Global Leadership Academy

Minutes

Monthly Board Meeting

Date and Time

Friday January 11, 2019 at 8:00 AM

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, 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

A. Korchuk, D. Goncharov, Ilya Soroka, Liliya Soroka, Natasha Sushinskaya, 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 Friday Jan 11, 2019 at 8:13 AM.

C.

Approve Minutes

V. Budnik made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 11-08-18 Board Meeting on 11-08-18.
D. Grigaltchik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Consent Items

A.

Monthly Expenses

-Mr.Goncharev gave an update on the monthly spendings
-It is expected to close at the end of the fiscal year fully balanced.

B.

Monthly Expenses

-Mr.Goncharev gave an update on the monthly spendings

C.

Annual Tax Return Form 990

III. Public Comments

A.

Public Comments

-No public comment to report

IV. Reports and Presentations

A.

Board Member Report

- No board member report presented

B.

Communications to the Board

- No communications from the Board were presented

V. Discussion Items

A.

Settlement Agreement with Ana Zec-Bobek

- Mrs. Korchuk presented the Settlement agreement.
- It was advised by the school attorney to proceed with the settlement option instead of taking the case to court.
- Negotiations were conducted and the agreed settlement amount that was $15000.

B.

Mid-Year Budget

- Mr.Goncharev presented the mid-year budget
- It is expected to close balanced at the end of the fiscal year. 

C.

Allowance for Chinese Students Host Families

- Mr. Goncharev presented the allowance for Host Families.
- It has been verified that the Chinese students have their own liability insurance.

D.

Disposal of Title I Equipment

- Mr. Goncharev presented the Title I funded items that need to be disposed of.
- Many of the items are no longer in working condition and only take up space in the building
- The board needs to give prior approval to dispose of these items.

E.

GOCA High School Proposal to DCPS - 2020

-Mr.Soroka presented the High School Letter of Financial Support that is required to continue with the process of opening the campus.
- Proposal will be fully completed by end of February 2019.
- Letters of support have been collected from parents for the opening of the GOCA High School and will be included in the presentation.

F.

Charter School Renewal Progress UPDATE

-Mrs. Smolinskaya presented to current update of the Charter Renewal Progress.
- The presentation of the Renewal is scheduled for Thursday, January 17th, 2019.
- All departments will present their areas to the District. 
 

G.

GOCA 2nd Campus Lee Rd. UPDATE/Lease Agreement

- Mr. Ilya Soroka presented the new lease agreement.
- The current lease of the building will expire at the end of this school year, and will rent will increase.
- There is an option of renting the Impact Church building and Sommerset School building.  These buildings will be used for the elementary and middle school.  With the lease of these buildings, GOCA is able to increase their projected enrollment for school year 2019-2020.
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H.

Letter of Intent to Lease Building

- Lease the a church building as the school plans to increase enrollment of k-8.
- The church has a built in school, and all codes are up to date.  
- Building is 67,000 square feet.

I.

Intent to Hire Joseph Chisholm as a part-time employee for Consultation

- Mr. Soroka presented the intent to hire Joseph Chisholm as a part-time school employee to help consult with the renewal contract and High School proposal.
 

J.

Teacher Out-of-Field Status - Letters

-Mrs. Korchuk presented to the Board the letter that will be mailed out to parents of students who's teachers are out-of-field.  
- This is the 2nd notice that will be sent to the parents for the school year 2018-2019.

VI. Action Items

A.

Settlement Agreement with Anna Zec-Bobek

V. Budnik made a motion to approve the settlement agreement.
D. Grigaltchik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Approval of Disposition of Assets

V. Kushnar made a motion to To approve the disposition of assets.
D. Grigaltchik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

C.

Mid-Year Budget

V. Kushnar made a motion to To approve the mid-year budget.
V. Stepanchuk seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

D.

Allowance for Chinese Students Host Families

D. Grigaltchik made a motion to To approve $200 allowance per host family.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

E.

Disposal of Title I Equipment

V. Stepanchuk made a motion to Approve the disposal of Title I objects.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

F.

High School - Letter of Financial Support

V. Budnik made a motion to To approve the FInancial Letter of Support.
D. Grigaltchik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

G.

GOCA High School Proposal to DCPS - 2020

D. Grigaltchik made a motion to approve the continuation of the proposal of the High School Campus.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

H.

Teacher Out-of-Field Status - Letters

V. Kushnar made a motion to Approve letters to be sent to parents notifying them of Out of Field Teachers.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. Board Comments

A.

Adjourn Meeting

V. Budnik made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Grigaltchik 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 9:48 AM.

Respectfully Submitted,
V. Stepanchuk