Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday February 25, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location
Vida Charter School
Trustees Present
C. Ruff, J. Arnold, J. Brandauer, M. Rosenberger, R. Rahman, S. Powell, Y. Gagliardi
Trustees Absent
D. Glass, G. Murry
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Miller
Non Voting Members Present
C. Miller
Guests Present
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 Feb 25, 2019 at 6:34 PM.
C.
Announce executive session
J. Brandauer announced an executive session held from 5:35-6:29PM to discuss confidential legal matters.
D.
Approve Minutes
M. Rosenberger made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 01-28-19 Board Meeting on 01-28-19.
J. Arnold seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Call to Public
No comments were made.
F.
Executive Director's report
C. Miller presented the monthly ED report.
G.
Update on rechartering process
C. Miller provided an update over ongoing rechartering process.
II. Governance
A.
Board membership update
J. Arnold reported that several individuals have been interviewed and have agreed to serve on the board or on a Vida committee.
B.
Annual calendar
J. Brandauer announced that the board calendar will be reviewed in March. Committee members were asked to review and update the board/committee meeting calendar prior to the March board meeting.
C.
Monthly update
J. Arnold reported that policy reviews continue. The 2019/20 School Calendar for will be discussed at March meeting.
III. Academic Excellence
A.
Gifted student programming
C. Miller and members of the academic excellence committee discussed proposed updates to the Gifted Program at Vida Charter School.
B.
Monthly update
S. Powell provided a brief update on recent work of the Academic Excellence committee.
IV. Finance
A.
Approve January monthly Financials
S. Powell made a motion to Approve January Financials.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Absent
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Absent
|
B.
Legal contract re-approval
Y. Gagliardi made a motion to approve the legal contract between Vida Charter School and Latsha Davis & McKenna.
R. Rahman seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| R. Rahman |
Aye
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Absent
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Absent
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
M. Rosenberger made comment to question if any other legal entity could be used for non-charter school business
C.
Statement of financial interest form
J. Brandauer reminded board members to complete their SOFI forms if they had not done so yet.
D.
Monthly update
C. Miller reported that Finance committee was in the early stages of budget development and still waiting for key budget drivers (e.g., GASD reimbursement rates).
V. Personnel
A.
Position description - Operations Assistant
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Approve the position description as amended for the Operations Assistant.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J.Brandauer asked that an additional duty (tracking students' and their families' residences and billing the correct school district) be added to the position description.
B.
ED evaluation update
C. Miller provided a brief update on the ongoing ED evaluation process.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Call to public
No comments were made.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
J. Arnold made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
S. Powell 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 7:35 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenberger