Golden Charter Academy
Minutes
GCA Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 19, 2022 at 4:00 PM
Location
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Topic: GCA Board of Trustees Regular Meetings
Time: May 19, 2022 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Directors Present
B. De Vore (remote), D. Huff (remote), E. Gonzalez (remote), K. Thomas (remote), S. Barton (remote)
Directors Absent
R. Quinto
Ex Officio Members Present
R. Golden (remote)
Non Voting Members Present
R. Golden (remote)
Guests Present
S. Collison
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
E. Gonzalez called a meeting of the board of directors of Golden Charter Academy to order on Thursday May 19, 2022 at 4:05 PM.
B.
Roll Call
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approval of the Agenda
B. De Vore made a motion to approve the May 19, 2022 Board Meeting Agenda.
S. Barton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Public Comment
II. Closed Session
A.
Pending Litigation
Public Session closed and Closed Session convened at 4:12 pm.
Closed Session closed and Public Session reconvened at 4:19 pm.
No reportable actions from Closed Session.
III. Consent Agenda
A.
April 28, 2022 draft Board Meeting Minutes
B. De Vore made a motion to approve the minutes from GCA Board of Trustees Meeting on 04-28-22.
K. Thomas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Financial Warrants
C.
Approval of the Consent Agenda
B. De Vore made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
K. Thomas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Information / Discussion
A.
Reports and Updates
Principal's Report (Mandy Breuer, Principal)
- 2022-23 LCAP Plan Summary Presentation - reflections on the current school year and preparation and goals for the upcoming school year
CEO Report (Robert Golden, CEO)
- Awarded the PCSGP Grant for approximately $700k
- Brought in $1.95mil in additional resources to the school through Silicon, Valley, CSGF, NFL, PCSGP, and cash
- 2022-23 Lottery Enrollment completed, 259 students confirmed to attend GCA next year, space available in each grade level
- FUSD Annual Site visit completed, review documents will be sent out to the Board
- Contract from Phoenix Security for over-night security patrol
- Preparing contracts for next year's staff and hoping to get them locked in by next Friday
- Legacy Dinner at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo at 6:30 pm
Financial Report (Jim Weber, Charter Impact)
- No April update - outlook shifts at the end of this first year and for the outlook of the next year, federal money is able to cover any concern for this current year and have more available for expanding the program next year
- Trustee Thomas - how will the May Revise affect the budget?
- Final budget - a lot of talk is about what happens to schools that had difficult attendance rates this year, driven by historic or provide a restoration of ADA funding based on historic rate, expect a higher rate of funding (roughly $1k per ADA additional)
- Improving how students are classified
- Robert - Bill for Harmless Act
- In theory, it would be no benefit because we don't have a past ADA and next year the ADA will increase. There is no average from one year to the next or over a multi-year span. Growth enrollment at historic ADA rates would be the best-case scenario.
- Trustee Gonzalez - does the PCSGP grant liberate GCA from the cash advances?
- Accelerate the need early and incentive to escalate purchasing at the start of year two. Now having so many purchases, potentially purchased from the federal funds, should improve the end result of the school year.
- Trustee Gonzalez - Child Nutrition Program, how is that impacted for us?
- Changing for everyone, revenue expansion
B.
Merit Philosophy
Salary scale will allow for 2-5% increase, allow for raises without taking them to the next step on the original salary schedule
Many classified positions are on a merit salary scale
C.
Mandy Breuer June 2022 Contract and 2022-23 Contract
- Original certificated contracts for this school year were on a 10-month schedule to end on May 27th, need the Principal to help build the program for the next school year and the summer program.
- New contract to be brought before the Board for the Principal to work during the summer.
- Will need to negotiate compensation for the following school year and the amount will be brought before the Board.
D.
Robert Golden CEO/Head of School 2021-22 Contract Amendment and 2022-23 Contract
- Original classified contracts for this school year were scheduled to end on May 27th, need the CEO to be available to work year-round.
- Amend the current year's contract to extend to the month of June 2022.
- Will need to negotiate compensation for the following school year and the amount will be brought before the Board.
E.
GCA Summer School and Zoo Camp
- GCA Summer School Reading Camp (June 13) - for students who are below reading levels or excel reading levels, goal is to start a book club
- Students who have exemplified what it means to be Golden
- 50 spots available to GCA for the Zoo Ambassador Camp
F.
BoardOnTrack Workshop
All documents, surveys, calendar invites, and evaluations will be added to and available through BoardOnTrack for Board Members and Officers.
V. Action Items
A.
Approval of The Diocese of Fresno Education Corporation Lease Agreement
D. Huff made a motion to approve The Diocese of Fresno Education Corporation Lease Agreement.
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Approval of Adapted Physical Education Contract With Fresno County Superintendent of Student Services
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Adapted Physical Education Contract With Fresno County Superintendent of Student Services.
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Approval of Principal Mandy Breuer Contract for June 2022
D. Huff made a motion to approve Principal Mandy Breuer's Contract for June 2022.
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approval of 2021-22 contract amendment for CEO/Head of School Robert Golden
D. Huff made a motion to approve the 2021-22 contract amendment for CEO/Head of School Robert Golden.
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Approval of Golden Charter Academy Merit Philosophy
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Golden Charter Academy Merit Philosophy.
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Approval of Golden Charter Academy Classified Employee's Salary Scale
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Golden Charter Academy Classified Employee's Salary Scale.
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Approval of Executive Assistant Job Description and Salary Scale
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Executive Assistant Job Description and Salary Scale.
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
Approval of Community Relations Coordinator Job Description and Salary Scale
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Community Relations Coordinator Job Description and Salary Scale. Motion withdrawn.
K. Thomas seconded the motion.
The motion did not carry.
B. De Vore made a motion to approve the Community Relations Coordinator Job Description and Salary Scale, with the caveat that the job description reflect a 40-hour work week in place of a daily set work schedule.
D. Huff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
I.
Approval of Office Manager Job Description and Salary Scale
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Office Manager Job Description and Salary Scale.
S. Barton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J.
Approval of Learning Guide Job Description, Salary Scale, and Work Calendar
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Learning Guide Job Description, Salary Scale, and Work Calendar.
S. Barton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
K.
Approval of SY22-23 Certificated Work Calendar
D. Huff made a motion to approve the SY22-23 Certificated Work Calendar.
S. Barton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
L.
Approval of SY22-23 Classified Work Calendar (Office Staff)
D. Huff made a motion to approve the SY22-23 Classified Work Calendar (Office Staff).
B. De Vore seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M.
Approval of Phoenix Private Patrol Security Contract
D. Huff made a motion to approve the Phoenix Private Patrol Security Contract.
S. Barton seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Board Member Comments
A.
Next Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting
The next scheduled Board Meetings are Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 2:30 pm and Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 2:30 pm.
B.
Suggested Agenda Items
VII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
D. Huff made a motion to adjourn the May 19, 2022 Board Meeting.
K. Thomas seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. Collison
Introduction of Mr. Isaiah Green from Fresno-EOC.