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Minutes
May 3, 2020
Welcome – Debbie Clary, Chair called the meeting to order at 1PM.
In attendance via electronically: Debbie Clary, Wes Westmoreland, Betsy Harnage, Dr. Shelly Bullard, Pauline Cahill, Jeff Zeigler, Wendy Clary, Angela Brooks, Phyllis Nowlen, Mary Stockham, Jayson Philbeck, and Bobby Dearmin – Parent Liaison were in attendance.
Conflict of Interest Statement In accordance with the State Government Ethics Act, it is the duty of every board member to avoid both conflicts of interest and appearances of conflict. If any board member has any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to any matters coming before the board today, please identify the conflict or appearance of conflict at this time, and refrain from any participation in the particular matter involved.
Adoption of Agenda with adoption Motion made by Betsy Harnage and 2nd by Wes Westmoreland, All Approved.
Approval of Minutes Wes Westmoreland made a motion to approve the minutes of the February April 2020 Meeting, Jayson Philbeck seconded the motion and the minutes were approved by the board.
AdministrationReports
DeanofElementaryEducationReportWendyClarypresentedthereportasprovided.
ActionItems:• None
Facility
• Furniturequotewassignedandreturned.• LibrarydrawingbyConnectingElementsdidnotreflectthechangesfromthe
drawings.Theyarereworkingthelibraryspace.• FlooringisscheduledtostartdemofirstweekinJunewithmaterialsarrivingthird
weekinJune.• Firstfloorinthenewadditionhassheetrock
Interviews
●AssociateDean○Weareinterviewing4candidatestheweekof4/27(oneoutsideofPCAand3in-housecandidates)
○Thereisonerepresentativefromeachgradelevel(K-3)alongwithBrooks,Bullard,andClaryservingontheinterviewteamforAssociateDean.○AdecisionwillbemadebyMay8,2020.
K-3Teacher-2
• Currently,wehaveonepositionpostedforaK-3elementaryteacher.○InterviewsarebeingconductedbeginningApril28th.○Thereisonerepresentativefromeachgradelevel(K-3)alongwithBullardandClaryservingontheinterviewteamforK-3teacherinterviews.RemoteLearning
• PacketPickUpdateshavebeenMarch18th,March30th,April20th,andApril27th.
• Remotelearningwillcontinuewithparentspickingup/returningworkonaweeklybasis.Teachersaregradingandgivingfeedbacktostudentsonreturnedwork.
• Teachersaremakingthemselvesavailabletoparentsandfamiliestoanswerquestionsandprovidesupport.ManyteachersareholdingZoommeetingswithstudentsandareguidingparentsthroughtheprocessoflearningathome.
• ThecontentisprogressingthroughCoreKnowledgedomainsandcontentthatstudentswillneedastheyproceedtothenextgradelevel.
KindergartenStudents
• Wewillbemailingoutalittlenoteandabooktoourincomingkindergarteners.• Thekindergartenteachershavecreatedvideosintroducingthemselvestoournew
studentsandtheirfamilies.• Therewillbealettergoingouttokindergartenstudentsalongwitha$10gift
certificatetotheuniformdepartmentatNorrisMerchandise.
IntermediateSchoolReport Dr. Tanya Watson presented the report as provided.
CurriculumandAcademics
• Teachersareprovidingfeedbackonpacketseachweek.ThisfeedbackiscommunicatedviaGoogleMeet,emails,andphonecalls.
• InstructioncontinuesthroughwrittenmaterialincludedinpacketsaswellasonlineviaGoogleClassroom,GoogleSlides,andteachervideos.
• TransitionmeetingswillbegininMay.Forexample,3rdand4thgradeteacherswillmeettodiscusswhatstandardsarelefttocoverin3rdgrade,andwhatconceptsarecriticalforstudentstoknowatthebeginningof4thgrade.Thiswillhelpusprioritizethecurriculumandfocusonessentialconceptswhennewmaterialisbeingpresentedviaremotelearning.
ProfessionalDevelopment
• MiddleschoolteachersmeeteveryweekviaGoogleHangouts.Teachershavealsocreateda6-12Hangoutthatstaysopen;theypostideas,resources,questions,etc.
