Girls Global Academy
Minutes
GGA June Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Location
Topic: GGA June and Annual Board Meeting
Time: Jun 14, 2024 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Trustees Present
Andria Wisler (remote), Anita Johnson (remote), Beth Blaufuss (remote), Brian Holden (remote), Karen Dresden (remote), Laura Bartos (remote), Lauren Johannesson-McCoy (remote), Maria Miller (remote), Maureen Colburn (remote), Max Levasseur (remote), Rachel Charles (remote), Shobha George (remote)
Trustees Absent
Mary Pendleton
Ex Officio Members Present
Karen Venable-Croft (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
Karen Venable-Croft (remote)
Guests Present
Jessica Giles (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Governance
A.
Election of New Board Members Ricardo Chapa and Jessica Giles
He is committed to Finance Committee goals per Laura Bartos.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Max Levasseur |
Aye
|
| Karen Dresden |
Aye
|
| Shobha George |
Aye
|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
| Rachel Charles |
Aye
|
| Laura Bartos |
Aye
|
| Maria Miller |
Aye
|
| Mary Pendleton |
Absent
|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
|
| Maureen Colburn |
Aye
|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
|
| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
| Beth Blaufuss |
Aye
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
| Karen Dresden |
Aye
|
| Max Levasseur |
Aye
|
| Maureen Colburn |
Aye
|
| Rachel Charles |
Aye
|
| Shobha George |
Aye
|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
|
| Beth Blaufuss |
Aye
|
| Laura Bartos |
Aye
|
| Maria Miller |
Aye
|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
|
| Mary Pendleton |
Absent
|
B.
Background Check update
Update on background check status is pending.
C.
Vote on Slate of Officers for 2024-25
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Maria Miller |
Aye
|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
|
| Max Levasseur |
Aye
|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
|
| Rachel Charles |
Aye
|
| Karen Dresden |
Aye
|
| Beth Blaufuss |
Aye
|
| Shobha George |
Aye
|
| Maureen Colburn |
Aye
|
| Mary Pendleton |
Absent
|
| Laura Bartos |
Aye
|
| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
D.
Preview of draft committee assignments and discussion of committee chair selection
Request for Committee to schedule meetings and select Chairs.'
III. Executive Director's Report
A.
Highlights of enrollment, staffing, graduation, and the summer ahead
Recruiting, Staff Audit, Vacancy, Staff Retention, Staff Hiring updates were presented.
Summary of graduation proceedings were shared.
Highlights from SY 23/24 program were presented.
IV. Finance
A.
FY25 Budget and Vendors List Vote
Finance Committee Chair reviewed the draft budget for FY25 and how it provides financial stability against KPIs, Budget Risks, Salary Scale goals, and Key Assumptions.
Debt Repayment Plan was presented.
Terms of Lease were discussed and how to mitigate impacts on student funding.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Karen Dresden |
Aye
|
| Beth Blaufuss |
Aye
|
| Laura Bartos |
Aye
|
| Maureen Colburn |
Aye
|
| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
| Shobha George |
Aye
|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
| Mary Pendleton |
Absent
|
| Rachel Charles |
Aye
|
| Maria Miller |
Aye
|
| Max Levasseur |
Aye
|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
|
RFP for lunch vendor was completed. A Food Service vendor was selected.
Finance contract opinions were presented.
For contracts that are over $25K, the Board must receive these contracts and give approval to Executive Director to sign them.
There are no conflicts of interest in the vendor list.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Maureen Colburn |
Aye
|
| Karen Dresden |
Aye
|
| Beth Blaufuss |
Aye
|
| Rachel Charles |
Aye
|
| Max Levasseur |
Aye
|
| Maria Miller |
Aye
|
| Laura Bartos |
Aye
|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
|
| Mary Pendleton |
Absent
|
| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
| Shobha George |
Aye
|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
|
B.
Executive Session
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
|
| Shobha George |
Aye
|
| Rachel Charles |
Aye
|
| Maureen Colburn |
Aye
|
| Maria Miller |
Aye
|
| Max Levasseur |
Aye
|
| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
|
| Beth Blaufuss |
Aye
|
| Karen Dresden |
Aye
|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
| Laura Bartos |
Aye
|
| Mary Pendleton |
Absent
|
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Laura Bartos |
Aye
|
| Lauren Johannesson-McCoy |
Aye
|
| Maureen Colburn |
Aye
|
| Mary Pendleton |
Absent
|
| Maria Miller |
Aye
|
| Rachel Charles |
Aye
|
| Shobha George |
Aye
|
| Andria Wisler |
Aye
|
| Anita Johnson |
Aye
|
| Brian Holden |
Aye
|
| Beth Blaufuss |
Aye
|
| Max Levasseur |
Aye
|
| Karen Dresden |
Aye
|
We shall vote on the minutes over 3 meetings at the August Board meeting.