Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday January 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location
Vida Charter School - gymnasium
Trustees Present
C. Ruff, D. Glass, G. Murry, J. Arnold, J. Brandauer, M. Rosenberger, S. Powell, Y. Gagliardi
Trustees Absent
R. Rahman
Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned
Y. Gagliardi
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Miller, E. Nashelsky
Non Voting Members Present
C. Miller, E. Nashelsky
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 Jan 28, 2019 at 6:32 PM.
C.
Announce executive session
J. Brandauer announce an Executive Session from 5:30 to 6:26 p.m. where confidential legal matters were discussed.
D.
Approve Minutes
D. Glass made a motion to approve amended minutes from the Board Meeting on 12-17-18 Board Meeting on 12-17-18.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Noted that Board member, Darren Glass was absent from the previous meeting. Minutes approved include board member absent.
E.
Call to Public
No members of public attended the meeting.
F.
Executive Director's report
C. Miller provided an update of recent events. Topics included recruitment processes, outside Vida Banner, preschool recruitment efforts, new Partnerships with community organizations, student testing, Charter renewal, and upcoming contract renewals.
G.
Update on rechartering process
C. Miller reported that administrative staff is continuing the recharter process. A representative from the LIU will provide feedback on the recharter prior to the GASD visit.
II. Governance
A.
Board membership update
J. Arnold reported that Governance committee continues their interview process for potential committee and board members.
Continuous recruitment of board members is necessary to have a pool of potential board members to account for naturally occurring board member turnover.
Continuous recruitment of board members is necessary to have a pool of potential board members to account for naturally occurring board member turnover.
B.
Monthly update
J. Arnold reported that policy work continues with several new policies/policy revisions to be considered during the present meeting.
C.
Policy # 701 - Assistive Technology
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Approve policy # 701 Assistive Technology.
D. Glass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Policy # 704 - Dispute resolution
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Approve policy # 704 - Dispute Resolution.
Y. Gagliardi seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Policy # 711 - Evaluations, re-evaluations, independent evaluations
J. Brandauer made a motion to Approve policy # 711 - Evaluations, Revaluations, Independent Evaluations.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Policy # 801- Lottery admission - update
J. Brandauer made a motion to Approve policy # 801 - Lottery admission.
J. Arnold seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
G.
Policy # 851 - English Learners policy
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Approve policy # 851 English Learners Policy.
G. Murry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
H.
Quarterly report
J. Arnold made a motion to Approve quarterly report.
M. Rosenberger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
Y. Gagliardi left.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Monthly update
S. Powell reported that the recent Academic Excellence committee meeting was focused on discussing results from the recent staff survey results and initiating a conversation about a Language Allocation plan.
B.
Staff survey results
C. Ruff led a discussion of the staff survey. An 88% response rate was achieved.
IV. Finance
A.
Approve December monthly Financials
D. Glass made a motion to Approve the December financials.
M. Rosenberger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Absent
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Absent
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
B.
Approve annual audit
J. Brandauer made a motion to Approved to accept the annual audit.
D. Glass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Absent
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Absent
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
G. Murry confirmed that form 990 will need to be signed and filed in order to finalize the audit.
C.
Monthly update
G. Murry reported that the finance committee is focused on discussing Vida's salary structure in their upcoming meeting.
D.
Statement of financial interest form
J. Brandauer asked all Board members to complete SOFI form for 2018 fiscal year.
V. Personnel
A.
Personnel report
D. Glass made a motion to Approve Personnel report.
S. Powell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Absent
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Absent
|
B.
ED evaluation update
D. Glass gave a brief overview over the ongoing ED Evaluation with plans to discuss the full review during the March meeting.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Call to public
No comments were made.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
M. Rosenberger made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
C. Ruff 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 7:49 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenberger