Vida Charter School

Minutes

Board Meeting

Date and Time

Monday September 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Location

120 E Broadway

Gettysburg, PA 17325

 

Trustees Present

C. Soliday (remote), J. Lewis, M. Harple (remote), P. Miller (remote)

Trustees Absent

J. George, T. Arias

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

J. Lewis called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Sep 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM.

Executive session held from 5:30 to 6:45pm to discuss personnel matters.

C.

Approve Minutes

M. Harple made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-24-26.
P. Miller seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

II. Executive Director Report

A.

Executive Director Monthly Report

Discussion of Executive Director Report.

III. Academic Excellence

A.

STAR Reading Assessment

Discussion of STAR Reading Assessment.

B.

Literacy Squared Professional Development

Discussion of partnership with The Bueno Center for professional development and workshop to create Biliteracy Trajectory.

C.

Structured Literacy Grant

Discussion on Structured Literacy Grant application.

IV. Finance

A.

Monthly Financials

P. Miller made a motion to Approve August Financial Statement.
C. Soliday seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Roll Call
C. Soliday
Aye
T. Arias
Absent
P. Miller
Aye
J. George
Absent
M. Harple
Aye
J. Lewis
Aye

B.

Per Pupil Funding Rates

Discussion of Per Pupil Funding Rates.

C.

Audit Committee

Discussion of board members attending Audit Committee Meeting.

V. Governance

A.

Officer Elections

C. Soliday made a motion to Accept nominations and approve 1 year board officer terms for 2026-2027.
J. Lewis seconded the motion.

President - Jessica George

Vice President - Paul Miller

Treasurer - Joselyn Lewis

Secretary - Miranda Harple

The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

B.

Policy Action

Discussion of 330 Classified Personnel Benefits Policy.

VI. Other Business

A.

Personnel Report

J. Lewis made a motion to Approve Personnel Report.
M. Harple seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.

VII. 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 7:57 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
J. Lewis