Northwood Academy Charter School

Minutes

Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday February 15, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Location

Northwood Academy Charter School (Hybrid Meeting)

This is a public meeting of the Board of Trustees of Northwood Academy Charter School that was properly advertised pursuant to the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act. The public meeting schedule is posted at the school and on the website. The meetings will be accessible to the public in-person or remotely via Zoom and recorded.

Members of the public are invited to participate by submitting written comments via email (board@northwoodcs.org). All written testimony should include the individual’s name, home address and topic. During the public comment section of the meeting, board members will read into the record short summaries of comments, grouped by topic, and will note the number of individuals submitting comments.

 

Zoom Livestream:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81874992838

Trustees Present

C. Holmes (remote), D. Hill-Hennie (remote), E. Williams (remote), K. Spraga (remote), T. Caldwell (remote), W. Young (remote)

Trustees Absent

D. Kleschick, V. Cofield

Guests Present

I. Dunne (remote), K. Crossett (remote), K. McKenna (remote), T. Boler (remote), T. Hunt (remote)

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

W. Young called a meeting of the board of trustees of Northwood Academy Charter School to order on Wednesday Feb 15, 2023 at 5:28 PM.

B.

Record Attendance and Guests

C.

Reading of Mission Statement

D.

Resolution 21523.001: Approval of Agenda

E.

Resolution 21523.002: Approval December 21, 2022 Board Meeting Minutes

W. Young made a motion to approve the minutes from Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting on 12-21-22.
E. Williams seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Executive Session

A.

The Board met in Executive Session to discuss personnel, legal and real estate matters.

Motion to return at 6:30

Spraga Second.

III. Committee Reports

A.

Academic Excellence Committee

B.

Finance Committee

Finance meeting approved two CBAs and working on the 23-24 SY budget

C.

Governance Committee

D.

Human Resource Committee (Ad Hoc)

IV. Discussion

A.

Community Comment

  1. Ryan Hoke
  2. Ashley Singer 
  3. Cheryl Lewis 
  4. Krause: could not speak due to driving
  5. Krista Neiss
  6. Heather Martello
  7. Norma Lee Service: still allowed to talk if returns in public comment time period
  8. Emily Parico 
  9. Amanda Meadows: timeline changed because she returned to the public comment window. Was meant to speak 5th. 
  10. Ms. Joel Rohrer

Kevin Mckenna left at 7:20

V. New Business

A.

Resolution 21523.005:Elect a Board of Trustees Vice Chair (Role Call Vote)

K. Spraga made a motion to Approve Resolution 21523.005:Elect a Board of Trustees Vice Chair (Role Call Vote).
T. Caldwell seconded the motion.

Roll call vote

The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Roll Call
T. Caldwell
Aye
D. Kleschick
Absent
W. Young
Abstain
D. Hill-Hennie
Aye
E. Williams
Aye
C. Holmes
Aye
V. Cofield
Absent
K. Spraga
Aye

B.

Resolution 21523.006: Personnel (Key Performance Indicator)

W. Young made a motion to approve Resolution 21523.006: Personnel (Key Performance Indicator).
K. Spraga seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

C.

Resolution 122122.007: Assistant Principal Search Fee

E. Williams made a motion to approve Resolution 122122.007: Assistant Principal Search Fee.
C. Holmes seconded the motion.

Caldwell abstained

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

D.

Resolution 21523.008: Unionization Representation

K. Spraga made a motion to approve Resolution 21523.008: Unionization Representation, as presented.
C. Holmes seconded the motion.

The estimate came to NACS from a representation firm inclusive with HR support. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

E.

Resolution 21523.009: MTSS Consultant

K. Spraga made a motion to approve Resolution 21523.009: MTSS Consultant, as presented.
T. Caldwell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

VI. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:27 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
W. Young