Global Leadership Academy
Minutes
K-12 Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Friday September 29, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Directors Present
C. Hearn (remote), L. Kolyesnik, L. Williams, V. Budnik, V. Kushnar (remote), Y. Brychka
Directors Absent
V. Sendetskiy
Guests Present
D. Goncharov, G. Stickel, I. Soroka, J. Chisholm, J. Galeani, Luann Hoyseth, Y. Degtyareva
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Previous Board Minutes 8-8-23
B.
Approve Previous Board Minutes 8-18-23
C.
Monthly Financials (K-12) August 2023
D.
Bathroom-Locker Room Policy
Mrs. Hemphill recommends approval of the FLDOE Legislative Update Policy on School Bathrooms, Locker Rooms, and Dressing Rooms of Global Outreach Charter Academy.
E.
Policy on Online Educational Services
Mrs. Hemphill recommends the Board to approve the FLDOE Legislative Policy on Protection of Student Information in Connection with Online Educational Services of Global Outreach Charter Academy. The policy has been aligned with FLDOE recent legislative updates.
F.
Teacher's Special Magistrate Policy
Mrs. Hemphill recommends for approval the Teacher's Special Magistrate FLDOE Legislative Policy. Special Magistrate for Teacher Empowerment Policy will consider disputes where a classroom teacher alleges that he or she has been directed to violate general law or State Board of Education Rule by the School or the School District.
G.
Threat Management Policy
Mrs. Hemphill has presented and recommends for approval an FLDOE legislative update Threat Management Policy.
The primary purpose of a threat management policy is to minimize the risk of violence at the school. The threat management team is responsible for the coordination of resources and assessment and intervention of individuals whose behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school staff or students.
H.
Adoption of Investment Policy
Mr. Goncharov recommends for approval an investment policy for the schools. This policy was designed by the school's attorney and the school's Financial Advisor, Richard Moreno.
I.
Transfer of funds to Intercoastal
Mr. Goncharov reported the transfer of funds from LLC to Intercoastal in the amount of $50,000 on Jul 13, 2023 and another $250,000 was transferred on 9/27/2023.
J.
Update to financial control policy
Mr. Goncharov recommends approval for updated Financial Control Policy. The financial control policy needs to be updated to reflect the change in operations of the schools due to a contract with the Education Service Provider.
K.
Resolutions to open bank accounts and add signatories
Mr. Goncharov recommends for approval the resolutions to open checking account at Chase bank for K-8 and to add Gregory Stickel and Dmitriy Goncharov to Intercoastal Checking account.
L.
Funds Transfer
Mr. Goncharov is recommending transferring $400,000 to GOCA Arts for start-up operations.
M.
JEA Authorization for GOCA Intercoastal
To begin work on GOCA Intercoastal utilities, the Board is required to sign the JEA Authorization.
N.
School Safety Policy Update
Mrs. Hemphill recommends approving the updated school safety policy. This policy is intended to comply with the requirements of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act.
O.
Internet Safety Policy
Mrs. Hemphill recommends that the Governing Board adopts the policy governing the use of school networks to comply with Florida law and State Board of Education rules, and to provide rules for students and employees accessing such networks.
P.
Name Deviation Policy
Mrs. Hemphill recommends approving the Name Deviation Policy. This policy provides the procedures for a student to be called a name other than the name on their birth certificate. The School will abide by all laws and administrative rules concerning student records, as they are amended from time to time.
Q.
Teacher Out of Field Letters K-12
Mrs. Hemphill has presented the out of field letters.
Teachers that have been identified out of field for the subject area they currently teach in must be presented to and approved by the Board of Directors to comply with the FTE requirement.
K-8 Out of Field Teachers:
Curry, Tracie
Rivera, Elba
Otero, Wanda
Blair, Martha
Griffin, Tiara
Casanova, Sandra
Odnoralova, Snegna
Spahic, Vildana
Jones, Zeta
Garcia, Mercedes
Shoucair, Stephanie
Saintgeorges, Heather
Olson, Hady Marie
Martinez, Sarah
Prikhodko, Natalya
Aweis, Vera
Brown, Morgan
Reid, Emerson
Beye, Michael
Cook, Myra
Kyrylov, Vitaliy
Stokes, Jonathan
Randolph III, Eddie
Stokes, Heidi Marie
Howard, Elisia
Aweis, Kathryn
Thompson, Jack
Targblor, Victoria
Matthews, Zachary
High School Out of Field Teachers:
Caouette, Michel
Wilner, Caroline
Lusararian, Tanya
Shelton, Barabra
Eggleston, Ebony
Stiebohr, Aaron
Brown, Norma (Krissy)
Thompson, Jenna
Voz, Emily
Giotta, John
Ursal, Joanna
Casey, Brenden
Strong, Natalie
Williamson, Christina
Aleshin, Lydia
Betancourt, Sarah
Holloway, Amanda
Jimenez, Vicente
Intercoastal Out of Field Teachers:
Fulginiti,Brianna
Jenny Schwartz
Sarah Waldy
Michael Blewett
Sara Warvel
Lena Leon
R.
Authorized representative for GOCA IC
The GOCA Board needs to authorize Ilya Soroka and Slavic Goryuk to be authorized representatives for the purpose of construction administration and development for GOCA Intercoastal.
S.
Authorized representative for GOCA ARTS
The GOCA Board needs to authorize Ilya Soroka and Slavic Goryuk to be authorized representatives for the purpose of construction administration and development for GOCA Arts.
III. Approval of Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Consent Agenda
IV. Discussion Items
A.
Engagement Letter for Jorns & Associates LLC
Mr. Goncharov recommends for the Board to hire Jorns and Associates to collect all documents to submit the IRS to receive an Employee Retention Tax credit.
B.
Amendment to the Service Provider agreement.
The service agreement GOCA signed with Outreach Education did not include facility service and development services for new projects because the attorneys couldn't get this ready for the June Board meeting. The financial implications of this agreement were shown to the Board Committee that met in June to discuss this and the fees were included in the July Annual Budgets approved by the Board.
C.
GOCA Properties Intercoastal-Reimbursement Resolution
Mr. Soroka has presented and recommends for approval the GOCA Properties Intercoastal Reimbursement Resolution. This new Reimbursement Resolution will give the Board flexibility to be reimbursed out of bond proceeds for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the GOCA Intercoastal project in the event that it choose to keep the property with GOCA Properties Intercoastal, LLC for the GOCA Intercoastal facility financing.
D.
K8 Charter Contract Renewal
K-8 Charter Contract ends in June 2024. The school and administrative team will be working to prepare for the renewal site visit. The site visit date will be communicated to the Board as soon as it is set.
E.
Financial Audit Reports
Tim Coleman, CPA presented and reviewed the the Audit of GOCA finances.
F.
GOCA Intercoastal Financing /Term Sheet
Designate Larry Williams to sign the Bear Creek Term Sheet and proceed to substantial final documents.
G.
R.D Micheals Contract
Bear Creeks termsheet requires GOCA to continue to use R.D. Michael as the General Contractor for GOCA IC construction. A COJ site clearing and grading permit is expected to curve within two weeks. This contract is only for site clearing and grading.
GOCA K8 or GOCA Properties will need to transfer the amount to GOCA IC to pay for expenses, but will be reimbursed at closing with bond proceeds.
Dmitriy Goncharov presented the monthly financials for August, 2023.