• ElementaryschoolteachersaremeetingeveryWednesdayduringtheircommonplanningtimeviaGoogleHangoutstotouchbasewithDr.Watson.Inaddition,theseteachersaremeetingwithintheirgradelevelseverydaytocollaborate.
• TeacherscontinuetousethechatfunctioninGoogleHangoutstoaskeachotherquestionsandshareimportantinformation.
• JosephHurdthascontinuedhisweeklyTechTalkTuesdayhangouttosupportteacherswithremotelearning.Thisallowsteacherstoaskquestionsabouttechnologyissuesthey’rehavingaswellasshareonlineresourcestheyareusing.
• Dr.Watsoniscreatingprofessionaldevelopmentonblockschedulingfor6-12teachers.Informationwillincludeeffectiveteachingstrategies,structuringthe90minutes,planning/pacinglessons,andstudentengagement.
Testing
• Allstatetestinghasbeencancelledforthisschoolyear:End-of-Grade(EOG),End-of-Course(EOC),NorthCarolinaFinalExam(NCFE),PSAT8/9,PSAT10,andSAT.
• APexamswillcontinuefollowingschedulebelow:
• Studentswillbeabletotaketheirexamsonanydevicetheyhave.
• Examswillhaveoneortwofree-responsequestions;nomultiplechoice.
• Mostexamswillbe45minuteslongandbeopenbook/opennotes.
• MakeuptestingisJune1-5.
ExceptionalChildren
• Dr.WatsonisservingasInterimDirector.Interviewsarebeingconductedtofindareplacement.
• WeeklyPLCmeetingsarebeingheldwiththestaff(specialed,speech,OT,Hearing)inadditiontoindividualcheck-ins.
• Teachersaredocumentingtheservicestheyareproviding(andtime)toensurecontinuationofservices.Wearestillabletoholdmeetingsandannualreviewsremotelyviaphoneconference,GoogleHangout,orGoogleMeet.
• Allnewreferralsthatwerestill“inprocess”areonhold.TheholddayswillNOTcountagainstthe90-dayreferralcompletiontimelimit.Re-evalsareonholdaswelliftheyrequireadditionaltesting.
HighSchoolReportAngelaBrookspresentedthereportasprovided.
ActionItems:• Noneatthistime.
Finance
• Theschool'sfinancialstandingisstrong.Thefinancialstatementswillbecomingatthemonthsend.
•
CurriculumandAcademics• Testing/Data
o APexamswillbeadministeredonline.HighSchoolteachershaveemailedstudentsaboutthetestspecifics.
§ CollegeBoardisprovidingfreeonlineresourcesforstudents. § Therearetwodifferenttestingdatesforeachexam.Theteacherswho
areteachingtheAPcourseshavebeenincontactwithstudentsabouttheseexamsandinformationtheyneedinordertocompletethisprocess.Dr.Watsonwillfinalizethisinformation.
§ Forthe2019–20examadministrationonly,studentscantakea45-minuteonlinefree-responseexamathome.Educator-leddevelopmentcommitteesarecurrentlyselectingtheexamquestionsthatwillbeadministered.
• HighSchool o Wearestillhavingschool!Teachersareemailingstudentsandfamilieseach
day.Teachershavemadepacketsforstudentstocomplete.ThesewillbepickedupeachMondayuntiltheendofschool.TeachersareofferingGoogleHangouttimesforstudentstojoinandaskquestions.Ourteachersaredoinganamazingjobduringthisdifficulttime.
o Sofartodate,theSeniorClassof2020has$3,409,368.00inscholarshipawards.Thatamountisanincreaseof$367,584.00fromlastmonth.Wearesoproudofthisfirstgraduatingclass.
o Dr.Martinhasstartedmeetingwithjuniorsandtheirparentsvirtuallywith
Dr.DavidParkertobegindiscussingplansforwhatstudentsplantodoaftergraduation.TheyarereviewingstudentsACTandSATscoresaswellastheadmissionsprocessforuniversitiestheyareinterestedin.
o HighSchoolRegistrationwillbegininMay.Dr.MartinandIwillbesending
informationtofamiliesaboutregistrationandwewouldliketohavestudentsregisteredforclassesbeforetheendoftheschoolyear.
o InordertoreachouttoallhighschoolfamiliesandstudentsIhaveprinted
postcardsandwillbemailingthemouttoeachhighschoolstudenttoletthemknowtheyarebeingthoughtabout.IjustwanttomakesuretheystillfeelconnectedtoPCAandtheyreceiveanoteofencouragement.
