Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday April 24, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Location
Vida Charter School
Trustees Present
C. Ruff, D. Glass, G. Murry, J. Arnold, J. Brandauer, M. Rosenberger, S. Powell, Y. Gagliardi
Trustees Absent
R. Rahman
Trustees who arrived after the meeting opened
Y. Gagliardi
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 Wednesday Apr 24, 2019 at 6:31 PM.
C.
Approve minutes - April 11 board meeting
C. Ruff made a motion to approve minutes from the Special board meeting on 04-11-19 Special board meeting on 04-11-19.
S. Powell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Approve minutes - March 23 board meeting
C. Ruff made a motion to approve minutes from the Board Meeting on 03-25-19 Board Meeting on 03-25-19.
S. Powell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Executive Director's report
Y. Gagliardi arrived.
F.
Appoint members of comprehensive plan stakeholder group
J. Brandauer made a motion to Appoint members of Comprehensive Plan Stakeholder's Group.
M. Rosenberger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Finance
A.
March financials
D. Glass made a motion to Approve March financials.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| R. Rahman |
Absent
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
B.
Health insurance renewal
J. Brandauer made a motion to Renew Health Insurance for 19-20 year.
J. Arnold seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Absent
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
C.
Annual budget first read
Kevin Corchoran was present to review the updates to the budget. 1st reading. Budget to be updated and voted on at May meeting.
D.
Janitorial contract
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Approve the Janitorial Contract.
D. Glass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Student information system contract renewal
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Renew the Student Information System.
G. Murry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| J. Arnold |
Aye
|
| R. Rahman |
Absent
|
| Y. Gagliardi |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| G. Murry |
Aye
|
| J. Brandauer |
Aye
|
| S. Powell |
Aye
|
| C. Ruff |
Aye
|
III. Governance
A.
Board election update
J. Brandauer made a motion to Accept Brenda Reyes and Ashley Andyshak Hayes for the May board meeting election ballot.
G. Murry seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Board training date and agenda
Board members are to take board assessment prior to annual training
C.
Governance and committee meeting dates - 2019/20
J. Brandauer made a motion to Approve Committee Meeting dates.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Lockdown/shelter-in-place policy - 2nd read
D. Glass made a motion to Approve the Lockdown/Shelter-In Place Policy.
J. Arnold seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Terroristic threats policy - 2nd read
J. Brandauer made a motion to Approve Terroristic Threats Policy.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Q4 quarterly report
M. Rosenberger made a motion to Approve Q4 quarterly report.
S. Powell seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Academic Excellence
A.
Language allocation plan
Language Allocation will be updated and brought to next board meeting.
GMurry - questions about translation of Math curriculum
CRuff - Logistics with specials integrated.
DGlass - Discussed logistics
CRuff - Math teacher being bilingual.
GMurry - questions about translation of Math curriculum
CRuff - Logistics with specials integrated.
DGlass - Discussed logistics
CRuff - Math teacher being bilingual.
V. Personnel
A.
Resignation, Cesar Perez
J. Brandauer made a motion to Approve resignation of Cesar Perez.
D. Glass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Position description, Math specialist
Y. Gagliardi made a motion to Approve description of Math Specialist.
C. Ruff seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Position description, Physical education/health teacher
D. Glass made a motion to Approve position description for Physical Education/Health Teacher.
J. Brandauer seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Staff reappointment
Pending Collective Bargaining
VI. Closing Items
A.
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 8:17 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
M. Rosenberger
PSSA testing
$10,000 Robert Hoffman Grant
4th/5th students attended Migrant Ed event in Harrisburg honoring an Astronaut that overcame challenges
Plans to attend Giving Spree
Mary Canedo awarded WITF Teacher of the year award