Northwood Academy Charter School
Minutes
Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 19, 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/89081917722
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
A. Mohamad (remote), A. Riley (remote), D. Knox-Brown (remote), N. Snyder (remote), T. Boler (remote), T. Hunt (remote), T. Taylor (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance and Guests
C.
Reading of Mission Statement
D.
Resolution 41923.001: Approval of February 15th, 2023 Agenda
E.
Resolution 41923.002: Approval February 15th, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes
II. Finance
A.
Resolution 41923.003: Approval of Financials
III. Committee Reports
A.
Academic Excellence Committee
B.
Finance Committee
K. Spraga presented a general overview.
C.
Governance Committee
D.
Human Resource Committee (Ad Hoc)
IV. Staff Reports
A.
CEO
The board reviewed the Report submitted by T.Boler.
B.
Chief of Staff
The board reviewed the report submitted by Dr. Knox-Brown
C.
Principal Report
The board reviewed the report submitted by Principal Riley.
D.
Special Education and Student Supports Report
The board reviewed the report submitted by Assistant Principal Diana Abellard.
E.
Human Resources
F.
Community Coordinator
The board reviewed the report submitted by Camille Urbano. Presented by Dr. Knox-Brown.
V. Discussion
A.
Community Comment
Moderated by Nicole Snyder.
VI. New Business
A.
CBAs
CBA 8th grade promotional activity expenses.
CBA Go Guardian
CBA Union Representation
CBA Stipend for Special Education Director
CBA Search for Director of Special Education
CBA Search for Director of Business Operations
B.
2023-2024 Tentative School Calendar
C.
Resolution 041905: Settlement of Former Employee 041823
Discussed in Executive Session
General overview presented by Tom Taylor (Business Manager).
E. Warren made a motion to move the executive session to the end of the meeting.
K. Spraga seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
Tom Taylor left meeting at 6:00pm.