o Wehavetwoseniorswhoareinjeopardyofnotgraduating.Parentcontact
hasbeenmadeandwecontinuetomonitorthissituation.
o GradingPolicyChangesperStateBoardofEducation:
■Seniors
• FallCourses:Studentswillreceivegradesforfallcoursesasalreadystored,year-longandsemester.FallgradeswillcounttowardGPA.
o Foryear-longcourses,thefalltermgradewillbecountedintotheGPA.Directionsfromthestatewillbeprovidedatalaterdateforwhatthatwilllooklike.
o Forsemester-longcourses,thefinalcoursegradewillbecountedintotheGPA.
• SpringCourses:StudentswillreceiveaPass“PC19”orWithdrawal“WC19”basedontheirlearningasofMarch13forspringcourses.
• IfastudenthasanFasofMarch13forgraduationrequirements,Pinnaclewillprovideanopportunityforstudentstocontinuethecoursethroughremotelearning.
• Numberofcreditsneededforgraduation:InregardtothenumberofcreditsneededtograduatethestatehasallowedgraduatingseniorstopursuecreditsbeyondtheminimumStateBoardofEducationrequirementsbutmaynotrequiremorethanthestateminimumrequirementsforgraduationthroughJune30,2020.
• Forseniorscurrentlyenrolledandpassingelectivecourses
beyondstategraduationrequirements,creditcanbeawardedasdescribedinthisdocumentabove.
• TheCCPcoursesbeingofferedthroughCCCarestillavailablefor
studentstocompleteonline.Thiswillallowstudentsto6finishthesecoursesandpotentiallyearncollegecreditortheirAssociateinScienceDegree.
• HighSchoolStudents-Grades9-11
o Studentsingrades9-11andnon-graduatingseniorswill
choosehoweachfinalcoursegradewillappearontheirtranscriptfortheircurrentlyenrolledcourses,year-longandsemestercourses.Ifstudentscannotbereachedtomakeachoice,theywillbepermittedtodosoafterschoolbuildingsre-open.
o Option1:o Reportthenumericgrade,theirhighestgraderepresenting
eithertheirlearningasofMarch13orasimprovedthroughthesemesterasremotelearningcontinued.
o Studentswillreceivecoursecredit.o Thenumericgradeandqualitypointsforeachcoursewill
beusedtocalculateGPA.
o Option2:o ReportaPC19orWC19.o StudentsoptingtoreceiveaPC19willreceivecoursecredit.
PC19orWC19willnotimpactGPA.o WC19receivesnocoursecreditbutstudentscouldtake
advantageoffuturecreditrecoveryorrepeatingacourseforcredit.
CommunityRelations
• Wearelookingatwaystospotlightseniorsandtheiraccomplishmentsinvariousways.Someofthewayswehavedonethishaveincluded:
o SeniorDoorDecorations-WeaskedseniorparentstodecoratetheirdoorandsendapictureandwearepostingthoseonFacebook.
o SeniorSpotlightonFacebookbeganonApril23rd-thisisaslidepresentationthatgivesablurbonseniorsandshowcasespicturesfrombirthtopresent.
o SenioryardsignsthatwereorderedandplacedinsenioryardstheweekofApril27th.
o SeniorAcceptances-Dr.Martincontactedvariousuniversitiesthatourstudentshavecommittedtoandtheyhavebeensendingusvideosfromtheiradmissionsofficescongratulatingourseniorsbyname.Wearealsopostingthesevideosaswell.
o WeareplanningaSeniorparadeandhonoringeachofourseniorswithaspecialgiftbasketpreparedbyourstudentbodyandtheirparents.Weareaskingstudentstoprovidealistofitemstheylike,wheretheyplanonattendingcollege,etc.andthenwewillgivethemtheirgiftbasketontheparadedayfromtheirPCAfamily.
o Wearelookingathavingafewotherwaystocelebrateseniorsandwillkeepyouallinformed.
Extracurricular
• DuetoCOVID-19,wearepostponingPromuntilJuly.Wearewaitingtohearbackfromvenues,butwethinkitwouldbenicetohaveourstudentstogetherinarelaxingatmospheretohelpcloseouttheschoolyear.
