Global Leadership Academy

Minutes

K-12 Board of Directors Meeting

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

L. Williams called a meeting of the board of directors of Global Leadership Academy to order on Monday Jun 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM.

II. Consent Agenda

A.

Approval Minutes 4-23-26

V. Kushnar made a motion to approve the minutes from K-12 Board of Directors Meeting (VIRTUAL) on 04-23-26.
C. Hearn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Approve Minutes 6-19-26

V. Kushnar made a motion to approve the minutes from K-12 Board of Directors Meeting on 06-19-26.
L. Kolyesnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Financial Statements — May 2026

D.

K-12 Monthly Board Meetings: 2026-2027 Schedule

Joe Chisholm recommends approving the 2026-2027 Monthly Board Meeting.

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

C. Hearn made a motion to approve the consent agenda.
L. Kolyesnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

IV. Discussion Items

A.

New Board Member

V. Kushnar made a motion to Kiryl Marchuk as a new board member of Global Leadership Academy Board of Directors.
C. Hearn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Odd Seat-Numbered Board of Directors Re-Appointments

C. Hearn made a motion to approve the odd-seat-numbered board of directors as follows : 1. Larry Williams, 3. Veniamin Kushnar, 5. Victor Sendetskiy 7. Kiryl Marchuk.
L. Kolyesnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

New Principal Updates

C. Hearn made a motion to approve the appointment of Joe McKenzie as High School Principal and Jasmin Gomez as K-8 Discovery Principal.
L. Kolyesnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

2026-2027 Preliminary Budgets

C. Hearn made a motion to approve 26-27 preliminary budges including staffing, facilities, curriculum, insurance renewals.
L. Kolyesnik seconded the motion.

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.

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Reimbursement Resolution

L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve reimbursement resolution for Grizzly Annex building and payment of the initial Architectural design and civil engineering work in the amount of up to $200,000.
C. Hearn seconded the motion.

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.


 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

V. Board Comments

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:05 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
L. Williams