Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday October 22, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Location
Vida Charter School
Trustees Present
C. Ruff, D. Glass, G. Murry, J. Arnold, J. Brandauer, M. Rosenberger, R. Rahman, S. Powell
Trustees Absent
Y. Gagliardi
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
M. Rosenberger
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Miller, E. Nashelsky
Non Voting Members Present
C. Miller, E. Nashelsky
Guests Present
Maribel Gonzalez
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
J. Brandauer called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Oct 22, 2018 at 6:30 PM.
C.
Announce executive session
J. Brandauer announced an executive session from 5:30 - 6:25 PM. Confidential legal matters were discussed.
D.
Approve Minutes
J. Brandauer made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 09-24-18 Board Meeting on 09-24-18.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Rosenberger arrived.
E.
Call to Public
No comments were made.
F.
Executive Director's report
C. Miller provided her monthly report to the board. S.Powell inquired regarding documents required by GASD and HPSD for charter renewal. J. Brandauer inquired about the grant applications with PDE Vida has recently submitted.
G.
Update on ED annual evaluation
S. Powell reported on the Vida staff survey. Survey will be reviewed by the board in November meeting and distributed in January.
II. Governance
A.
Swearing in new board member
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Swear in Dr. Rukhsana Rahman as a new board member.
J. Brandauer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Monthly update
J. Arnold reported that the Governance committee has been reviewing new policy drafts and considering updates for existing policies.
C.
Board membership update
J. Arnold reported that Governance committee continues to recruit new board members. 2 board seats will be open in May 2019.
D.
Policy #808- Student Attendance Policy - vote
J. Arnold made a motion to Approve policy #808 - Student Attendance Policy.
S. Powell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Policy # 801 - Lottery admission policy - vote
J. Brandauer made a motion to Approve policy # 801 - Lottery Admission Policy.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Policy #841 - Promotion and retention Policy - vote
D. Glass made a motion to Approved policy #841 Promotion and Retention Policy.
S. Powell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
approve annual goals
J. Arnold made a motion to Approve annual goals of governance committee.
R. Rahman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
approve updated quarterly report
J. Arnold made a motion to Approved updated quarterly report.
J. Brandauer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Monthly update
B.
Data update
Ms. Gonzalez (Vida Data Coach) provided an update on recent testing data. S.Powell had comment related to about reading levels and targets.J. Brandauer had questions related to what the next steps would be. M Rosenberger had questions about Saturday math interventions. E. Nashelsky discussed interventions for students who tested "below basic". G. Murry had comment about resources put in place with data. Board members also discussed science instruction and "Advanced" students, the amount of testing each student receives each year, and test result trends across different student subgroups and disciplines.
IV. Finance
A.
Approve September monthly Financials
M. Rosenberger made a motion to approve September monthly financials.
D. Glass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Absent
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
B.
Professional development proposal - vote
J. Brandauer made a motion to approve the professional development proposal.
D. Glass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Absent
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
C.
PD contract - vote
J. Brandauer made a motion to approve the professional development contract.
J. Arnold seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Absent
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
V. Personnel
A.
Personnel report
M. Rosenberger made a motion to approve the Personnel report.
J. Brandauer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Ester Fonseca was thanked for her time at Vida Charter School.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Call to public
No comments were made.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Rosenberger made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
D. Glass 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 8:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenberger