Global Leadership Academy
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 19, 2016 at 5:00 PM
The Mission of Global Outreach Charter Academy is to deliver a first-class academic program that offers a unique foreign language and multicultural curriculum, empowering students to have a competitive edge in the global vision.
Directors Present
D. Grigaltchik, V. Kushnar, V. Stepanchuk, Y. Brychka
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
S. Soroka
Non Voting Members Present
S. Soroka
Guests Present
A. Korchuk, C. Hearn, Igor Gorkiy, Liliana Komisarenko, T. Anderson
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
D. Grigaltchik called a meeting of the board of directors of Global Leadership Academy to order on Thursday May 19, 2016 at 5:34 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
V. Kushnar made a motion to approve minutes.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Consent Items
A.
Monthly Expenses
Y. Brychka made a motion to Approve Monthly Expense Report.
D. Grigaltchik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Public Comments
A.
Open Public Comments
No Public Comments
B.
Close Public Comments
IV. Reports and Presentations
A.
Board Member Report
No Report
B.
Principal Report
GOCA’s Administrators’ Goals:
1. Team Building: Administrative Team Collaboration and Planning Retreat for the 2016-2017 school year
2. Curriculum & Textbooks
3. Professional Development: National Charter School Conference, Model School Conference
4. GOCA’s Crisis Plan – School Safety & Security School-wide Data:Teacher Retention – 93% (26 new teachers were hired for the 2015-2016)
1. Team Building: Administrative Team Collaboration and Planning Retreat for the 2016-2017 school year
2. Curriculum & Textbooks
3. Professional Development: National Charter School Conference, Model School Conference
4. GOCA’s Crisis Plan – School Safety & Security School-wide Data:Teacher Retention – 93% (26 new teachers were hired for the 2015-2016)
- Current enrollment – 682 in the school Completed FSA and EOC Assessments the week of May 14th
- District Site Visit – May 16th
- Full Compliance Title I Parent Involvement
- Full Compliance Registration, Record Keeping, and Student Records Attendance & Discipline Procedures Charter School Governance Board English Language Learners (ELL) Services
- Partial Compliance Exceptional Education Student (ESE) Services Partial Compliance is due to one full time ESE teacher who is out on sick leave and has been unable to provide services to her students. To support our ESE students in grades K-4, administration and Mrs. Rowe developed a plan that support the students in those grades daily.
- GOCA’s 2nd Grade Authors’ Museum – May 19th was a huge success!
- May 23rd 2 nd Grade AMC Movie Theatre
- June 1st 6 th -8 th Disney Quest
- June 2nd 5 th Grade Sweet Pete’s
- June 3rd 4 th Grade Katy Shack
- June 6th 3 rd Grade AMC Movie Theatre
- June 8th 8 th Grade Wild Adventure
- June 9th 3 rd -5 th Grades Sea World
- June 10th 6 th -8 th Grades Sea World
- 1 st -7 th Honor Roll Celebration – June 7th
- 8 th Grade Promotional Ceremony – June 7th at 6:00 PM
- Kindergarten Promotional Ceremony – June 8th
- 2016 Suggested Summer Hours
- Office Hours for Employees: Mondays-Fridays 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Office Hours for Parents: Mondays – Thursdays 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Fridays – 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Next Steps: Teachers’ Academy – August 2nd -4 th
C.
Communications
No Communications
V. Discussion Items
A.
Modular Classrooms
Currently the Modular Classrooms idea has been placed on hold to insufficient time frame for preparation for upcoming school year.
B.
Summer Camp
Smiling Faces Child Care would like to provide Summer Camp for Global Outreach Charter Academy. Agreement states that Smiling Faces Child Care LLC would operate its child care on GOCA's campus during the period from June 13th, 2016 through August 5th, 2016.
C.
Catering Company Contract Renewal
Turn Around Solutions would like to renew their contract with the school.
D.
Speech Therapist Contract Renewal
Atlantic Speech Therapy LLC would like to continue offering its services to the school and renew the contract with the school.
E.
Supplies Loan
Searching to find the best deals for the school, and knowing that school has been working with Wells Fargo Bank for past 8 years, school decided to work straight with this bank. Other private companies borrow the money from the banks, create higher rate to make profit for themselves, as well as charging insurance and others fees. Therefore, school decided to work with Wells Fargo Bank, because Wells Fargo Bank has an excellent reputation. School has filed an application and it is being reviewed by the bank. School has reviewed complementary banks.
F.
Exchange Students Expenses
Currently in the school there is twenty five French students that are escorted by two French teachers. Knowing that the students will be staying in the school for the next two weeks it has been proposed that there will a $4,000 set aside for French Students expenses.
G.
YMCA
School would like to offer corporate gym membership benefits to the employees to creates good corporate culture in the school. Looking at different gym membership options, YMCA offers the best pricing and matches ten dollars to the monthly fee per each employee that becomes a member. Board members asked for additional quotes from other gyms to offer the best deals for the schools employees.
H.
Summer Hours
Proposed summer hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 am to 5 pm. ( With Friday Off)
Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Monday-Thursday, 8 am to 5 pm. ( With Friday Off)
Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.
I.
Credit Card
Having a proper credit card is very important for any business and corporation. There for, it was advised to look for different options to receive credit back, earn mileage points and build credit history for the school.
VI. Action Items
A.
Summer Camp
V. Kushnar made a motion to Approve Summer camp subject to purchasing insurance.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Catering Company Renewal
Y. Brychka made a motion to Approve Catering Company Renewal Contract.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Speech Therapist Contract
Y. Brychka made a motion to Approve Speech Therapist Renewal Contract.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Exchange Students Expenses
D. Grigaltchik made a motion to Set aside $4,000 dollars for exchange students expenses.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VII. 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 7:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
A. Chepurko