Global Leadership Academy

Minutes

Board Meeting: High School Campus

Date and Time

Tuesday December 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Location

Time: 4PM

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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

C. Hearn (remote), V. Budnik (remote), V. Kushnar (remote)

Directors Absent

V. Stepanchuk, Y. Brychka

Ex Officio Members Present

S. Soroka (remote)

Non Voting Members Present

S. Soroka (remote)

Guests Present

A. Korchuk (remote), D. Goncharov (remote), J. Chisholm (remote), V. Chizh (remote), jwhittingham@gocacademy.com (remote), lsoroka@gocacademy.com (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

V. Budnik called a meeting of the board of directors of Global Leadership Academy to order on Tuesday Dec 8, 2020 at 4:13 PM.

II. Approve Previous Board Minutes

A.

Approve Previous Board Minutes

V. Budnik made a motion to approve the minutes from Emergency Board Meeting: HS Campus on 10-26-20.
C. Hearn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

III. Public Comments

A.

Public Comments

-  No public comment to report

IV. Discussion Items

A.

GOCA HS: 2021 Spring Education Plan_EO Assurances_Charter

- The HS Principal, Ms. Whittingham reviewed with Mr. David, Principal of K8, the education plan for High School for the Spring of 2021.  
- Florida Department of Education extended the Virtual Learning Model, and issued an executive order #7. 
- The school prepared an education plan to continue Virtual and Brick to Mortal Learning. 
- All required assurances were added as requested by the FLDOE.
- FLDOE will have access to all shared Data.
- Students that are absence, will have a more intensive plan to ensure they receive proper educational information. 
 

B.

Return to Work Bonus: 2020-2021

- Ms. Vitalina presented the current spreadsheet of 3 returning teachers from school year 2019-2020.  GOCA pays the teachers that return to teach the following year a bonus depending on the number of years they have been employed with GOCA.
- The pay chart is included shows the current max a teacher/substitute/paraprofessional can receive depending on their years of work experience at GOCA.
- The board agrees that it is best to pay this year as well to the returning teachers their return to work bonus.
- High School campus currently has 3 teachers that transferred from K8 to HS for school year 2020-2021.

V. Action Items

A.

GOCA HS: 2021 Spring Education Plan_EO Assurances_Charter

V. Budnik made a motion to Approve the Spring 2021 Education Plan.
C. Hearn seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Return to Work Bonus: 2020-2021

V. Kushnar made a motion to approve the return to work bonus.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

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 4:21 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
V. Chizh