Vida Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday July 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Location

120 E Broadway Gettysburg, PA 17325

We had 2 executive sessions, one on July 21st, 2025 for legal matters and one today for real estate matters. 

Trustees Present

J. Burmistrova, P. Diaz-Parga (remote), P. Miller, T. Arias (remote)

Trustees Absent

B. Reyes-Lua, S. Luque

Ex Officio Members Present

C. Miller

Non Voting Members Present

C. Miller

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

P. Diaz-Parga called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Jul 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 06-23-25.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Report

A.

Executive Director Monthly Report

Christine went over her Executive Director report.

III. Charter Annual Report

A.

Charter Annual Report

P. Miller made a motion to approve the Charter Annual report for 2024-2025 school year.
T. Arias seconded the motion.

Christine went over the Charter Annual Report for the 2024-2025 school year that will be submitted online July 29, 2025.

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

IV. Finance

A.

Monthly Financials

J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve the monthly financials from June 2025.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
P. Miller
Aye
P. Diaz-Parga
Aye
S. Luque
Absent
J. Burmistrova
Aye
T. Arias
Aye
B. Reyes-Lua
Absent

B.

Contract Approval

P. Miller made a motion to approve the Phoenix Counseling Services, LLC.
P. Diaz-Parga seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
J. Burmistrova
Abstain
T. Arias
Aye
B. Reyes-Lua
Absent
P. Miller
Aye
P. Diaz-Parga
Aye
S. Luque
Absent

V. Governance

A.

Board Member Appointment

B.

Board member Community Elections

C.

Board Resolution

P. Miller made a motion to pass the resolutions to discontinue the inclusion of signatory lines on Board policies.
J. Burmistrova seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VI. Policy Review and Approval

A.

Policy Update

We discussed section F in the policy and decided that we need more clarity on that section and that we will hold off on voting until next month. 

VII. Other Business

A.

Personnel Report

J. Burmistrova made a motion to approve the Personnel Report and Speech and Language Pathologist (K–6) job description.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

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 7:56 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
P. Diaz-Parga