• Weareexcitedtocelebrateourseniorsandtheirupcominggraduation.WearedevelopingaplanforpostponinggraduationandseniorawardsnightuntilJuly.WearelookingtosendinformationhometoparentsandstudentsabouttheseeveningsatthebeginningofMay.
ClassicalFoundationProgramDr.Zieglerpresentedthereportasprovided.
AspartoftheClassicalFoundationsProgramapprovedbyPinnacleClassicalAcademy’sboardofdirectorsatitsMarchboardmeeting,theschoolwillhostaClassicalFoundationLectureandDinnereachfallandspring:
Eachfallandspring,therewillbeaClassicalFoundationLectureandDinner.LectureswillbearrangedinconjunctionwiththeFoundationforEconomicEducation,unlesspreviouslydecidedbytheFoundationchairmaninconjunctionwiththeschool’sadministration.LectureswillbearrangedbyJune30oftheprecedingschoolyear.Duringthetypicallecture,anaccomplishedscholardeliversaninformativeandengaginglectureonafoundingprincipleorprinciplestohighschoolstudentsduringtheschoolday.Thelectureisfollowedbyameetingwithfacultyandstaffafterschooltodiscusspertinenttopicsinhistory,economics,andeducation,andthenfollowedbyaninvitation-onlydinnerwithlocalpolitical,community,andindustryleaders.
Duringthe2020-21schoolyear,DavidBobbhasagreedtobeourfallspeakeronNovember16,andLilyTangWilliamshasagreedtobeourspringspeaker(dateTBD). DavidBobb’sbiography(https://billofrightsinstitute.org/about-us/team/institute-team/david-bobb-president/):
DavidjoinedtheBillofRightsInstituteaspresidentin2013andhasworkedfortwentyyearsattheintersectionofcivicengagementandeducationreform.HavingtaughtcoursesinAmericanpoliticsandpublicpolicyinthehistoryandpoliticalsciencedepartmentsofBostonCollegeandHillsdaleCollege,hewasalsofoundingdirectorofanationalciviceducationprogramforhighschoolteachersatHillsdaleCollege,aswellastheAllanP.Kirby,Jr.CenterforCitizenshipandConstitutionalStudies,inWashington,D.C.Davidhasdesignedonlineeducationalprogramsusedbymorethanhalfamillionparticipantsandisanationally-recognizedproponentofciviceducationthatengagestheheartsandmindsofstudents.AuthorofHumility:AnUnlikelyBiographyofAmerica’sGreatestVirtue(HarperCollins,2013),DavidhaswrittenfortheWallStreetJournalandFastCompany,amongmanyotherpublications.HeearnedhisPh.D.inpoliticalsciencefromBostonCollege,wherehereceivedfellowshipsfromthePew,Earhart,andBradleyFoundations.
LilyTangWilliams’sbiography(https://epcconference.org/speakers/lily-tang-williams/):
LILYTANG-WILLIAMSwasaChineselawyerandlawassistantprofessorwhobecameanAmericanbusinesswomanandlibertyactivist.Borntoilliterateworking-classparentsinChina’swesternSichuanprovincejustbeforetheCulturalRevolution,LilyTangWilliamsdirectlywitnessedChairmanMao’stakeoverandthehorrorshisregimeinflicted.Shegrewupexperiencingextremelypoorlivingconditions,foodrationing,politicalandsocialchaosand,ofcourse,Communistindoctrination.Eventually,shegraduatedfromFudanUniversityinShanghaiwithanundergraduatelawdegree.Aftergraduation,shewasselectedtocontinueaspartofthelawschoolfaculty,aswellaspracticecorporatelawinShanghaiasChinabegantorebuilditseconomy.In1988,LilyTangWilliamsdecidedtostudyintheU.S.,
leavingherpositionwithonly$100inherpocketand$1200indebttoherAmericansponsor,aFulbrightprofessorattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.ThoughshecouldnotspeakEnglishfluentlyshewasdeterminedtoachievesuccessinthiscountry,earningaMaster’sdegreeinAdministrationandPlanningfromtheSchoolofSocialWorkattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.ExperienceintheAmericaneconomycontrastedsharplywiththeCommunistindoctrinationsheenduredinChina.Shebecameanavidstudentofliberty,freemarketandfreeenterprise.LilybecameaU.Scitizenandforthefirsttimeinherlife,shevotedin2000.
