Global Leadership Academy
Minutes
Emergency Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 7, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Location
9570 Regency Square 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 (remote), V. Budnik (remote), V. Kushnar (remote), V. Stepanchuk (remote), Y. Brychka (remote)
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
S. Soroka
Non Voting Members Present
S. Soroka
Guests Present
A. Korchuk, D. Goncharov, Liliya Soroka, V. Chizh
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
V. Chizh called a meeting of the board of directors of Global Leadership Academy to order on Tuesday Aug 7, 2018 at 5:40 PM.
II. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
- There was no public comment to report.
III. Discussion Items
A.
Future Employment of an International Teacher
- Mr. Soroka presented to the Board the Engagement Letter regarding the future hiring of Mrs.Natalia Gnipa.
- This letter is an intent to hire the science teacher from Russia who has extensive experience and is highly qualified to teach GOCA students.
- GOCA and Mrs. Natalia Gnipa consulted with an immigration attorney, Michael E. Zaidel, who has determined that this is a viable Labor Certification case, and he would be willing to work on this case.
- After discussion, the board has agreed that the hiring of Mrs.Natalia will be a big benefit to the education of GOCA students.
B.
Teacher Fingerprinting Delay
- Mr.Soroka has updated the Board Members regarding the delay in New Teachers receiving fingerprinting.
- There is a slow response time from the District to schedule new teachers for fingerprinting. Most have been waiting for over 3 weeks to have an appointment scheduled with the district regarding the fingerprinting.
- The District has received several emails from GOCA to send back results from the fingerprintings that have been processed with them, but there has been no response to those requests.
- Mr.Soroka and Mrs.Korchuk presented this issue to the board and after a long discussion with the Board Members, it was recommended by the board to officially submit a letter of complaint to the state.
IV. Action Items
A.
Future Employment of an International Teacher
V. Budnik made a motion to Approve the process of the engagement letter in hiring Natalia Gnipa.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Board Comments
A.
Adjourn Meeting
V. Stepanchuk made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:21 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
V. Chizh