Vida Charter School
Minutes
July Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday July 24, 2017 at 6:00 PM
Location
Eisenhower Building
Trustees Present
D. Marritz, F. Dutrisac, G. Murry, J. Brandauer, R. Rahman
Trustees Absent
C. Bowen, J. Arnold, L. Leonard, M. Rosenberger
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
In attendance were: Summer Caffrey, Amy Mills, Scott Waltter, Mary Grace Keller
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Brandauer called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Jul 24, 2017 at 6:11 PM.
Note: meeting was erroneously started at 6.11 PM. The board repeated vote on prior meeting minutes and the comment session after 6:30 PM in order to comply with open meeting laws.
C.
Approve Minutes
F. Dutrisac made a motion to approve minutes from the Special Board Meeting on 06-23-17 Special Board Meeting on 06-23-17.
G. Murry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Announcement of Executive Session
An Executive Session was held from 5:00 - 6:00 PM to discuss confidential personnel matters.
E.
Call to Public
Scott Waltter inquired about recent teacher turnover.
Summer Caffrey inquired about her application for the Director of Student Services position.
Summer Caffrey inquired about her application for the Director of Student Services position.
F.
Director's report
M. Davis provided a director's report on recent Educational and Administrative developments.
G.
Operations Director's report
J. Cann provided a brief report on operational developments.
II. Academic Excellence
A.
Review Vida Charter School Annual Report to Authorizers
M. Davis and J. Brandauer presented the draft of the annual report to authorizers which (due by the end of July). There is still a small amount of information missing that is to be provided by Charter Choices. A signature by the board president is also required.
III. Finance
A.
Approve May Monthly Financials
D. Marritz made a motion to approve the May financial report.
F. Dutrisac seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| L. Leonard |
Absent
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Absent
|
| C. Bowen |
Absent
|
| D. Marritz |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Absent
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| F. Dutrisac |
Aye
|
B.
Approve Bus Transportation Contract for SouthWest/Spring Grove students
G. Murry made a motion to approve transportation contract for Spring Grove and Southwest students with E&B Transportation.
D. Marritz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Marritz |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Absent
|
| F. Dutrisac |
Aye
|
| L. Leonard |
Absent
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| C. Bowen |
Absent
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Absent
|
C.
Cleaning contract approval
R. Rahman made a motion to Renew the cleaning contract with ASJ.
G. Murry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Marritz |
Aye
|
| L. Leonard |
Absent
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| C. Bowen |
Absent
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Absent
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| F. Dutrisac |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Absent
|
IV. Governance
A.
Approve School Visitation Policy
G. Murry inquired about the requirements for visitors to the school to have security clearances. M. Davis requested that the Governance committee address these questions.
B.
Review Board Member, Board Officer, and Board Committee Job Descriptions
J. Brandauer briefly discussed documents pertaining to the roles of individual board members, board officers, and board committees.
C.
Review Orientation Activities for New Board Members
D. Marritz reviewed planned activities in order to train new board members.
V. Personnel
A.
Update on Search Process
M. Davis provided an update on ongoing and completed searches.
B.
2nd grade teacher hire - Emily Cost
G. Murry made a motion to approve hire of Emily Cost.
D. Marritz seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Leonard |
Absent
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| F. Dutrisac |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| C. Bowen |
Absent
|
| J. Arnold |
Absent
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Absent
|
| D. Marritz |
Aye
|
C.
3rd grade teacher hire - Daniel Reyes
M. Davis discussed that Mr Reyes was one of six applicants for this position and circulated his resume. Tania Reyes, Mary Canedo, Victor Fonseca, Montserrat Fonseca, and M. Davis interviewed the candidate.
D. Marritz made a motion to accept the contract of Daniel Reyes to the 3rd-grade English teacher position.
R. Rahman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| F. Dutrisac |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Absent
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| L. Leonard |
Absent
|
| C. Bowen |
Absent
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Absent
|
| D. Marritz |
Aye
|
VI. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
F. Dutrisac made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
G. Murry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:18 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J. Brandauer