Golden Charter Academy
Minutes
GCA Board of Trustees Meeting
Date and Time
Thursday August 17, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Location
Golden Charter Academy
1626 W. Princeton Ave
Fresno, Ca 93705
Directors Present
B. De Vore, E. Gonzalez, I. Green, K. Thomas, S. Barton
Directors Absent
None
Ex Officio Members Present
R. Golden
Non Voting Members Present
R. Golden
Guests Present
A. James, J. Xiong, Mandy Breuer, Steven Morris
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Roll Call
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Approval of the Agenda
E.
Public Comments
II. Consent Agenda
A.
July 24, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes
B.
Financial Warrants
C.
Fresno Chaffee Zoo 2023-2024 Contact
III. Information / Discussion
A.
Reports and Updates
Principal Report (Mandy Breuer, Principal)
Four days into GCA 3.0! Summer Institute recap video. Math growth schoolwide at 14%. Reading jumped from 11.9 to 19.5%. 14.6% students scored average or above in ELA. 8.3% scored above standard in math. 4th grade - 4% scored at or above standards. How can we be more EFFICIENT? Focus professional development around environmental stewardship for best practices and academic growth. Seven environmental partnerships during the summer institute, including Kagan institute, focusing on classroom management. New in 3.0 - 2nd-5th strategic coaching around academics; one teacher to focus on ELA, one teacher to focus on Math. Every Thursday for the entire school year, teachers and learning guides will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate. Launching NOW! First units of study. TK working on identities, ourselves, families and community. Kinder - approved for a monarchs movement at FCZ. 1st - The Turtle Project. 2nd - Natural systems to improve the future, 3rd - Maglev Marvels, 4th - Energy Change/ Transformations, 5th - Our story in the Stars.
CEO Report (Robert Golden, President & CEO)
Word of the year: EFFICIENT. Excellence. GOLDEN. SIlicons Schools - It's the culture and the way we train our teachers that will carry us from one school to another. 322 students currently enrolled. 14 available spots in TK. 175 students on the waitlist. 312-315 ADA (4th day of school). Recent meetings with Fresno Chaffee Zoo to better our partnership. Principal Mandy has been working diligently with the FCZ education team. FCZ will now be taking care of our zoo memberships and events. Working towards joint fundraising to build the new facility. The next meeting is set for August 24th. Director of Philanthropy hire in-house. Their focus is to bring revenue to GCA and this partnership. Set formal interview for August 29th for the top 5 applicants. Officially a community school with a 5 year grant (Community Schools Grant). 180k grant from ASES. Communication with new potential financial partners. Modulars have been installed and completed. Recent conversation with PCSD regarding their efforts with the modulars. Stay tuned for updates. August 29th/ early September - estimated time to finalize construction documents.
Financial Reports (Jim Weber, Charter Impact)
The budget is still at 312k with the new added TK class. Approval to Apply Title 1, 2 and 4 - in the action items. $200 per student/ classroom salary. Expected - Board Report, how did you use the money?
B.
2023/2024 Board Retreat Date
Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 9am (5 hrs)
C.
Available Board Member Positions (2)
Land Development
Environmental Steward
Advisory Board
Governance Board
IV. Action Items
A.
Consideration & Approval of 2022/2023 Consolidated Application for Federal Funding
B.
Consideration & Approval of 2022/2023 Unaudited Actuals Report
C.
Consideration & Approval of 2022/2023 Education Protection Account Actual
D.
Consideration & Approval of Director of Philanthropy Salary Range & Job Description
E.
Consideration & Approval of Jackie Xiong (Executive Assistant) as Co-Signatory for Golden Opportunity Legacy Development. LLC
Title holding purposes only.
Pledge of Allegiance led by Bard De Vore.