Reach Cyber Charter School Board of Trustees
Minutes
Reach Cyber Charter School
Date and Time
Wednesday November 16, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Location
Hotel West and Main
46 Fayette St
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Trustees Present
Anthony Alexander (remote), Dave Biondo (remote), David Taylor, Gail Hawkins Bush, Marcella Arline (remote), Paul Donecker
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
Alicia Swope (remote), Andy Gribbin, April Kretchman (remote), Brandie Karpew, Clara Keeports (remote), Cody Smith, Devin Meza-Rushanan, Gregory McCurdy, JD Smith, Jane Swan, Karen Yeselavage, Katherine Rutkowski, Kelly McConnell, Laura Johnson (remote), LeeAnn Ritchie, Maurine Hockenberry (remote), Michael Garman, Micheal Hinshaw (remote), Rachel Graver, Scott Shedd, Scott Stuccio, Stephanie Bost (remote), Theresa Ferry (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Roll Call
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
II. Routine Business
A.
Approval of Agenda
III. Oral Reports
A.
CEO's Report
i. Enrollment Update: Jane Swan, CEO, reviewed the current enrollment numbers for the school, noting trends in enrollment.
ii. Holiday Outreach Update: Rachel Graver, COO, presented this item to the Board. Mrs. Graver shared the the plans for the school community outreach for this upcoming holiday season.
iii. State of the School Report: Ms. Swan presented this item to the Board, providing an overview of the report as included in the Board materials. Ms. Swan highlighted key aspects of State of the School report, including student demographics, back to school events and metrics of the parent satisfaction survey.
iv. Staffing Update: Michael Garman, Director of Human Resources, reviewed current staffing levels with the Board highlighting the 786 current staff members and 85% of staff who are 10-month staff.
B.
Financial Report
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.
IV. Consent Items
A.
Approval of Items for the month of November 2022
Mr. Taylor asked the Board Members whether there were any items from the
Consent Items that they wanted moved to Action Items for discussion, or tabled.
No changes were noted.
- Approval of the minutes from the October 26, 2022 Board Meeting.
- Approval of Staffing Report
- Approval of Pearson Invoice
V. Action Items
A.
Approval of School Calendar for the 2022-23 School Year
Rachel Graver, COO, presented this item to the Board, providing an overview of the 2022-23 school calendar as included in the Board materials.
VI. Information Items
A.
School Success Partner (SSP) Update
Sharon Johnson of Pearson Virtual Schools presented on behalf of the School Success Partner (SSP) team. Ms. Johnson updated the Board regarding the recent Pennsylvania election cycle.
B.
Academic Success Partner (ASP) Update
Sharon Johnson presented on behalf of the Academic Success Partner (ASP) team.
David Taylor asked the Board to review the agenda distributed prior to the meeting.