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Mr. Soroka presented preliminary budget for 2017-2018.
Reviewed additional administrative and academic positions to improve school grade. 
Reviewed additional expenses for more space the school will be renting to accommodate school needs. 
Reviewed additional expenses for teachers return to work/merit compensation/bonuses in order to attract and retain the talent.  

2017-2018 Return to Work Compensation Structure for GOCA Teachers

Started during this Acad   Cert Teach      Perm Sub            Para
 Year                                  100%                75%                    50%
Year 2009-2010 $              750  $             563  $                   375
Year 2010-2011 $              750  $             563  $                   375
Year 2011-2012 $              500  $             375  $                   250
Year 2012-2013 $              500  $             375  $                   250
Year 2013-2014 $              500  $             375  $                   250
Year 2014-2015 $              500  $             375  $                   250
Year 2015-2016 $              250  $             188  $                   125
Year 2016-2017 $              250  $             188  $                   125


* The most recent hire date will be used to determine the compensation amount. Summer break for 10 months employees is not considered a break in employment.
The Return to Work Compensation Structure is approved as stated for the 2017-2018 school year, and will be re-evaluated annually thereafter and adjusted as needed, based on available financial resources.



Performance Merit Compensation:
 

• $500 for effective teachers, $1000 for highly effective teachers paid at the end of school year.

Qualifications and evaluation criteria, guidelines and rubrics to be developed by the School Leadership Team.
Performance Merit Compensation is approved as stated based on financial projections for 2017-2018 school year and will be re-evaluated annually during the month of April and adjusted as needed, based on available financial resources.
Sign up Bonus:

• Sign up bonus for highly qualified, certified Middle School Math and Science Teachers (teaching positions only), up to $2500, to be paid as follows: 50% after probation period, another 50% after end of the 1st semester. One-year commitment is required.

Per prior board meeting minutes, Bradley Johnson advised Angela Chepurko that he will be resigning from the board. The board will vote to remove him from the board and replace him with Victoria Budnik, who is present at the meeting. Victoria is very excited to be a part of GOCA board of directors. Her children attended the school in the past and she really likes the school. Operations with work with the district to get Victoria fingerprinted and get her on board. 
 

Mr. Gorkiy presented information about opening a foundation in Ukraine that would allow GOCA to work with Ukrainian schools to exchange innovative teaching methods aimed at developing of associative thinking and panoramic worldviews on the basis of an interdisciplinary approach that activates logical thinking.
To be more effective in working with the Ukrainian Govt and schools, it was recommended for GOCA to initiate the creation of the foundation. 
GOCA will not be responsible for operations of the Foundation. Responsibility will be totally assumed by the executive board of the foundation. 
GOCA attorney was cautious about GOCA being involved but acknowledged that she is not competent on this question because it involves international law.  
Mr. Grigaltchik asked who will be ultimately responsible for the foundation? Mr. Gorkiy confirmed that GOCA will not be responsible.
Mr. Grigaltchik had no more concerns, as long as GOCA will not be dragged down in a law suits. 

Sergey Soroka presented to the board the desire to open new schools. GOCA will be submitting letter of intent to open new school. It might be a lengthy process. Mr. Soroka suggested to talk to Seacoast about utilizing their building. 
Mr. Grigaltchik is concerned about stretching our resources too thin. Make sure we have enough resources for GOCA.
The time frame to get approval might take up to 2 years, which will allow us time to gather more resources. 
 

Mr. Soroka asked the board to vote to renew Catering Contract with Turnaround Solutions Catering for 2017-2018 school year.

Next meeting will be at the end of July. Exact date will be determined letter. The new board schedule will be developed. Preliminary, the next meeting will be held July 27th.