Global Leadership Academy
Minutes
K-12 Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 29, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Location
1252 Fromage Way, Jacksonville, FL 32225
K-12 Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, June 18 · 4:30 – 5:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/xsu-rhws-soh
Directors Present
C. Hearn, L. Kolyesnik (remote), L. Williams (remote), V. Kushnar (remote)
Directors Absent
V. Budnik, V. Sendetskiy
Guests Present
D. Goncharov, J. Chisholm, J. Hemphill, Jasmin Gomez (remote), Joe Mckenzie, K. Degtyareva, L. Knight (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approval Minutes 4-23-26
B.
Approve Minutes 6-19-26
C.
Financial Statements — May 2026
D.
K-12 Monthly Board Meetings: 2026-2027 Schedule
E.
Deaf, Hard of Hearing Contract
Julie Hemphill recommends that the Board to approve the use of this vendor and sign the contracts for the upcoming school year.
F.
Kodiak Parking Repaving
Slavik Goryuk recommends that the Board review and approve Duval Asphalt for the Kodiak parking lot repaving project.
G.
Compensation Policy
Julie Hemphill recommends that the Board review and approve the Compensation Policy as presented.
H.
Ratify Chief Development Officer of OE, as agent for Goca Properties LLC
Ilya Soroka ratify Chief Development Officer of OE, as agent for Goca Properties LLC to authorize signage waiver applications.
I.
Wellness Policy
Julie Hemphill recommends that the Board review and approve the schools' need a wellness policy to promote the health, safety, and well-being of students. In addition to meeting NSLP requirements, a wellness policy helps schools create an environment that supports healthy eating, physical activity, and overall wellness, which can improve students' academic performance and behavior.
III. Approval of Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Consent Agenda
IV. Discussion Items
A.
New Board Member
B.
Odd Seat-Numbered Board of Directors Re-Appointments
C.
New Principal Updates
D.
2026-2027 Preliminary Budgets
Dmitriy presented schools' preliminary budgets along with detailed staffing budgets, facilities budgets, curriculum budgets, and renewal of liability insurance. The budgets are preliminary and are based on projected enrollment. All schools are on track with enrollment, except Intercoastal, which is lagging behind, but there still time to enroll more students.
E.
Reimbursement Resolution
Dmitriy presented to the board. GLA Discovery has been leasing the Cub campus since 2019, and lease rates have increased significantly since then. The school is exploring the possibility of building a small annex on the Grizzly campus to accommodate grades K–2.
While the project is still in its early stages, architectural design and civil engineering work must be completed to determine its feasibility. If the building is constructed, it will eventually be paid for by issuance of additional tax-exempt bonds. The board needs to adapt and approve reimbursement resolution before any payments can be made in order to reimburse them in the future. School’s layer Melissa Arnold has drafted the resolution. The Architectural design work will be done by LAI Design Associates and civil engineering work will be done by Matthews DCCM.
Joe Chisholm recommends approving the 2026-2027 Monthly Board Meeting.