Global Leadership Academy
Minutes
K-12 Board of Directors Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday February 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Location
1252 Fromage Way, Jacksonville, FL 32225, USA
Directors Present
C. Hearn, L. Kolyesnik (remote), L. Williams, V. Kushnar, V. Sendetskiy (remote), Y. Brychka
Directors Absent
V. Budnik
Guests Present
G. Stickel (remote), Gina Knight (remote), I. Soroka, J. Chisholm, J. Galeani (remote), J. Hemphill, Lianna Knight (remote), Luann Hoyseth, M. Korniychuk
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
L. Williams called a meeting of the board of directors of Global Leadership Academy to order on Thursday Feb 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Previous Board Minutes 1/16/25
Y. Brychka made a motion to approve the minutes from K-12 Board of Directors Meeting on 01-16-25.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Programmatic School Capacity
Y. Brychka made a motion to to approve school programmatic capacities for 2025-26 school year.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
Discovery: 1100 - Enrollment is based on the current number of classrooms and sections.
High School: 700 - Enrollment is based on the current number of classrooms and sections.
Intercoastal: 720 - Moving into a new building and adding 8th grade and additional sections per grade.
ARTS: 700 - Adding 7 and 8 grades and additional sections per grade level.
C.
December Financial Statements
Y. Brychka made a motion to approve financial statements for the month of December.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Approval of Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Consent Agenda
Y. Brychka made a motion to approve Consent Agenda.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. Discussion Items
A.
401(k) Administrator Change
Y. Brychka made a motion to approve and sign the HR 401(k) administrator.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Lennar-Global Cost Sharing Debrief
C. Hearn made a motion to to ratify Lennar Reconciliation numbers.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
FTE FEB Update
D.
Global Intercoastal Construction Update
Y. Brychka made a motion to ratify and authorize Ilya Soroka to sign and pull out Owner Direct purchases priced by RDM.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
E.
Class Size Compliance Plan
Y. Brychka made a motion to approve plan as presented.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
F.
Public Comment Policy
Y. Brychka made a motion to approve the public comment policy as presented.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
G.
DOE General Knowledge and Professional Education Test Waiver Forms
C. Hearn made a motion to approve the presented forms.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C. Hearn made a motion to establish Chief of Schools (Julie Hemphill) as the designee allowed to sign these forms in
the future.
Y. Brychka seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
H.
Increase 401k Match Cap from $1,500 to $1,650
Y. Brychka made a motion to approve an increase of 401k match cap from $1,500 to $1,650.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
I.
Discovery Field Construction Contractor
Y. Brychka made a motion to to approve the discovery field construction contract contingent upon receiving the US Army core of engineer, permit and final Arnold law firm comment.
V. Kushnar seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
V. 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 4:52 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Williams
Ilya updated the board that we are currently finalizing our FTE FEB window, and are currently on track.