Global Leadership Academy

Minutes

Governing Board Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday August 23, 2017 at 7:30 AM

Location

Panera, 9301 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32225
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. Budnik, V. Kushnar, V. Stepanchuk, Y. Brychka

Directors Absent

None

Ex Officio Members Present

S. Soroka

Non Voting Members Present

S. Soroka

Guests Present

D. Goncharov, E. Soroka, G. Fafard, Liliya Soroka

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 Wednesday Aug 23, 2017 at 7:45 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

V. Kushnar made a motion to approve minutes from the Governing Board Meeting on 06-07-17 Governing Board Meeting on 06-07-17.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Public Comments

A.

Public Comments

No public comment

III. Reports and Presentations

A.

Board Member Report

No board reports 

B.

Academic Report

Chief Academic office gave an academic update; attachment included

C.

Communications to the Board

D.

Operations Report

Chief operations officer gave report on enrollment, classrooms, technology, parent communication and consistency in school documents. Improvements in operations are noted below: 
  • New payroll system
  • shared drive to preserve important documents 
  • vacation policy will be aligned closer to the district to reward long time employees  
  • DCPS School Calendar will be followed, holidays will be applied to all staff, school closed days (yellow) salaried employees will have to use vacation days 
  • an additional 20 employees were hired for the start of the school year
  • enrollment target was met of 805. 820 students are enrolled 
Full report is included as part of the documents for this meeting 

E.

Disposal of Assets

Disposal of assets was discussed. D. Goncharov verified there would be no tax implications to GOCA. COO will look into possibility of selling some of the disposable assets if they have any value 

IV. Discussion Items

A.

Final Approval for the 2017-2018 Budget

  • CEO reviewed highlights of budget 
  • Title I reimbrusement is expected to be higher this year 
  • the budget is based on what we are anticipating from Title I 
  • we have money in budget reserve 
  • after school program will be paid for by 21st Century Grant 
  • two changes are increase in admin expenses and increase in rent 

B.

Approval of New Parent Contract

The new parent contract has been improved by integrating multiple forms into a single document and has been approved by our attorney. With board approval this new form will be used for 2017-2018 and forward.  

C.

Approval of New School Application

This item is tabled for further discussion.

D.

Update on Ukraine and China

  • checked with auditor regarding reimbursement for expenses in Ukraine and China 
  • all expenditures were documented by day with receipts, purpose and how much money was spent 
  • all expenses are in line with GOCA mission and vision 

E.

Final Approval of 2016-1017 Budget

The budget was spent properly but there was some revision at the end of the school year 

F.

Governance Training

New provider for online board training was discussed. Charter School Training is provided by Kathleen W. Shoenberg who is an approved board governance trainer for Florida Department of Education. 

V. Action Items

A.

Final Budget 2017-2018

D. Grigaltchik made a motion to approve budget.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

New Parent Contract

D. Grigaltchik made a motion to approve parent contract.
V. Stepanchuk seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Approval of New School Application

School application is on hold as was discussed at previous meeting. This decision is tabled until 2018. 
 

VI. 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 8:37 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
D. Grigaltchik