David Taylor called the meeting of the Reach Cyber Charter School Board of Trustees to order on Wednesday July 16, 2025, at 9:00 AM.

There were no comments from the public at this time.

David Taylor, Board President, asked the board to review the agenda distributed prior to
the meeting and asked if any changes were needed. 

Jane Swan, CEO, asked for the renewal agreement with Myth Partners be moved from Consent Items to the Action Items, and to add Building Security quote to Action Items.

Jane Swan, CEO, reviewed the current enrollment numbers for the school noting trends in enrollment. Current enrollment stands at 5,500 students with higher than usual enrollments for kindergarten

In addition, Ms. Swan shared the news that Stephanie Lane had recently been selected as the new Elementary Principal.

Michael Garman, Director of Human Resources, reviewed current staffing levels with the
Board, highlighting the authorized complement of 903. There are currently 861 current employees
of which 83% are 10-month staff. There have been seven new hires and three departures
since the beginning of the school year, which started in July.

Karen Yeselavage, Director of Finance, reviewed the school’s financial statements with
the Board. She reviewed the revenue and expense statements, advising on changes
since the previous months’ statements. Ms. Yeselavage further reviewed with the Board
the school’s balance sheet and current forecast.

Mr. Taylor asked board members to consider the items from the Consent Items. No questions or concerns were noted.

A. Approval of the Minutes from the June 2025 Board Meeting

B. Approval of Staffing Report

C. Approval of Invoice from Brolly

D. Approval of Classkick Renewal

E. Approval to Renew Agreement with Read and Write

F. Approval to Renew IEC Pre-apprenticeship

G. Approval to Renew Geology Career Mentoring

H. Approval to Renew Agreement with Elmwood Zoo

I. Approval to Renew Agreement with the Jason Phillips Team

J. Approval to Renew Agreement with Weary Arts Group

K. Approval to Renew Agreement with IU13

L. Approval of AIO Repurchase

M. Updates to Maximum Salary Range Amount

Kelley McConnell, Chief Academic Officer, presented details of the plan as seen in the Board packet. She reviewed the focus areas and their effect on success for all students. She also discussed benchmark assessments as well as areas of focus in math and ELA instruction.

Cody Smith, High School Principal, requested approval of a Dual Enrollment Accelerated Program with Montgomery County Community College.

Karen Yeselavage, Chief Financial Officer, requested approval of a new Outstanding Check Policy. This policy is to be established to properly account for overdue checks.

Rachel Graver, Chief Operating Officer, requested approval of the Statement of Work (SOW) with GDC. Mrs. Graver collected three quotes from other providers, one of which declined the job. GDC is an existing vendor that we are comfortable working with. The GDC SOW agreement provides for services and hardware to be performed/installed at the new building.

JD Smith, Director of Career Readiness, requested to continue the agreement with Myth Partners with minor changes for the new school year. The change will update the minimum number of students allowed to participate. 

Mrs. Graver, requested the approval of an agreement with Clepper to provide security at our new office location.

Brandie Karpew, Director of Outreach, introduced Jessica Hickernell from Hickernell Consulting who provided a government affairs update which included information related to the 25-26 state budget negotiations.

Brandie Karpew, Director of Outreach, requested approval of a series of Outreach Agreements for the 2025-2026 school year.

The Board entered into an Executive Session at 10:12 AM upon a motion being made, seconded and confirmed via roll call vote of all Board members present. The Board cited the following
for entering into the Executive Session: Pursuant to 65 Pa. C.S. §§ 708(a)
(1) – to discuss any matter involving the employment, appointment, termination of
employment, terms and conditions of employment, evaluation of performance,
promotion or disciplining of any specific prospective public officer or employee or
current public officer or employee and 65 Pa. C.S. §§ 708(a)(5) – To review and discuss
agency business which, if conducted in public, would violate a lawful privilege or lead to
the disclosure of information or confidentiality protected by law.

Board members present were: David Taylor, Gail Hawkins Bush, Paul Donecker,
Marcella Arline, Matt Ryan, Anthony Alexander, Leigh Anne Nasar, and Ralph Woodard. Guests present at the request of the Board were: Jane Swan, Greg McCurdy, LeeAnn Ritchie, Rachel Graver, and Pat Hennessy. All others left the meeting at this time. 

During Exec Session the following items were discussed: 

Approved Insurance payments

Reviewed existing CEO contract and approved extension.