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
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