Global Academy of South Carolina
Minutes
K-8 GASC Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday April 27, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Location
9768 Warren H Abernathy Hwy, Spartanburg, SC 29301
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Directors Present
L. Kovalevich, V. Georgiyev (remote), V. Sulakov
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Korchuk, I. Soroka, L. Zhuk, N. Panasiuk, Taylor Smith, Y. Degtyareva
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Approve Minutes
B.
Foreign Language Curriculum Set up Service Contract
C.
Furniture Purchase
The Principal made a recommendation to approve the school needs to purchase student/teacher/school furniture prior to opening the school. The school will use the P&I Grant ($55,000)
III. Public Comments
A.
Public Comments
No public comments.
IV. Approval of Consent Agenda
A.
Approval of Consent Agenda
V. Discussion Items
A.
Board Member Candidate Vladimir Yefremov
The Board Selection committee met with Vladimir Yefremov and recommended him be added to the GASC Board of Directors.
B.
Board Member Addition Marissa Aulick
The Board Selection committee met with Marissa Aulick and recommended her to be added to the GASC Board of Directors.
C.
FA Agreement for GASC
Ilya Soroka had presented an agreement with the Financial Advisor and recommends the agreement to be approved by the Board.
D.
Paychex Employee and Payroll Management System
Paychex employee management system consists of payroll, HR, employee database, health and benefits components that are necessary to operate a school. School administration recommends moving forward with the contract and implementation of Paychex system for South Carolina.
E.
Letter of Intent
Project Finance Development Investments is presenting a Letter of Intent to the GASC Board to consider helping GASC secure a long-term facility solution.
The GASC Attorney has reviewed the LOI and has green-lighted its language for approval.
F.
Amendment to GASC Contract and Charter for Enrollment
GASC needs to amend the contract and charter to accommodate the community needs and facility financing requirements and increase student enrollment capacity to 1200 students.
Mrs. Nataliya Panasyuk made a recommendation to the board to approve the Service Contract Agreement for Foreign Language curriculum development (Russian and Ukrainian) for K-5 (Viktoria Savchenko).
The GASC request a contractual service to: Develop Scope and Sequence for Russian and Ukrainian courses for K-5
● Analyze and evaluate resources from various publishers and sources to align the curriculum for Russian and Ukrainian courses for K-5
● Develop major Units and Lesson plans for Russian and Ukrainian courses for K-5
● Determine and align the resources (print, media, textbooks, supplementary materials) for effective and high-quality instruction for the courses above
● Align curriculum and resources with SC Foreign Language Standards.
● Develop pedagogical and curriculum support via professional development to any and all relevant staff members