Vida Charter School
Governance Committee Meeting
Date and Time
Location
120 E Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325
Agenda
| Purpose | Presenter | Time | |||
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| I. | Opening Items | 4:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Paul Miller | 1 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | Paul Miller | 1 m | ||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | Paul Miller | 5 m | |
| Approve minutes for Governance Committee Meeting on July 8, 2025 | |||||
| II. | Board Engagement | 4:07 PM | |||
| A. | Board Membership | Discuss | Christine Miller | 5 m | |
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Supporting our new board members |
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| B. | Board training | Discuss | Paul Miller | 10 m | |
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Determine needs and topics for training provided by attorney at upcoming executive session |
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| III. | Board Policy Review | 4:22 PM | |||
| A. | Vida Charter School Foundation Bylaws and MOU | Discuss | Christine Miller | 15 m | |
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In order to establish the Vida Charter School Foundation, the Vida CS board of trustees will need to approve Bylaws and MOU, as well as approving a minimum of 3 members to the Foundation Board of Directors.
Attached are the Bylaws and MOU drafts, and we will be joined by Joshua Pollack from the law firm who drafted these documents. |
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| B. | 104A Conflict of Interest | Vote | Paul Miller | 10 m | |
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Regarding Section F - current policy language has a higher threshold than the Bylaws.
Policy section F - a majority of all members of the Board, other than abstaining member Bylaws section 4.6 - a majority of the quorum present shall decide |
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| C. | 804 Anti-Bullying Policy | Discuss | Christine Miller | 5 m | |
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804 Anti-Bullying Policy must be uploaded annually in our PDE Safe Schools report. It requires a review every three years, and was last updated in 2021. |
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| IV. | Closing Items | 4:52 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||