Ms.WilliamswillspeakatPinnacleClassicalAcademyincooperationwiththeVictimsofCommunismMemorialFoundation(https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/),anon-profitorganizationauthorizedbyaunanimousActofCongressin1993.
HeadMasterReportDr.ShellyBullardpresentedthereportasprovided.
ActionItems:
• None
CurriculumandAcademics:
• Teachingandlearningisstillhappeningduringthisunusualtime.Ourteachersareincontactwithstudentseachday.WecontinuetosendpacketshomeeachMondayandreceivecompletedworkatthatpickup.TeachersareofferingGoogleHangouttimesforstudentstojoinandaskquestions.Ourteachersaredoinganamazingjobduringthisdifficulttime.
• Wehavetwoseniorswhoareinjeopardyofnotgraduating.Wehavesentnumerousemailsaswellasphonecallsandletterstotheirphysicaladdress.Wearecontinuingtomonitorthesestudentsandtheirwork.
ProfessionalDevelopment:
• Mr.Hurdthasstartedanonlinetechmeetingonceaweekwithteachers.TechTuesdayshavebeenatimeforhimtohaveadiscussionwithteachersabouttechideasaswellasatimetheycouldaskhimquestionsaswearemovingtoremotelearning.Mr.Hurdt,Mr.Putnam,andtheteachershavebeensharinggreatideasandwehaveadjustedsomebasedontheirfeedback.Thesessionsareverywellattendedandseemtobebeneficialtothestaff.
Legal/DPI:
• SubmissionsforthePerformanceFrameworkweresubmitted.SubmissionsforAprilinclude:
o FireandHealthInspections
o CivilLiabilityInsurance
o CriminalBackgroundCheckPolicy
CommunityRelations:
• Wearecontinuingtocommunicatewithourparentsandfamilies.WeareworkingtomakethistimeasspecialaswecanforourSeniors,engageandwelcomeournewkindergartenclassandkeepincontactwithourcurrentstudents.Weareutilizingsocialmedia,ourwebpage,email,phonecallsandmailingstokeepourfamiliesconnectedtoPCA.
Testing:
• UpdateincludedinDr.Watson’sreport
ExceptionalChildren:
• UpdateinDr.Watson’sreport
HighSchoolGuidanceCounselor
• Reportisattached
• Highlightsincludethatourscholarshipnumbercontinuestorise.Ourcurrentscholarshipsare$3,409,368.00inscholarshipawards.Thatisanincreaseof$367,584.00fromlastmonth.
HumanResources:
• TheAdministrativeteamhasstartedattendingjobfairsandconductinginterviewsforthe2020-2021schoolyear.Wehavealreadyinterviewedseveralqualifiedandspectacularcandidates.Wewouldliketoproceedwithhiringthemostqualifiedcandidatesoncenewpositionsareapprovedsothatwearewellonourwayfornextyear.
• WehavehiredMissSavannahTerryforourHighSchoolEnglishposition.
• Wehavemadeotheroffersandarewaitingtohearbackfromapplicants.
Finance:
• UpdatefromMrs.Brooks
Athletics:
• PleaseseeattachedAthleticDirectorReport.
• WewouldliketoaddCrossCountryfornextyear.WewouldonlyhostonemeetbuthavealotofinterestfromthesuccessoftheRunningClub.
EnrollmentReport
• ProjectedEnrollmentNumbersfor2020-21
●CurrentEnrollment
• Currently,wehave947studentsenrolled.Wehavehad1studentwithdrawinthelastmonth
●Enrollmentat20thday○Asofthe20thdayofschool,wehad988studentsenrolled.
BoardUpdates
MiscellaneousBoardUpdatesPCAEFUpdate–scholarshipsupdateNewBusiness–
• discussiononnewmarketingideasandopportunitiestocongratulatePinnacleSeniorseachdayandtoadvertisethegreatsuccessofPCA.
• DiscussiononavenuestotrackandkeepintouchwithgraduatingSeniorsandtheirsuccessaftertheyleavePinnacle.
• Dr.BullardwillberepresentingPCAontheStateCoalition.
OldBusinessAdjournmentBetsyHarnagemadeamotiontoadjournandWesWestmorelandseconded.Meetingwasadjourned.