Golden Charter Academy
Minutes
GCA Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday May 4, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Location
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Topic: GCA Board of Trustees Regular Meetings
Time: May 4, 2023 04:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Golden Charter Academy
1626 W. Princeton Ave
Fresno, CA 93705
Directors Present
B. De Vore (remote), D. Huff, E. Gonzalez (remote), K. Thomas (remote), R. Quinto (remote), S. Barton (remote)
Directors Absent
I. Green
Ex Officio Members Present
J. Weber (remote), R. Golden
Non Voting Members Present
J. Weber (remote), R. Golden
Guests Present
E. Ewing II, J. Xiong (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Roll Call
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approval of the Agenda
E.
Closed Session
F.
Public Comment
II. Consent Agenda
A.
April 13, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes Draft
B.
Financial Warrants
C.
Approval of the Consent Agenda
III. Information / Discussion
A.
Reports and Updates
Principal Reports (Mandy Breuer, Principal)
The 2.0 Wrap-up
5/1 - 5/12 ELPAC and NWEA Testing. 5/10, Civic Education Center Showcase at Tower Theatre from 3-6pm. Q4 POLs, kicking off with 2nd grader's Homes to Withstand Time on May 18th. TK's, The Cubs Sunflower Picnic POL on May19th. 3rd grade's Weather Resistant Structures on May 20th. Wrapping up with 4th grade's The Impact of Noise Pollution on May 25th. GOLDuation on Friday, May 26th from 9-2pm. Summer Camp launching in June 1st through June 30th.
Welcoming 3.0!
CEO Report (Robert Golden, President & CEO)
Employees on Months: Jill Shannon (counselor) and Coupe Taylor (counselor)
Tax returns submitted to CDE.
GCA still at max enrollment. Lottery help on March 31st. Currently at max capacity for the 23-24 SY with over 160 students on the waitlist. With 44 students on the TK waitlist, there is a possibly of adding a second TK class. Plans to keep our current campus for TK and Kinder students. Gearing up for 3.0, admin team will renew policies and procedures to be approved in the upcoming board meetings. Will be adding an Assistant Principal position.
Financial Report (Jim Weber, Charter Impact)
P2 ADA 231.95, cuts revenue ($20k) from budget. Goal surplus for 22/23: $800k range (18%) stabilize cashflow in year 3. Cash ended month $326k with all factoring repaid. Rolling UPP 90.83%. LCFF cut $20k due to reduced ADA/UPP. ESSER III -$288K forecast 22/23, potentially stretched to 23/24. Learning Recovery - $388k through June 28th. Ending funding balance forecast $1 million+, 23% should stabilize 23/24. Current cash is $326k with no outstanding advances.
B.
PCSD Facility Update
Joe Wilson, Pacific Charter School Development
Two modulars are to be delivered to campus on June 26th. City of Fresno has approved the modulars. Third modular is in the works.
C.
Phoenix Philanthropy Group Fundraising Update
Peter Smits, Phoenix Philanthropy
Fundraising goal for the new facility is 20 million. The goal is to raise the full amount before the opening of the new campus. Dr. Gonzalez provided a prospectus list with over 300 names. All current and passed donors have been added to Bloomerang with over 500 prospects at the moment.
D.
Governance Handbook Discussion
Mike Mizzoni, BoardOnTrack
Training presentation for Board members.
E.
2023/24 Bell Schedule
F.
2023/24 School Calendar
G.
New Job Descriptions
H.
June Board Meetings
June 1, 2023
June 15, 2023
Pledge of Allegiance led by Keshia Thomas.