Vida Charter School
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Monday September 27, 2021 at 6:30 PM
Trustees Present
B. Reyes-Lua, D. Glass (remote), J. Lewis (remote), L. Rice, M. Manzo Vessi, M. Rosenberger, M. Sandoe, N. Oberholtzer Hess (remote)
Trustees Absent
C. Leal, S. Fehringer, S. Luque
Trustees who left before the meeting adjourned
D. Glass, J. Lewis, M. Rosenberger
Ex Officio Members Present
C. Miller
Non Voting Members Present
C. Miller
Guests Present
Blessing Shahid, E. Nashelsky
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
M. Sandoe called a meeting of the board of trustees of Vida Charter School to order on Monday Sep 27, 2021 at 6:33 PM.
C.
Approve Minutes
M. Manzo Vessi made a motion to approve the minutes from Board Meeting on 08-23-21.
L. Rice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
II. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment
A call to the public was made and Blessing Shahid spoke about some concerns she has about the school.
III. Teacher Report
A.
Teacher Report
Mary Canedo came and gave a presentation on the biliteracy curriculum and her experiences with it.
IV. Voting Items
A.
Financials
M. Manzo Vessi made a motion to approve the confidential legal agreement.
M. Rosenberger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Manzo Vessi |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| C. Leal |
Absent
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| S. Fehringer |
Absent
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| N. Oberholtzer Hess |
Abstain
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| M. Sandoe |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
M. Manzo Vessi made a motion to approve the August financials.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
| S. Fehringer |
Absent
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| C. Leal |
Absent
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| M. Manzo Vessi |
Aye
|
| M. Sandoe |
Aye
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| N. Oberholtzer Hess |
Abstain
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
B. Reyes-Lua made a motion to approve the purchase of BUFs and Assessment Packets from the Center for Teaching of Biliteracy.
M. Rosenberger seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| S. Fehringer |
Absent
|
| N. Oberholtzer Hess |
Aye
|
| L. Rice |
Aye
|
| M. Manzo Vessi |
Aye
|
| B. Reyes-Lua |
Aye
|
| C. Leal |
Absent
|
| S. Luque |
Absent
|
| D. Glass |
Aye
|
| J. Lewis |
Aye
|
| M. Sandoe |
Aye
|
| M. Rosenberger |
Aye
|
B.
Policy
M. Rosenberger made a motion to approve a revised version of the Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting Policy and a new Non-discrimination and Antibias Policy.
L. Rice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
M. Rosenberger left.
C.
Board and Committee Leadership
L. Rice made a motion to President - Sandoe
VP - Fehringer
Secretary - Loque
Treasurer - Rice
Academic Excellence - Fehringer
Finance - Rice
Governance - Reyes-Lua.
D. Glass seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
V. Academic Excellence
A.
Committee Goals
M. Manzo Vessi made a motion to Approve a set of goals for the Academic Excellence committee for the 2021-22 year.
J. Lewis seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
PSSA Data Review
Elana Nashelsky and Christie Miller gave a very preliminary review of some data from the PSSA exams this past spring.
VI. CEO Support And Eval
A.
ED Report
Ms. Miller gave her monthly update and also provided an update on the school's goals for the year.
M. Manzo Vessi made a motion to accept ED report and Vida Goals for 2021-2022.
L. Rice seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D. Glass left.
VII. Finance
A.
Lease
update that lease negotiation continue
VIII. Governance
A.
Quarterly Report
L. Rice made a motion to Accept quarterly report to be sent to authorizing districts.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Board Updates
FYI on items for board members
C.
Committee Goals
L. Rice made a motion to accept Governance Committee Goals for 2021-2022.
B. Reyes-Lua seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
J. Lewis left.
IX. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:53 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
D. Glass