David Taylor, Board President, called the meeting of the Reach Cyber Charter School Board of Trustees to order via phone call on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 9:01 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.

No changes were noted.

Jane Swan, CEO, reviewed the current enrollment numbers for the school noting trends in enrollment. Current enrollments stands at 5,657.

In addition, Ms. Swan was happy to announce that Reach Cyber Charter School was voted as one of The Best Places to Work in PA by the Pennsylvania Business Journal, Lehigh Valley Business and Best Companies Group.

Michael Garman, Director of Human Resources, reviewed current staffing levels with the Board, highlighting the authorized complement of 886. There are currently 853 employees of which 83% are 10-monthy staff. There are currently 16 positions on hold.

Mr. Garman shared further details about the school being named as one of The Best Places to Work in PA by the Pennsylvania Business Journal.

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 requested that the board members review the items listed under the Consent Items. Marcella Arline noted that two typographical errors were identified in the meeting minutes, which have since been corrected.

A. Approval of the Minutes from the September 2025 Board meeting.

B. Approval of Staffing Report.

C. Approval to Renew Agreement with Media Ed Tech.

D. Approval to Renew the Agreement with HACC EMT Program.

E. Approval to Renew Agreement with Teen Marine Science Program.

F. Approval to Replenish iPad Inventory for Special Education.

Kelley McConnell, Chief Academic Officer, presented the proposal for selecting One World Rental as the state testing technology support vendor. 

The presentation included:

• Quotes from One World Rental and two additional competing vendors
• Three letters of reference from current One World Rental clients

Reach will continue to manage the state testing process internally for all 40 sites across the state. 

However, we partnered with One World Rental to provide:

• Laptop rental and shipping logistics
• Software configuration for dedicated testing services with DRC
• Secure internet connectivity
• On-site technology setup and teardown at each location

JD Smith, Director of Career Readiness, presented a proposal to partner with the Northern Tier Industry & Education Consortium to provide work-based learning opportunities for students in the following counties: Bradford, Tioga, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, Luzerne, and Lackawanna.

This program is Act 158 compliant, serving as an evidence-based pathway to graduation.

Brandie Karpew, Director of Outreach, along with Nora Rotz, Digital Communications Coordinator, presented to the board a request for approval to allocate additional budget toward advertising efforts to support outreach and recruitment initiatives. This funding was intended to enhance visibility and engagement across targeted platforms and events.

Lisa Blickley, Assistant Director of Human Resource, asked for the approval of the annual healthcare benefits package indicating there will be an 8% increase to premiums for staff.

The Board entered into an Executive Session at 10:14 a.m. 

The Board entered into an Executive Session 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, Paul Donecker, Marcella Arline, Ralph Woodard, Gail Hawkins Bush, Leigh Ann Kraemer-Naser and Anthony Alexander. Guests present at the request of the Board were: Jane Swan, Rachel Graver, Greg McCurdy, and Pat Hennessey. All others left the meeting at this time. 

No action was taken during Executive Session.

The Board resumed open Session at 10:45 a.m. 

School staff provided an update to the Board regarding the status of the school's 2025-26 SY Strategic Goals.