Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Location
120 E. Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325
We held an executive session prior to the board meeting discussing personnel and real estate matters.
Trustees Present
B. Reyes-Lua (remote), J. Burmistrova, L. Rice, S. Luque (remote), V. Fonseca
Trustees Absent
P. Diaz-Parga, P. Miller, T. Arias
Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned
S. Luque
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Miller
Non Voting Members Present
C. Miller
Guests Present
Jessica George, Miranda Hardley (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
S. Luque left at 7:31 PM.
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
B. Reyes-Lua called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Jun 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
V. Fonseca made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 05-19-25.
J. Burmistrova seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
II. Executive Director Report
A.
Executive Director Monthly Report
Christine went over her Executive Director report.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
End of Year Data Review
Brenda and Christine shared a presentation on the EOY Academic Excellence Report.
IV. Finance
A.
Monthly Financials
L. Rice made a motion to approve the monthly financials from May 2025.
V. Fonseca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
B.
Budget 2025-2026
L. Rice made a motion to approve the proposed final budget for 2025-2026 school year.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
C.
Contract Approval
L. Rice made a motion to approve the contract with River Rock Academy subject to a new contract with per diem rate added and the board authorize administration to make the final discussion with board members preferring the per diem rate.
J. Burmistrova seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
L. Rice made a motion to approve contract with Central Penn Education Associates to continue to provide bilingual services for Vida Charter School.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
D.
Rental Reimbursement
L. Rice made a motion to to approve "Be it resolved that the Board approves the submission of the rental reimbursement forms for the 2024-2025 school year to the PA Department of Education when the forms become available.".
V. Fonseca seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Governance
A.
Board Membership
Victor Fonseca will not seek a serve a second and presented a letter to resign at the end of his term this month.
Leighton Rice has acknowledged that he will not seek to serve a third term as Trustee.
We thank both of them for their many years of service to Vida Charter School and the Board.
B.
Board Member Appointment
J. Burmistrova made a motion to reappointed Paul Miller to continue to serve on the board for a second term.
L. Rice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
C.
Board member Community Elections
Community elections will be planned to allow for new elected board members.
VI. Policy Review and Approval
A.
First Read - Policy Updates
Policies to be discussed and voted on during our next Board meeting.
- Policy 857: Title I Parent Involvement
- Policy 104A Conflict of Interest Policy
VII. Other Business
A.
Board and Committee meeting dates 2025-26
B. Reyes-Lua made a motion to Approve Board and Committee meeting dates for the 2025-2026.
L. Rice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
B.
Personnel Report
V. Fonseca made a motion to approve June's Personnel Report.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| V. Fonseca |
Aye
|
| J. Burmistrova |
Aye
|
| T. Arias |
Absent
|
| P. Miller |
Absent
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| P. Diaz-Parga |
Absent
|
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
B. Reyes-Lua
Miranda Hardley joined at 7:17pm.