended Policy Adoption: 2.4(b) - Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying Policy & Complaint Process | Vote | Malik Dixon | 1 m | |
D. | Recommended Policy Adoption: 1.11(a) - Public Records Request Policy | Vote | Malik Dixon | 1 m | |
X. | Community Comments (Second Opportunity) - Subject to Guidelines | 8:30 PM | |||
A. | Community Comments | FYI | Erica Womer | 10 m | |
XI. | Closed Session | 8:40 PM | |||
A. | Discuss legal matter | FYI | Erica Womer | 15 m | |
XII. | Closing Items | 8:55 PM | |||
A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Erica Womer |