Global Leadership Academy
Minutes
K-12 Board of Directors Meeting
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Location
GLA Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, March 27 · 4:30 – 5:30pm
Time zone: America/New_York
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Directors Present
C. Hearn (remote), L. Kolyesnik (remote), L. Williams (remote), V. Budnik (remote), V. Sendetskiy (remote)
Directors Absent
V. Kushnar, Y. Brychka
Guests Present
D. Goncharov (remote), G. Stickel (remote), Gina Knight (remote), I. Soroka (remote), J. Chisholm (remote), J. Galeani (remote), J. Hemphill (remote), Lianna Knight (remote), Luann Hoyseth (remote), M. Korniychuk (remote)
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 Mar 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM.
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Previous Board Minutes 2/6/2025
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve the minutes from K-12 Board of Directors Meeting on 02-06-25.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
January Financial Statements
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve January Financial Statements.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
C.
February Financial Statements
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve February Financial Statements.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
Purchase of furniture for Arts/Intercoastal
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to ratify the purchase.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
III. Approval of Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Consent Agenda
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve consent agenda.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
IV. Discussion Items
A.
Sale of Extra Wetland Credits
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve the sale of excess Federal Wetland credits to any buyer for the same price as purchased by the school in a timeline decided by leadership.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to authorize the Chair to be signer on the sale agreement when a buyer is found.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
B.
Grizzly Fields Update
C.
Global High School 15-Year Contract with DCPS
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve the Global High School 15-year contract with DCPS pending final lawyer comments.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
D.
School Recognition Funds
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve the Intercoastal school recognition plan as presented.
V. Budnik seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
L. Kolyesnik made a motion to approve the High School school recognition plan after a run-off school vote between the top two choices.
V. Budnik 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 5:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Williams
All COJ, SJWMD, JEA and US ARMY CORP permits have been issued. We plan to start clearing in 15-30 days. Ground breaking event is TBD.