A Recap of Riverwalk Academy's

May 16, 2023 Board Meeting

Ms. Jazmine Sepulveda (11th) was recognized for placing 2nd in the National BPA Competition for Presentation Management (Individual).

Mr. Jake Matthews (11th), Mr. Gavin Lewis (10th), Ms. Jazmine Sepulveda, (11th), and Ms. Heidi Kipper (10th) was recognized for placing 5th in the National BPA Competition for Video Production.

Ms. Terra Carney, 3rd grade teacher, was recognized for being Teacher of the Year for 2023.

Ms. Alyssa Snipes, 6th grade teacher, was recognized for being Teacher of the Year for 2023.

Ms. Jamie Johnston, High School Math Teacher, was recognized for being Teacher of the Year for 2023.

Ms. Arnel Greenberg was recognized for her years of service in education and her retirement from Riverwalk Academy.

The minutes from the April Board meeting were approved.

The first reading of the budget was approved last night. The state has not approved their final budget, so we're waiting for SC to approve their budget so we can finalize ours. The second reading of the budget will hopefully be on June 20, 2023.

A copy of Dr. Compton's updates can be found here.

Items to Note

Enrollment

Enrollment is looking strong for 23 - 24. 95% of our families have indicated that they are returning for the next school year. The projected enrollment for next school year is close to 700 students.

Staffing

97% of the staff have signed their 23 - 24 work agreements. We're still looking to hire an additional high school science teacher and middle school ELA teacher.

Facilities

Our plans are moving forward with the approval process. As of yesterday, Duke Energy has approved our plan and it's being sent to York County for approval.

The elections were held on May 9 - 11 and over 170 votes were cast. Winning the two open seats were:

• Mike Wallace, community member
• Bridget Thomas, parent

Their term begins on July 1, 2023.

The board also has two appointed seats to fill and they are looking to fill those seats by July.