The board notes that P. Kellett has made an objection in the Finance section of the minutes of the 12-14-15 minutes. The board instructs the Secretary to make that notation.

A. Kittleberger noted that the board entered into Executive Session at 5:32 to 6:32 on 2/2/16 to discuss personnel and review legal matters. A. Kittleberger also notes that the board may enter into executive session following the public portion of the meeting.

S. White read the resignation letter prepared by K. Cunniffe-Pena, which is effective 2-3-16. A. Kittleberger noted that the position being vacated is an appointed position and may be filled by anyone who has served on committees in the past. The Governance Committee will make a recommendation for her replacement as board member and will bring name(s) to the board for recommendation.

D. Marritz notes that it is with deep regret that we accept the resignation of Kathleen Cunniffe Pena.

C. Maldonado reported that our school brochure is completed and available on the website. The Kindergarten informational meetings have been successful with 2 more upcoming meetings in which everyone is encouraged to "get the word out" about the meetings and about attending Vida. C. Maldonado also stated that the Comprehensive Plan is still being reviewed by the PDE and a few updates have been completed.

The teacher's report was a presentation by Maribel Gonzalez, the data coach and the math specialist, and included the data from NWEA, CPPA and IPT assessments. The accumulated data is then used to critically review our school resulting in a strong pursuit of excellence for all students and turning the issues into goals for improvement within our school. S. White added that the board has allowed for the resources for these assessments, teachers, data coach, etc. and is excited to see this accumulated data put into action, which will result in positive improvements for our students.

C. Maldonado made notation that the skating party held at Magic Elm Skateland was a great success and the PTO may have an additional one in the spring. The PTO will aid with movie night during the upcoming CAL presentation. The May Fair is being planned along with opportunities for soccer and dance. Grandparents day will be 2-11.

E. Kellett spoke and explained the reason for her Right To Know Request. Following her comments a 10 minutes recess was held from 7:45 to 7:55. Upon return to meeting, D. Marritz objected to the comments made by Kellett and voiced his distaste for her contempt for the board. M. Rosenberger thanked E. Kellett for her participation.

A. Kittleberger spoke to the improvements that have been made within the last 18 months at Vida. They are: a fully aligned curriculum aligned with mission and common core; comprehensive Spanish curriculum aligned with common core; Spanish is called Spanish, not 2nd language; comprehensive writing curriculum; PE & Healthy lifestyles curriculum- every teacher in school integrates daily wellness into classroom – brain breaks, other exercises; teachers have regular professional development that is relevant to their teaching; Vida's teachers are getting regular professional development for working with language learners in English and Spanish; special education and gifted programs are being deepened with instruction in classroom; Spanish language program has also been deepened; English has new curriculum; achievement data in English and Spanish in frequent intervals: which can inform classroom instruction, parents and schools for outcome regarding resource decision; behavior interventions requiring administrators have dropped dramatically- the responsive classroom approach is working to improve students’ behavior; teachers and assistants have been trained to implement responsive classroom; our guidance counselor teaches students to manage their emotional health using objectives and standards; Vida’s enrollment has grown steadily; communication with GASD has improved tremendously; Vida was re-chartered – as a result, we revised and improved a number of practices and policies to help run school more smoothly; Parent participation is increasing: title I parent meetings are redesigned and more parents are participating; more parents are participating during school day; teachers are organized about asking for parent involvement; involvement of Hispanic families is much higher than other schools in area; Vida has hired strong and well qualified teachers, many bilingual or with master’s degrees – staff excellence is growing; Vida will hopefully have its own building by this summer.
 

This section was moved forward and covered previously.

M. Rosenberger noted the next academic excellence committee will be 2-8-16 at 3:30.

This discussion will be address in the next month's meeting.

C. Maldonado reported that the school is reviewing several new math curriculum and a full report will be provided at the next meeting.

This topic will be moved to next month's meeting.

C. Maldonado noted that student conferences are upcoming for some students.

C. Maldonado reported that updates will be forthcoming.

December financials are unavailable and will be reviewed next month.

J. Brandauer spoke to the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on 1-19-16 at 3:30.

L. Leonard that budget season is upcoming. Enrollment is currently at 245 students. Financials are sound, but the difficulty arises with the PRSES reporting which shows our figures in a negative light, however they are not in actuality a liability, other than, we must carry the numbers forward and pay our invoices to reduce the liability amount. J. Brandauer noted the difficulty of reviewing balance sheets and that the Treasurers Report is an attempt in simplification.

S. White noted that the Protocol for Public Comment was provided by separate e-mail on 1-19-16 for review. Further discussion will be continued next month.

This topic will be continued next month.

This topic will be continued next month.

C. Maldonado presents Neima McGowan for the position of Business and Operations Manager, effective immediately.

C. Maldonado presents Amelia Contreras for the position of contracted services for Enrollment, Marketing & Recruitment effective 1-8-16.

J. Brandauer has a first draft of a Survey for parents and staff. Take the assessments and forward them to him. He wishes to test a small no. of individuals before offering to all stakeholders. Please forward any questions, modifications, objectives that you would like to have addressed to him as soon as possible.

This topic will be addressed in the next meeting.

This topic will be discussed in the next meeting.